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Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Debra B
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S80 causing me to use profanity

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I have a love/hate relationship with my 2000 S80. It will not start when moist/wet outside. I'm guessing it's the the distributor cap. I was told that it has a core and not a cap. If I go home during lunch when it is warm it starts right up. After doing a lot of reading I thought it could be a dirty throttle body, hole in air intake hose but now I think it is the distributor cap. I am a novice who would love to fix the car myself. I need some step-by-step instructions?

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I'd order the cap from ipdusa.com -- easily the biggest, best Volvo parts house -- but ask them first to fax you step-by-step instructions.
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I don't see any Haynes or Chiltons manuals online for S80s -- yet.
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