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Had a problem with your 850 or 70's turbo?

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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Had a problem with your 850 or 70's turbo?

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ycmike
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Post by ycmike »

Both of mine are good- the 850 is low pressure and you would never know it's there except for the "kick" you get at 3500 rpm.
The T5 is quite noisy, but lots of boost.
No leak problems with either one.
97 850 AWD

98 V70 T5

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