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

Post by **Chuck W** » 26 Sep 2020, 15:49

Installed my STB and lower rear brace on the 854 today.

Post by **Sveedy** » 26 Sep 2020, 16:06

^ Nicely done !! I like the color as well.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 26 Sep 2020, 18:07

Very nice!

Post by **ZionXIX** » 26 Sep 2020, 21:33

Today I found a zero cost temporary fix for my clogged AC drain. For years I've had the sloshing water sound when driving through tight turns and would have water spill onto the passenger floor. I usedto think rain was somehow leaking into the system. I know better now. This vehicle also did not come with a cabin filter. I fixed that problem last year when I spent 2 hours cleaning debris out of the evaporator after replacing the fan motor and resistor.

Since I finally have the AC working again the familiar water sloshing and spilling has returned. Cleaning the AC drain hose made no difference. Barely poking through with a zip tie unleashes the floodgates. I think something is trapped in there acting like a 1 way valve. The zip tie has zero resistance going into the drain but is very difficult to remove. Not sure if that is normal.

My fix involved placing the zip tie in the drain hose and leaving it there. So far today its never worked better.

Post by **abscate** » 27 Sep 2020, 01:23

I’ll guess your climate system is full of leaves. That would fit the symptoms

Cookeh · Post by **Cookeh** » 27 Sep 2020, 03:05

I've discovered that my throttle pulley is missing its retaining clip. The only thing that prevents the pulley from coming off the body entirely is the plastic cover over the assembly.

Does anyone know what this retaining clip is, and its size? E-clip, circlip?

Post by **abscate** » 27 Sep 2020, 05:34

Eclip 951669. You can probably make a non Volvo one fit by mashing it down a bit

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 27 Sep 2020, 08:46

ZionXIX wrote: ↑26 Sep 2020, 21:33 Today I found a zero cost temporary fix for my clogged AC drain. For years I've had the sloshing water sound when driving through tight turns and would have water spill onto the passenger floor. I usedto think rain was somehow leaking into the system. I know better now. This vehicle also did not come with a cabin filter. I fixed that problem last year when I spent 2 hours cleaning debris out of the evaporator after replacing the fan motor and resistor.

Since I finally have the AC working again the familiar water sloshing and spilling has returned. Cleaning the AC drain hose made no difference. Barely poking through with a zip tie unleashes the floodgates. I think something is trapped in there acting like a 1 way valve. The zip tie has zero resistance going into the drain but is very difficult to remove. Not sure if that is normal.

My fix involved placing the zip tie in the drain hose and leaving it there. So far today its never worked better.

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Wow, that's a lot of water! Clean out your cowl drains and make sure there aren't a bunch of leaves and junk in the cabin filter/inlet (not sure if your car has a filter).

Post by **smacknab** » 27 Sep 2020, 08:50

ZionXIX wrote: ↑26 Sep 2020, 21:33 Today I found a zero cost temporary fix for my clogged AC drain. For years I've had the sloshing water sound when driving through tight turns and would have water spill onto the passenger floor. I usedto think rain was somehow leaking into the system. I know better now. This vehicle also did not come with a cabin filter. I fixed that problem last year when I spent 2 hours cleaning debris out of the evaporator after replacing the fan motor and resistor.

Since I finally have the AC working again the familiar water sloshing and spilling has returned. Cleaning the AC drain hose made no difference. Barely poking through with a zip tie unleashes the floodgates. I think something is trapped in there acting like a 1 way valve. The zip tie has zero resistance going into the drain but is very difficult to remove. Not sure if that is normal.

My fix involved placing the zip tie in the drain hose and leaving it there. So far today its never worked better.

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You should check for rust at the bolt points where the heat sheild above the catalytic converter bolts into the inner footwells. Mine seems to spill over and drain into those holes and one of them rusted out pretty bad. My indie said it's a problem he sees alot with these cars too.

Cookeh · Post by **Cookeh** » 27 Sep 2020, 12:20

abscate wrote: ↑27 Sep 2020, 05:34 Eclip 951669. You can probably make a non Volvo one fit by mashing it down a bit

Many thanks. I raided my e-clip spares and found one that is holding. Unsurprisingly I have a more responsive and lighter throttle now.

The state of my car is becoming mildly concerning at the moment. Whilst I've never had an issue with it (barring the crank, no start condition a few weeks ago), I'm finding a few concerning things. Firstly this missing circlip, then the missing cross nuts on the front struts, and then control arm bolts being backward... Par for the course on an older car, I guess.

@Chuck, thanks for showing the pic of the lower brace. I've been wondering for a while now how low it ends up sitting.

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