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Not sure if all xc70s have this but there is a small capacitor hidden underneath the engine fuse box...anyone know why? Item 10 in the diagram
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My old pickup trucks all have one that look like that - for noise interference on the radio due to ignition RF bleed through. No idea if that’s what it does on a Volvo though :lol:
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yes looking like its something to clean the voltage. If your radio is making engine noises.
1981 260 GLE converted to 240 M46 after auto box failure
1987 740t auto converted to M47
1997 V70t5 auto converted to M56
1998 V70 factory M56 (parts car)
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I think that’s the warp core on an R, so that the owners think they are fast.
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