What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

[P80GLT]

That's the rear half of the car underside cleaned ready for the Lanoguard application. There was no rust, no thick caked on mud just a light coat of dirt from being 18 years old.

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[06blue25]

ETM, battery, octane booster for old gas, plugs, and coils... Then PCV glove test since none of that improved idle and noises.

[abscate]

After you spray the car with sheep dip, do Dodge Rams follow you around?

Ewe……

[Blacklab467]

You're making me angry with how beautiful and clean that car is already, and that paint is my favourite colour offered on Volvo's! Could you post a pic of the product you're using on the underbody. Thanks.

[br0dy519]

Antikythera mechanism , opens a window on the universe.
cheaper version of the Greek original.... I think.

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What prompted you to replace the regulator? The wife's xc70 driver window popped out of the blue clip this evening and is extremely slooow and motor straining to go up now after popping back in. Sprayed all channels with silicone lube and got no satisfaction.

[jonesg]

Antikythera mechanism , opens a window on the universe.
cheaper version of the Greek original.... I think.

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What prompted you to replace the regulator? The wife's xc70 driver window popped out of the blue clip this evening and is extremely slooow and motor straining to go up now after popping back in. Sprayed all channels with silicone lube and got no satisfaction.

when the blue slider blocks start popping loose the actuator arms are probably twisted.
you can straighten them but it will keep doing it, once they twist they keep re-twisting.
Mine was caused by glass freezing to the rubber seal in winter.

[jonesg]

bottom of that car is cleaner than the top of mine.

[P80GLT]

After you spray the car with sheep dip, do Dodge Rams follow you around?

Ewe……

No, but the Border Collies in the area try to chase the car back into the field

You're making me angry with how beautiful and clean that car is already, and that paint is my favourite colour offered on Volvo's! Could you post a pic of the product you're using on the underbody. Thanks.

Thanks, it's not my usual choice of colour but I've grown rather fond of it and it's easier to keep clean than dark colours. I did the underside of my 850 last year with the same product. If it's good enough to keep old Land Rovers on the roads then my Volvo will last forever


This was the 850 before and after cleaning

This is the 850 with Lanoguard applied

This is the product I use https://www.lanoguard.co.uk/collections ... s-care-kit

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[abscate]

bottom of that car is cleaner than the top of mine.

I’m not only going to have to stop posting pictures I need to go and tarp them

[TisMe]

Now if I posted the undercarriage of my E30 it will spoil all the happy brain chemicals y'all are experiencing.

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While I'm here, I did my second PCV overhaul yesterday. Practice aka confidence helps with this job, took me 10-12 hours opposed to 3 days last time (thanks intake banjo). That includes the 1+ hour of existential dread after dropping the driverside simple banjo. In a moment of exasperation, I shimmied under the chassis and blindly reached my hand up into the oil pit. Somehow dug it out from who knows where... then I was allowed to continue the Blind Washer Threading Olympics.

I'm not sure whether being on a time limit helps you perform any better, but I can say that my pack of 12 crush washers is now down to 3. If I didn't order that many I'd probably still be searching for those nonmagnetic heathens.