Sick post, thanks for sharing. I have a 06' S80 that is near identical in body styling to this one, but in dark blue. Been doing a lot of preventative maintenance on mine (Trans oil, PCV, spark plugs, timing belt, various oil seals, TCV) but haven't touched the performance side yet.

Where did ...

Hey, Folks! I purchased this Volvo back in October, after the hurricane sent a tree into my garage and totaled out my W210 (original owner, so sad). I used some of the insurance funds to purchase a 2004 Volvo S80 2.5T. It was a one-owner car from a few miles up the road, complete service history and ...

ndphotonl wrote: 24 Dec 2018, 05:46 It's also a nice to see for yourself if you look back a year or two from now.

Yes, I think I'll do that. My new housing + flange arrived, need to get the billet wheel on the compressor and start prepping up for the install in the coming weeks!

It has also become a hobby of mine. Good luck with the wheel refurb :)

Respect that you took the time to look through all pages!


Absolutely, I wish there were more folks that documented repairs and upgrades like that! I need to get a thread going up for my vehicle and the progress - lots of ...

Looks good! I think the Pegasus wheels will work better on your S80 if they are a tad darker (anthracite / gunmetal). I like the facelift grill, looks better than the prefacelift grille imho.

I'm currently using H7r HIDs and they work better than LEDs imho, I also tried LED, but the light image ...

Obvious next question: we need pictures hahah


Happy to oblige! I've attached two pictures to this post (hopefully did that right!). I've also switched all of my interior bulbs out with canbus-compliant LED bulbs - huge difference in appearance and function. I've also replaced the H7 low-beam ...

ndphotonl wrote: 20 Dec 2018, 11:52 Awesome, back to driving & enjoying it again!

Yes, sir! I've got 3 more coils and plugs to install this weekend - also got my 18x8 pegasus wheels in and tires mounted. Hoping to sand those down and refinish in the next few weeks. S80 is coming along nicely!

Problem solved! Tossed on 2 different coils for the affected cylinders and loaded up on the dielectric grease. Replacement set for all 5 arrives tomorrow and I’ll do plugs, too.

Was driving back from a work function tonight. It's been raining heavily the last 2 days here, so maybe some water got splashed in an area it shouldn't? But, here's my list of codes - they're plentiful!
bcm-e000
bcm-0100
ddm-002b
cem-1a59
cem-1a5f
cem-1a62
ecm-e000
ecm-9400
ecm-928c
ecm-3503
ecm ...

I always use synthetic. I dont know what has been used before I owned the car.


This car is fairly new to me (about 6 weeks), but as soon as weather improves, I'll be swapping fluids - from looking at the dipstick, I believe that my car was given to me with conventional oil. Amsoil replacement ...