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New 850 Owner with a Ton of Questions

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

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ashitaka695
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Year and Model: 1994 850
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Re: New 850 Owner with a Ton of Questions

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Quick update :
I ordered a cap and rotor from ebay the seller claimed that it was OEM well it wasn't and the rotor destroyed the interior of the cap and metal shavings were all over the inside of the cap. So I am making due with the original and figuring out what the problem is with it.

ashitaka695
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Update:
The cap and rotor I ordered on eBay wasn't oem. The rotor was marked Bosch the cap didn't have any marks. Upon closer inspection the cap's interior diameter was smaller by about 2mm to 3mm. The rotor was the same as the old one so I figured the cap sent was the wrong one. I don't think a manufacturing error was the situation here but who knows. I didn't hear any unusual sounds when it was installed and I started the car but the damage inside seems like I should have heard something. I will post pics in a few.

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Here are some pics of the cap and the damage done to it.
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ashitaka695
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Year and Model: 1994 850
Location: New Mexico
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Post by ashitaka695 »

I got a used cap and rotor in good condition and seems to be doing the job. It's a Bosch oem and the contacts in the cap didn't even have arc marks so I figured it was pretty close to new.

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