What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

Post by **abscate** » 08 Sep 2019, 03:13

Don’t forget to draw an R o;the wheel with sharpie

Don’t think about rolling those tires , remember they die in 5 years now ( the biggest marketing scam in auto since magnets on fuel lines)

Cookeh · Post by **Cookeh** » 08 Sep 2019, 06:43

Goupil wrote: 07 Sep 2019, 12:48 Tried fixing my washer fluid light staying on this morning, without any success. Sensor might be faulty.

Sometimes the float gets stuck. I was able to dislodge mine with a magnet. I have a friend who used a screwdriver (or any long object) to just lever it unstuck. Both easy, just take the fill spout out.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 08 Sep 2019, 07:30

abscate wrote: 08 Sep 2019, 03:13 Don’t forget to draw an R o;the wheel with sharpie

Don’t think about rolling those tires , remember they die in 5 years now ( the biggest marketing scam in auto since magnets on fuel lines)

Lol that would be a requirement! I still need to write an R on the Propus wheels that are on it.

The tires are good though, year-old Michelins with 5-6/32". I wouldn't run them anyway if I put them on the car, they're 235/60s. Great for an XC90, way too big for a P80!

yanga001 · Post by **yanga001** » 08 Sep 2019, 16:45

Did the first drain and fill on my 98 v70 and it made a huge difference (320k km's). Prior there were jerks during some shifting situations but the first drain seems to have brought an end to that. Fluid did not have any metal bits in it so i think i caught it just in time.

brunocerous · Post by **brunocerous** » 08 Sep 2019, 21:29

Finally got the ride height on the T5 back to stock with Lesjöfors HD springs (thanks, Abscate!), new OE spring spacers and closeout shocks.

I had ordered new shock mounts, but I got impatient waiting for them. Thankfully, the existing ones looked good, with no cracks or other visible damage, from the top at least.

: Volvo shock absorber, Part No. 9173320, now discontinued

: Volvo springs (marked green), Lesjöfors HD springs + ScanTech HD springs (made in Sweden)

abscate wrote: 07 Sep 2019, 14:21 Evita at college and CLARKE, the new 98 donor that will live this fall, and then live on in other cars.

That's a great find ... and trailer! Any chance you'll part out the wheels?

abscate wrote: 06 Sep 2019, 18:35 Followed a Chevy pickup home for 280 miles in my new 1998 V70

Nice meeting you , B.

Good to see you, sir!

Post by **abscate** » 09 Sep 2019, 04:43

I may we’ll have extra steel wheels by late fall, duly noted. My scrap guy is 5 miles away so I can drag it there and pull wheels in the yard and then sadly watch that beautiful body get picked up by a magnet

raivis_rsn · Post by **raivis_rsn** » 09 Sep 2019, 08:43

bmdubya1198 wrote: 07 Sep 2019, 19:53 Picked up some Atlantis wheels from the junkyard today. I was going to put them on my R, but I don't know yet.

Is it OEM cargo mat or some kind of aftermarket?

Post by **Clemens** » 09 Sep 2019, 10:07

Evita looks way better than the van and that white econobox...

Post by **Goupil** » 09 Sep 2019, 13:01

Cookeh wrote: 08 Sep 2019, 06:43
Goupil wrote: 07 Sep 2019, 12:48 Tried fixing my washer fluid light staying on this morning, without any success. Sensor might be faulty.
Sometimes the float gets stuck. I was able to dislodge mine with a magnet. I have a friend who used a screwdriver (or any long object) to just lever it unstuck. Both easy, just take the fill spout out.

I got the whole reservoir out (doesn't take much time) and I can hear the float moving, so I guess it's in working condition ?

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 09 Sep 2019, 16:08

raivis_rsn wrote: 09 Sep 2019, 08:43 Is it OEM cargo mat or some kind of aftermarket?

It's a Weather Tech mat. That was another junkyard find!