Thanks, it was actually the P/S pressure hose, it was deceiving were the fluid was cioming from at first, because it looked like multiple spots becuase it spilled out over the control arm. Now I just need to get a 20 yr old bolt loose that so far I've had no luck on.

I'm planning on taking out my power steering pump, theirs been fluid leaking and when I refill the resevoir it comes out very quickly. I couldn't find any hoses that were compremised and haven't dealt with such a problem before, so I thought I would start by taking out the pump and finding if there'...

I had a similar problem and ended up replacing things that didn't help much. However I would recommend replacing the fuel pressure regulator, its easy to do and increased my fuel economy and improved the idle issue.

Try Swedish Automotive in West Seattle, they are a little pricy but they know what their doing and they'll also give you a good rundown of what your vovlo will need. Plus the owner really likes to talk about volvo's so you can brainstorm with him too. Good luck.

I've checked out all the hoses except the internal one (#7) and they all look fine and one of them I had already replaced before this happened. The tranny is fine by the way, I believe the fluid change was the best for it and I put some lucas trans. lubricant so now all the gears are perfect. But th...

I'm not sure were that hose is located, is it by the oil pan underneath the car? I ordered a PCV hose, but i guess I'm not sure were it's located, the book I have shoes the 230 engine but the model I have looks different than the pictures. The fluid looks good, still redish brown, but I'm going to t...

I have a '86 volvo 760 4cyl turbo w/ an automatic tranny w/ about 180000 mi. There's smoke coming back up through my dipstick and oil cap, and I read the earlier post about this problem. My rig doesn't have a flame trap, but I did replace the oil trap and o-ring connected to it in hopes that this wa...