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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
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1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

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abscate wrote: ↑19 Aug 2022, 14:41 Pumped 10 gallons out the Kat prepping for fuel pump change, stuck brand new key from Volvo into door and broke tumbler

Crap on rye
You may need a key torque tool.
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Post by bmdubya1198 »

volvolugnut wrote: ↑19 Aug 2022, 15:43
abscate wrote: ↑19 Aug 2022, 14:41 Pumped 10 gallons out the Kat prepping for fuel pump change, stuck brand new key from Volvo into door and broke tumbler

Crap on rye
You may need a key torque tool.
volvoluognut
Gotta be careful that you don't over torque the key. I did this on one of my BMWs.
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Post by foggydogg »

abscate wrote: ↑19 Aug 2022, 14:41 Pumped 10 gallons out the Kat prepping for fuel pump change, stuck brand new key from Volvo into door and broke tumbler

Crap on rye
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Sorry, my 'R' is way, way ahead of abscates S70 AWD! I have had this PITA for 10 years and it continues to break things I have never seen on any other P80!

Neil.
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Drove it to the next town over, to where I bought it originally. I'm looking at possibilities for a winter car, so I can store the 850 instead of driving it through the salt.
I looked at three vehicles, a Saturn Vue that's had front body work done and currently an inoperable hood, a Buick something or other that already had a badly rusted rocker, and a Suburu Imprezza with a broken seat and tinny feeling doors. I left feeling very underwhelmed.
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Didnt work on a Volvo today, went to a car show/trackday at Le Mans with the 940.
Saw a few Volvos
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and a P80 to fit the topic :mrgreen:
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Haven’t seen a 480 in a long time. My godfather bought one of them new. He wasn’t very happy with it if I remember right.

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My Mum and Dad had a 440 (hatch 4 door version of the 480) after a 340 (terrible rusty junk that was returned under warranty after a year for the rust issues) then 2 x 360's and then a 1.7l 340. The 440 was a terrible car and again sold it back to the dealer and bought a used 240. 440 had issues with door mirrors going on fire!

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Post by kallekula »

I think those cars had more Dutch in them than Swedish.

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Post by abscate »

kallekula wrote: ↑21 Aug 2022, 14:04 I think those cars had more Dutch in them than Swedish.
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