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1996 850 Turbo Is my engine seized..?

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70
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Shawn Stanford
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Year and Model: 1996 850 Turbo
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Re: 1996 850 Turbo Is my engine seized..?

Post by Shawn Stanford »

Okay, I'm here:

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JasonO
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Year and Model: 2004 v70 2.5T wagon
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Post by JasonO »

I'm finding this thread very useful as i may have to do this to my car in the summer.

Please keep posting pics and/or vids.

Good luck!
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rspi
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Post by rspi »

Hurrah! It's cleaning time.
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Post by erikv11 »

Clean the block meticulously and carefully. Quality gasket remover is hard to find now (the Permatex stuff is useless) but helps a ton. Don't scratch the block surface. You want the block to sparkle when you are done, without any new scratches in the soft aluminum.
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6 :shock: 153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
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futureboycolin
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Post by futureboycolin »

Don't use Brillo pads like I did.

Try and find the CRC gasket remover in a red can.

Is there something I can do to smooth the surface of the block if I did scratch it with Brillo pads? Is it really that bad if it gets scuffed by the scrubbing pad?
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Ben850
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Post by Ben850 »

I don't want to have to ever do that.
If in fact I do, I am thankful for the experience found on this site.
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1996 850 Turbo Wagon White.
1995 T-5R Black. New work in progress.
1998 V70 XC Cross Country White.
1994 850 N/A Wagon Black.
1997 850 Sedan Black.
1996 850R Wagon White.
1997 850 Sedan Red ( not white or black!)
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