Ok, figured it out. For future reference if anyone encounters the problems I had, I will list them out and the solutions to them. 1. While removing heater core, the control mechanism broke in two. Had I removed it prior to trying to take the heater core out, I would have avoided a headache. - to rem...

Thanks Cees, I did try to do that, however I ended up breaking it even more lol. Opted to just leave the vent closed. Another issue that has come up now (heater core successfully replaced!) Is that now my car won't shift out of park. I did replace the brake switch with a new one because of a check e...

Thanks FLXC90! these websites are awesome! after a few minutes of searching I was able to find exactly the part I need. In case anyone should ever stumble upon this same problem its part number is 9171544 taken from: http://www.volvopartssource.com/a/Volvo__S8029L-6-cylinder-FWDT6/__5949539/EVAPORAT...

Hello All, First thank you all for posting your fixes and DIYs on various parts of the S80. It has helped tremendously with all the repairs I've had to endure on this car (just me or does this car require a lot of attention!?). I recently removed my heater core due to it leaking huge amount of coola...