What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

[spinard]

Looked at that messy seeping power steering fluid reservoir for the umpteenth time, and said "we should replace that"...for the umpteenth time.

[abscate]

Looked at that messy seeping power steering fluid reservoir for the umpteenth time, and said "we should replace that"...for the umpteenth time.

Soon you graduate to buying the part, putting it in the shelf, and doing the same.

[454cid]

kerosine/diesel heater for the garage, it uses a 12v battery for the combustion and fan, really puts good heat out.
normally i don't touch the volvo until winter is over, 5 months from now.
it sounds like a turbine jet spooling up.
highly recommend for freezing garages, $99 amazon.

I've watched a few Youtube videos on these things. I'm considering one for next year.... too cold to install one now, and the garage isn't clean enough any way.

[jonesg]

Bought flex pipe for exh downpipe.

Correct fit? I watched what seemed like 3 orangex videos totalling about 3 hours regarding that job and learned nothing.

i watched those same videos too, measured my pipe at 2 3/8th, so I bought 2 1/2 " ,
it doesn't matter if it doesn't slip fit as I'm welding it in.
the ends on the flex pipe are softer aluminized steel, unlike the stock volvo pipe its very easy to expand with pliers.

[jonesg]

Got oil report back from Blackstone Labs. Overall great for an engine with 164k miles, first sample I’ve pulled on this car. Yet to do coils, fuel level would seem to indicate they may help fuel economy.
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that looks very similar to my recent blood test.

[jonesg]

kerosine/diesel heater for the garage, it uses a 12v battery for the combustion and fan, really puts good heat out.
normally i don't touch the volvo until winter is over, 5 months from now.
it sounds like a turbine jet spooling up.
highly recommend for freezing garages, $99 amazon.

I've watched a few Youtube videos on these things. I'm considering one for next year.... too cold to install one now, and the garage isn't clean enough any way.

my installation, cut a hole in the wall with a drill and sawzall , push the exh pipe through it.

[jonesg]

One of the two big electrical connectors to the armrest controls was not coming out, and I was not about to force it.

i rotate the door panel so its upside down, its much easier to unplug the door connectors when you can see them.

once i started to break the blue slider blocks they kept breaking because the actuator arms were bent..
a new actuator was around $60, swap the motor into the new one to save money, you just need 4 large steel rivets.

[volvolugnut]

Dorman makes decent actuator arm replacements, with and without motors. You can also use short bolts to replace the rivets and make the next change easier.
volvolugnut

[BlackBart]

Interesting - the arms could be bent. Hmm.. They are pretty flexible sheet metal.

[BlackBart]

Soon you graduate to buying the part, putting it in the shelf, and doing the same.

The evolution of this pattern of behavior is buy the part, put in on the shelf, forget you have the part, buy the part again....