1997 Volvo 855 EVAP Vent Valve line repair video

Post by **jreed** » 21 Aug 2015, 18:13

I don't think it will be of interest to the people on the site with lots of experience, but I had to repair a cracked line between the charcoal canister and the vent valve on my 1997 Volvo 855 last weekend, and I made a video of the repair in case anybody was curious what was involved or what tools might be useful.
I put the video up here:

Post by **scot850** » 21 Aug 2015, 20:27

Another budding video star! Good job and I like your method for testing the valve. I was wondering how I would test the 2 fuel/emission valves at the back of my car with everything disassembled and now I know how to! Proves again an old dog is not too old to learn!

I'm jealous of your cordless driver. Seems to make short work of the wheel bolts. Do you mind me asking what brand it is and what torque it can apply? I am thinking of investing in one for my many trips to PnP as it will make it easier on my bad shoulder!

Mind you, I already have a cordless drill and it goes with me to PnP for drilling out the rivets. I use a larger bit as it takes more of the head off so the rear part usually just fall down the back.

Neil.

Post by **jreed** » 22 Aug 2015, 06:24

Thanks for the feedback.
The driver I used is the basic Harbor Freight model. I've had it for about a year and it's not fancy but it has been working well enough. It came with a case, an 18V NiCd battery pack and a charger with a "25% Off" coupon for about $85 so it was a good bargain. I have not yet had any trouble removing lug nuts quickly with it, which is the main thing I've used it for.

http://www.harborfreight.com/18-volt-12 ... 60380.html

Thanks for the tip on drilling the rivets with a bigger bit. I will try to remember to do that next time.