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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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I'm not sure what you mean by salt roads. :D I live in Victoria, BC. We have "winter" from January 15 to Feb 28. Admission: I've never owned a can of penetrating oil

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Haha! But you didn’t mention the year-long Rain Festival!

I spy blue sway bar.
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Oh yeah, 4 bolt control arms suck. 2 bolts are far better.
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BlackBart wrote: 07 Mar 2022, 08:25 Haha! But you didn’t mention the year-long Rain Festival!

I spy blue sway bar.
Not too much rain here. Victoria is the 10th driest city in canada.

https://victoriaweatherandclimate.blogs ... opulation.

I've got the track spec iPd sway bars, which I think aren't made anymore, at least they don't list the 25mm rear bar on the site.

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Wow, huge contrast to nearby Vancouver.
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Re installed fuel line on the S70 AWD back to factory rigging and installed under car cover. Double clamped the hose with 153 oetikers

Still can’t get any brake fluid through left rear caliper.
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abscate wrote: 08 Mar 2022, 15:29 Re installed fuel line on the S70 AWD back to factory rigging and installed under car cover. Double clamped the hose with 153 oetikers

Still can’t get any brake fluid through left rear caliper.
Have you tried cracking the brake line loose to bleed it that way? Probably a blockage in the caliper.
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bmdubya1198 wrote: 08 Mar 2022, 18:59
abscate wrote: 08 Mar 2022, 15:29 Re installed fuel line on the S70 AWD back to factory rigging and installed under car cover. Double clamped the hose with 153 oetikers

Still can’t get any brake fluid through left rear caliper.
Have you tried cracking the brake line loose to bleed it that way? Probably a blockage in the caliper.
Vegas is running an over/ under on

Bad master cylinder
Hung up ABS MANIFOLD
plugged/ kinked brake line
Bad brake hose
Plugged caliper
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Post by yanga001 »

Did an oil change.

Happy to report no coolant in the oil though. Timed the change well as it was a bit brown but not black. No big particles in the oil either.

Did full synthetic 5w-30 and car seems to run well.

Going to do plugs, fluid reservoir and a drain and fill in the coming days.
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abscate wrote: 08 Mar 2022, 19:46
bmdubya1198 wrote: 08 Mar 2022, 18:59
abscate wrote: 08 Mar 2022, 15:29 Re installed fuel line on the S70 AWD back to factory rigging and installed under car cover. Double clamped the hose with 153 oetikers

Still can’t get any brake fluid through left rear caliper.
Have you tried cracking the brake line loose to bleed it that way? Probably a blockage in the caliper.
Vegas is running an over/ under on

Bad master cylinder
Hung up ABS MANIFOLD
plugged/ kinked brake line
Bad brake hose
Plugged caliper
My bet is on the plugged caliper. Remove brake supply hose to this wheel and try to pull fluid/air thru the bleed screw using vacuum pump. If no fluid moves, poke an insulated, braided electric wire (this should not damage anything inside the caliper) in the inlet and outlet and twist to break up junk.
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