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1999 V70 Codes, Dash Lights, and Oil Smell

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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wizechatmgr
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Re: 1999 V70 Codes, Dash Lights, and Oil Smell

Post by wizechatmgr »

You'd feel a clunk and the RPMs would increase quite a bit.

It's drive by wire - isn't much to be done with the accelerator pedal.
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1999 V70 XC AWD 2.4 T -- ~231k miles
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Post by AaronsVolvo »

In that case all is well with the transmission.
I changed the tran fluid again yesterday as well as the oil.

The trunk lock got fixed over the weekend as well as the rear dome light. I hate to say it, but *carefully* i will say this car is done and ready to go.
After i do the pcv wednesday that is

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