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

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Added to the most useless Volvo P80 trivia databank

The two bolts holding on the lower timing belt cover

Part 985031

Are M8 bolts with 10 mm hex head

Good luck finding those at hardware stores

I went to Tasca and they have had to special order from Volvo in Sweden. Might be good hardware to harvest from Southern junkyards

[bmdubya1198]

Cheap to buy but expensive to own if you don't know how to wrench a bit yourself. They are a blast to drive though once you get em to run properly!

For sure!

[MoVolvos]

Yeah it's the first car I bought when I was "fresh off the boat". It holds some kind of sentimental value to me. During this period I think I managed to log around 50K miles. It serves as a very reliable 2nd car to us. We use it when camping, getting the xmas tree etc. So yeah, I really like that car and I pamper it a little too much sometimes

Reminds me of my 83 GTI. Cleaned it once a week it seemed like. Yours can fetch a huge sum on Bring A Trailer. White and silver I think were the two best colors for the S70's. BTW: FOB 1971, if that's what you mean. Here it is (was) mine, again, $500 for the car & $200 for the 1K mile old tires and rims combo from CL.

How are those 16" tires on the car? Went to the V70 15" for a better ride though it came with the same turbo wheels but with very old and hard tires to begin with. When my last one leaves the coup I think I'll make you an offer you can't refuse .

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Nice car! Tires work fine, just some rubbing if you turn sharply but it's my absolute favorite Volvo wheel style.

I would buy another silver S70 T5 w/rear spoiler if it were in great shape. I also noticed the 16" rubbing the front inner liner before changing them out besides the entire strut assembly.

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[kallekula]

I had a 99 auto T5 with the LPT block in it. It was a fun car!

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Reminds me of my 83 GTI. Cleaned it once a week it seemed like. Yours can fetch a huge sum on Bring A Trailer. White and silver I think were the two best colors for the S70's. BTW: FOB 1971, if that's what you mean. Here it is (was) mine, again, $500 for the car & $200 for the 1K mile old tires and rims combo from CL.

How are those 16" tires on the car? Went to the V70 15" for a better ride though it came with the same turbo wheels but with very old and hard tires to begin with. When my last one leaves the coup I think I'll make you an offer you can't refuse .

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Nice car! Tires work fine, just some rubbing if you turn sharply but it's my absolute favorite Volvo wheel style.

I would buy another silver S70 T5 w/rear spoiler if it were in great shape. I also noticed the 16" rubbing the front inner liner before changing them out besides the entire strut assembly.

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My T5 came with stock 16 inch Perfos and has never rubbed. Do you have the poly white plastic stops on the lower control arms?

[kallekula]

Nice car! Tires work fine, just some rubbing if you turn sharply but it's my absolute favorite Volvo wheel style.

I would buy another silver S70 T5 w/rear spoiler if it were in great shape. I also noticed the 16" rubbing the front inner liner before changing them out besides the entire strut assembly.

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My T5 came with stock 16 inch Perfos and has never rubbed. Do you have the poly white plastic stops on the lower control arms?

I do. Could probably glue something thicker onto it but I don't care so much about the rubbing.

[MoVolvos]

Nice car! Tires work fine, just some rubbing if you turn sharply but it's my absolute favorite Volvo wheel style.

I would buy another silver S70 T5 w/rear spoiler if it were in great shape. I also noticed the 16" rubbing the front inner liner before changing them out besides the entire strut assembly.

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My T5 came with stock 16 inch Perfos and has never rubbed. Do you have the poly white plastic stops on the lower control arms?

No, back then I didn't know it existed. Not sure if I experience any noise but I did lube the metal surfaces of the stops.

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[volvolugnut]

I would buy another silver S70 T5 w/rear spoiler if it were in great shape. I also noticed the 16" rubbing the front inner liner before changing them out besides the entire strut assembly.

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My T5 came with stock 16 inch Perfos and has never rubbed. Do you have the poly white plastic stops on the lower control arms?

I do. Could probably glue something thicker onto it but I don't care so much about the rubbing.

You can also increase the bump stock thickness by adding one or two washers behind the bump stop mounting bar. SAE 1/4 flat washers work fine.
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[kallekula]

Trying to get some better mpg I mounted a new O2 sensor. I have no idea when it was last changed. I checked with an OBD2 reader and the new sensor seems to flip/switch voltage faster.
I'll get back with results in a few days.

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Our sensors look just like that.



Let me guess, you just put a 22 mm on it and screwed it off...