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What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

Help, Advice, Owners' Discussion and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's stylish, distinctive P2 platform cars sold as model years 2001-2007 (North American market year designations).

2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
2004 - 2007 XC70 (Cross Country)
2001 - 2009 S60
2003 - 2007 S60 R
2004 - 2007 V70 R

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Re: What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

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abs light flashing , vida says front passenger side sensor, I pulled it and it shows grind marks on one side.
Put the sensor back in place for now, drove to the store and the fault is gone.
Maybe summit got trapped in the tone wheel.

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jonesg wrote: 04 Oct 2025, 07:46 abs light flashing , vida says front passenger side sensor, I pulled it and it shows grind marks on one side.
Put the sensor back in place for now, drove to the store and the fault is gone.
Maybe summit got trapped in the tone wheel.
Yes, happened to me a couple of times on long gravel roads.

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Side note on gravel roads:
I grew up in rural Kansas. Most secondary roads were sand or gravel. There were always 3 tire tracks on these roads - the center track was the inside tires for both directions. When you met another vehicle you both moved out of the tracks a bit and maybe slowed down. With the dust you would generally know if a vehicle was coming even hidden behind a hill.
Occasionally people would get over in the loose gravel out of the tracks and spin out of control.
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Rolled my Beetle upstate and came back in the P2 to shuffle boats around this Fall

70 mph, 33.x mpg
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abscate wrote: 05 Oct 2025, 17:02 Rolled my Beetle upstate and came back in the P2 to shuffle boats around this Fall

70 mph, 33.x mpg
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volvolugnut wrote: 05 Oct 2025, 19:23
abscate wrote: 05 Oct 2025, 17:02 Rolled my Beetle upstate and came back in the P2 to shuffle boats around this Fall

70 mph, 33.x mpg
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volvolugnut wrote: 05 Oct 2025, 19:23
abscate wrote: 05 Oct 2025, 17:02 Rolled my Beetle upstate and came back in the P2 to shuffle boats around this Fall

70 mph, 33.x mpg
Hi Ho. No red chairs.

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Dang! My average MPG these days is 13.6! Granted, it is on oversized 29" tires (stock is 27"), so the real MPG is 15, and it's mostly a school bus and motorized grocery cart, but, man, 33 MPG...

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volvolugnut wrote: 05 Oct 2025, 14:54 Occasionally people would get over in the loose gravel out of the tracks and spin out of control.
Lateral traction is very important in such conditions. I learned this way that Yokohama Geolander G015s don't have aforementioned traction, they went straight into trash bin. KO2s are expensive, harsh an loud, but they get you there and back.

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abscate wrote: 06 Oct 2025, 03:58
volvolugnut wrote: 05 Oct 2025, 19:23
abscate wrote: 05 Oct 2025, 17:02 Rolled my Beetle upstate and came back in the P2 to shuffle boats around this Fall

70 mph, 33.x mpg
Hi Ho. No red chairs.

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Is that a red chair mostly hidden by trees in the near center of photo?
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Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
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vtl wrote: 06 Oct 2025, 05:50 Lateral traction is very important in such conditions. I learned this way that Yokohama Geolander G015s don't have aforementioned traction, they went straight into trash bin. KO2s are expensive, harsh an loud, but they get you there and back.
Geolander G015s on my Nissan Frontier, was happy with them the first 20k miles but now noticing their grip is waning. Currently four years old and need to start shopping for replacements at some point.
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