Thanks ecbsykes, I'll probably ending up going that route. As I've stated I do run a non-turbo model. As far as the high mileage formula, is that synthetic your using or conventional? Would I be ok to switch back to conventional or is the saying true that one can't go back once you switch?

Hey guys! So I'm almost due for an oil change again and I wanted to know everyone's opinion on the type of oil I should use. I'm sure most will say Volvo. So when I first got the car a few years ago I had a oil leak from the cap, rotor, and cps. Upon further research,thanks to this site, I found I h...

Now that would make sense. I could imagine from the way this is going, is it will either be no longer available, or this assembly is sitting in a warehouse in Sweden, all the way in the back, lots of dust and will probably have some crazy hefty price tag on it. But it sure would be nice to know.Appr...

Thank you so much for your advice Neil. Many times I have looked under and I am still coming to the same conclusion. The nearest Volvo dealership around is about 100 miles away. I have brought it to a euro car repair shop and they told me they arent touching it because it is a can of worms, tried to...

I've used some heavy duty all strap and sheet metal screwed and secured them to my underbody until I can find a proper solution. I'm thinking this car will be part of a series that had an uncommon or unrevised configuration. Thanks for all the help everyone.

Just get straps. You sound like the Volvo tech now. Can't return them, yet it's obvious they won't fit, there's no bolt holes in the corresponding locations. No, I'm good ive been doing this long enough to know that would be a foolish move as there is no place to physically put the bolts. However he...

Here's a better look at what is holding this gas tank up. As you can see, the "skid plate" is directly bolted in 2 areas to the underbody. There is one strap that bolts to the skid plate and underbody. That is it. I'm going to provide the serial tag under the hood to. Yeah I know there's n...

I'm pretty sure you are referring to this assembly which does show a guard with straps. My configuration is not like this. This has been very hard to find information on. I'm very experienced with lots of configurations so i would know if there was some straps on there and I can assure you that ther...

Hey Clemens! I just checked again and can't see any evidence of any straps that could have been there. The bolts in the picture are securing a small strap piece from the underbody to the skid plate. Yes it is terrible. It looks like it is going to be very fun to get the bolts on the underbody off.

Ok so my name is Steve and I'm a proud owner of a 1995 Volvo 850. Great car. Have done many repairs myself. My issue is there is a skid plate holding my gas tank up and it's just about corroded away. Cannot find part numbers for the life of me. Even Volvo techs cannot find any info. Says everyone he...