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Should I continue with the Volvo 850? Topic is solved

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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scot850
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Re: Should I continue with the Volvo 850?

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What do you mean, there are still many useful parts on that car! Rear lights, front crash bar, rear bumper guides, hood hinges, rear side windows........! :o :lol: :lol:

Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold

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Post by Sveedy »

Vulva15853 wrote: 24 Jun 2025, 16:47
wheelsup wrote: 23 Jun 2025, 22:25 If you want a cheap easy fix, just pull the oil dipstick out and attach radiator hose or similar to the tube and route it underneath the engine bay. This will alleviate the pressure in the crankcase and preserve the RMS.
How long can you run these with this "fix"?

I ran one for a few months like that. I did put a generic pcv on the end of the hose so that it wouldn't suck air in during deceleration.
Seems like you could go as long as you wanted with that set-up.
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