What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 03 Apr 2019, 16:40

850 LPT wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 13:13 I finally installed the $40 set of Heliums (yes, they were $10 per piece). They are now shod with new Pirelli Cinturatos. The rims polished up nicely.

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Nice! I had a $40 set of Perfos, wish I held onto them. I sold them for probably $150, but I've always liked those wheels.

Post by **ZionXIX** » 03 Apr 2019, 18:56

Picked up my 855 from the dealer today. I was able to fill up the gas tank for the first time in years. Incase anyone was wondering what a brand new fuel tank looks like on a 1996 855 turbo.....

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Post by **abscate** » 04 Apr 2019, 02:48

I would be compelled to have a new fuel tank party And have the neighbors over

Post by **850 LPT** » 04 Apr 2019, 13:39

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 16:40
850 LPT wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 13:13 I finally installed the $40 set of Heliums (yes, they were $10 per piece). They are now shod with new Pirelli Cinturatos. The rims polished up nicely.

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Nice! I had a $40 set of Perfos, wish I held onto them. I sold them for probably $150, but I've always liked those wheels.

Thanks,
I am actually on the lookout for a set of Perfos. Not for the 850, but for the Nautic S70 I just bought.
It looks like they are getting harder to find

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 04 Apr 2019, 17:05

850 LPT wrote: ↑04 Apr 2019, 13:39 Thanks,
I am actually on the lookout for a set of Perfos. Not for the 850, but for the Nautic S70 I just bought.
It looks like they are getting harder to find

Unfortunately it seems so. Like I said, I should have held onto them. I love how they look on S/V70s.

WhatAmIDoing · Post by **WhatAmIDoing** » 04 Apr 2019, 19:42

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2019, 21:41 I'd jump on it. If it's a clean car, I'd definitely put the work into it. Sounds like a good find for $500, even if it needs some mechanical refreshing.

It's crunch time and I'm still on the fence about it. I need to get back to the owner by tomorrow. Not sure if I should save my $1500 and wait for a good deal on a wagon, or just go for it.

Gmstewart22 · Post by **Gmstewart22** » 06 Apr 2019, 13:52

Installed new radiator in the 2000 glt

Post by **abscate** » 06 Apr 2019, 14:36

Did a 4 liter drain and fill on Evita the 99 S70. Fluid looked nice

Valvoline Dexron Maxlife synthetic

I did a pan drain of 4 liters and will do two Gibbons flushes of 4 liters over next few months

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 06 Apr 2019, 19:57

My cousin found a like-new set of Sachs struts in an absolutely immaculate ‘96 850 at the junkyard yesterday (it was one of the cleanest base 850s I’ve ever seen, 207k miles but it was obviously well maintained, no idea why it was junked), so we installed those in his wagon a little bit ago. The ride height is finally back to normal, the cheap eBay quick struts made it sit super high in the front. What a difference in ride between cheapo struts and OEM!

I also removed the 850 shift knob from my R to install a V70 boot and knob and broke the shifter in the process. I think it’s that white piece at the base of the shifter... it lifts up when I try to get into 1st or 2nd gear. Hopefully I can fix that tomorrow.

Post by **wizechatmgr** » 07 Apr 2019, 00:09

abscate wrote: ↑06 Apr 2019, 14:36 Did a 4 liter drain and fill on Evita the 99 S70. Fluid looked nice

Valvoline Dexron Maxlife synthetic

I need to remind myself to do this in the near future. The fluid was less than spectacular in condition when I did my drain/fill last fall.

Think I still have 2 gallons of the cheap stuff to run through before I go onto the premium synthetic stuff =)

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