I am increasingly frustrated by the YouTube video crowd, particularly the ones affiliated with commercial enterprises.
Case in point -- changing the cabin air filter on '07 S80 3.2. Filter door is held on by plastic clips that were easy enough to release, but seem not to want to go back on.
None of the DIY vids want to show how to deal with things like these attachment points. They must apparently be so intuitive as to require no instruction. These are always the kind of items that defeat me.
Anybody else have that experience?
Frustration with the DIY video set
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i worked in TV studios and TV news for many years, we had a saying everything you see on TV is fake (staged/rehearsed/etc). i think this is true of many youtube videos
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Welcome to the world of Microsoft. Where answers are technically correct and totally useless.
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I remember a video replacing the control arms - very in detail except it skipped exactly the part when they had to force the arm down to insert the bj stud. I think it's useful for others to know in advance the difficult part of a job - at least it prepares us mentally
I don't know about those clips, sometimes a bit of grease helps, maybe even warm the plastic a little if it's not too brittle
Oh and the above Microwaste reference made me laugh well. Their forum tech support is indeed as clueless as perfectly polite
I don't know about those clips, sometimes a bit of grease helps, maybe even warm the plastic a little if it's not too brittle
Oh and the above Microwaste reference made me laugh well. Their forum tech support is indeed as clueless as perfectly polite
Several Volvo Repair Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... s0FSVSOT_c
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I often say: "People who generalize are always wrong."
I was, of course, excepting our beloved Robert Spinner from the unhelpful DIY video set.
I was, of course, excepting our beloved Robert Spinner from the unhelpful DIY video set.
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'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic (sold)
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic (sold)
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
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'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic (sold)
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
'02 Honda Insight CVT
‘04 Honda Insight CVT — “Yesterday’s car of tomorrow” (sold)
‘06 Honda Insight CVT
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This is the kind of thing I revel in when someone does a real good DIY
P80 timing belt idler Install
The idleris held in with two m8 x 50mm bolts with 14 mm hex head , through the mount plate that sits flush on the block
The bottom hole isn’t visible fro top, so pivot the tensioner to rest on the timing belt idler, then hand thread the bottom bolt, then pivot it and install the top bolt
A short extension of 1 inch will allow you to ratchet the two bolts on
P80 timing belt idler Install
The idleris held in with two m8 x 50mm bolts with 14 mm hex head , through the mount plate that sits flush on the block
The bottom hole isn’t visible fro top, so pivot the tensioner to rest on the timing belt idler, then hand thread the bottom bolt, then pivot it and install the top bolt
A short extension of 1 inch will allow you to ratchet the two bolts on
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- Tensioner pivoted to show bottom bolt
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