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What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

Help, Advice, Owners' Discussion and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's stylish, distinctive P2 platform cars sold as model years 2001-2007 (North American market year designations).

2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
2004 - 2007 XC70 (Cross Country)
2001 - 2009 S60
2003 - 2007 S60 R
2004 - 2007 V70 R

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Re: What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

Post by BlackBart »

...and ships biscuits!

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My wife and I somehow came up with Snow Rules. When there is snow on the road, you can yell Snow Rules! and then slow but not stop at stop signs. The details of snow rules are there are no rules. It is best to do this before anyone else gets on the roads.
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Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
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Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
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Post by abscate »

MoVolvos wrote: 25 Oct 2020, 15:56
liambean wrote: 23 Oct 2020, 11:49 Yes indeed. Some days more than others.
I see you've Bean there and done that.

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Just soying, you may have fallen out of Fava with that post.
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Used my V70 T5 to haul 8 foot cedar boards home from the lumber yard. Rear seat down and passenger seat moved forward. The boards are for house trim.
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The Fleet:
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
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THAT's why we drive wagons!
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Post by moncureww »

Changed my angle gear fluid on my 216k mile 2006 s60 AWD. It was dark and smelled bad. I'm going to give it a second change at the next oil change to get the fluid baseline clean.

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If AG fluid is similar to something like 90 weight gear oil, it just stinks, not because it’s old.
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Post by MoVolvos »

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Well, the P2 was PO'd as the O3 Odyssey sat for 3 months or was that 4 in my folks garage so I couldn't get its control arms bushings started. Yes, still haven't clear enough room in my garage to do any short term work since moving in 5 years ago. Last hurtle was to inspect and potentially rebuild the calipers. Who does "parking" brake shoes anymore, that's another part of this saga. Wait, spoke too soon, I think the S80... If anyone decides to rebuild calipers they are not all created equal.

First, the good. The Odyssey pistons were still highly polished so no sanding of the caliper bore nor replacement kit needed. Was able to pull it out of the dust cover but the bad was being unable to get it back in through the small opening. Second, and getting worse, thought the dust boots were somehow pressed into the caliper. Looked seamless, spent hours trying all sorts of methods, crafting tools to return the piston into the small opening till... I really did cleaned and examined everything and didn't see the split, besides it was seated in there like it was part of the caliper. These high tolerance Japanese engineers. The ring is really smaller than it looks in the picture :roll: . Thanks for letting me digress.

Will resume the control arms bushings rebuild programing soon.

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People often get lost on long trips in the Odyssey
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Post by E Showell »

Michelins generally give good tread life, but at the expense of traction. I have found with age/wear after about 30k miles the tread surface goes rock hard. They still have lots of tread depth but virtually no wet weather or snow traction thereafter, even if they might wear for another 20-30K miles. That's always been my experience with Michelins.
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'98 V70 NA FWD 5 spd, silver sand metallic (sold)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'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)
'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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