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Matty's 1998 v70xc one week project car

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

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

This topic is in the MVS Volvo Repair Database » Speed Restoring a 1998 XC70 in One Week
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Matty Moo
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Year and Model: 850, 1996
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Re: Matty's 1998 v70xc one week project car

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I've been driving this thing without any issues....except the PCV system is hosed. I've ordered all of the parts EXCEPT that plastic tube, I always use copper for that and add a vacuum line for between the intake the tube and the manifold. It does do amazing snowy parking lot donuts with the Volans and some summer-biased all-seasons on there.

Still no odometer either, I suppose it doesn't really matter since it's a 18 year old car.

This time of year is dead for me all around so I have time to mess with it. All that's left is the PCV and the interior is nasty. The seats aren't terrible but the rest of it is pretty gross overall so I have two choices here.

1. Pay $90 at the local joint and they'll make the interior pretty.
2. Drink and do it myself one evening.

Overall I have little money into it and it's a strong runner. IF I get a day alone during the winter I'll heat up the garage and machine the paint out, otherwise that can wait until sprint.
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1996 850 Platinum Wagon. ARD Green Tune, OBX.-Gone
1998 s70 ARD tune, EST exhaust, SE/R interior.
1999 s70 Plain Jane.
2000 s70 GLT
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