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My new 1996 850 sedan

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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Re: My new 1996 850 sedan

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Congrats! Take care of it and it'll take care of you.
'16 S60 AWD
'17 S60 (totaled)
'13 XC60 Polestar
'12 S60 T5
'04 XC90 (sold)
'02 S40
'00 V70R
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abscate wrote: 05 May 2018, 04:45
Danonly55 wrote: 04 May 2018, 19:49 Oh I also found out the headlight wipers still work.
Sure they do, in AZ.

:D
I may get to use them during monsoon season but the blades will probably be dried out by then. Good to see there is a sense of humor on here. :)
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abscate wrote: 04 May 2018, 02:50 Get us some engine shots and

Evaluate PCV system
Drain and fill ATF

And enjoy it!
Here are the engine and trunk pic;s
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abscate wrote: 04 May 2018, 02:50 Get us some engine shots and

Evaluate PCV system
Drain and fill ATF

And enjoy it!
Here are the engine and trunk pic;s
2014 Ford 3.5L ecoboost XLT
1995 Volvo 850 wagon GLE

Life is tough, but it's tougher when your stupid'
" John Wayne

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Post by FLXC90 »

Nice time capsule
Current Volvos:
1998 V70 T5, 112k sat 5 years, still in mechanical coma (finally at the top of the pile )
2004 XC90 T6 AWD: 186k, 60 on transaxle ( traded in )
1998 POS70 N/A: DD/training aid, 236k but really about 240k, I think...ABS module( passed on to son who sold it)

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Post by abscate »

VEry nice. You are missing the hose from radiator to the ECU box. Not a biggie until hot weather. I think it helps draw air from the cabin to keep the ECU and TCU st cabin temperature

It’s s junkyard cheapie
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Thanks Abscate' I will be going to the savage yard monday for an ashtray,I'll pick one up there.
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Post by Danonly55 »

Just in case anybody were interested in my Mercedes 1980 300SD here's a few pics, Her Name is Shotzie
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1995 Volvo 850 wagon GLE

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Post by abscate »

One if the few seats that rivals the P80 seat. It gets a 9/10 rating where 10 is your New car seat
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