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What did you do to your Volvo today?
- ZionXIX
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Change my wiper blades. The passenger wiper arm slipped out of my hand after removing the old wiper and promptly cracked the windshield 

- bmdubya1198
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Yeah... couple tips on the heater core... clamp off the two heater hoses in the engine bay (if you're not draining/flushing the coolant at the same time) with some hose clamp-off pliers, and place a large trash bag under the heater box before you remove the lines. Otherwise, you'll be cleaning up a lot of coolant from your carpets!
2000 V70R Venetian Red/Charcoal M56 Swapped 191k
2000 S70 GLT Mystic Silver/Taupe 2??k
2003 S60 2.4T Silver/Black 108k
2007 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 160k
1993 944 Base Beige/Beige 221k
1992 Miata Mariner Blue/Black 146k
Sold-
1998 V70 GLT Black/Beige 193k
1998 S90- Silver/Gray 207k
1995 850 GLT Tropic Green... crushed
2001 S60 2.4T Black/Black 230k
1988 744 Turbo M46 Beige Metallic/Beige 188k- Never should have sold it
Need used parts? PM me!
2000 S70 GLT Mystic Silver/Taupe 2??k
2003 S60 2.4T Silver/Black 108k
2007 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 160k
1993 944 Base Beige/Beige 221k
1992 Miata Mariner Blue/Black 146k
Sold-
1998 V70 GLT Black/Beige 193k
1998 S90- Silver/Gray 207k
1995 850 GLT Tropic Green... crushed
2001 S60 2.4T Black/Black 230k
1988 744 Turbo M46 Beige Metallic/Beige 188k- Never should have sold it
Need used parts? PM me!
- amblerman
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Unfortunately I've done that as well . On my 97 jetta I had a while back. In my case the wiper arm was only about 3 inches off the glass when it slipped but it was till enough of a jolt to make it a very expensive wiper blade replacement.
It really stinks.
I feel for you.
- abscate
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Got Clarke the parts 1998 ready for the last two take downs, front and rear suspension, complete.
Moved parts to shelves in garage, moved Girl Beetle into garage before 15 inch snow storm
Put Snows on both Evita the S70 and Elizabeth the T5, that’s 40 lug nuts !
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Moved parts to shelves in garage, moved Girl Beetle into garage before 15 inch snow storm
Put Snows on both Evita the S70 and Elizabeth the T5, that’s 40 lug nuts !
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Empty Nester
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
- BlackBart
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Oh...that sucks! I feel your pain!
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
Is it time for a 1964 122 wagon?
1994 850T wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
Is it time for a 1964 122 wagon?
- abscate
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for your amusement, from a brake caliper box found cleaining garage
You can’t make this stuff up...
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Empty Nester
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
- bmdubya1198
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Re: for your amusement, from a brake caliper box found cleaining garage
Wow, those are really important warnings... I don't know what you would do without them! Brave soul taking on that job!
Started to swap the control arm bushings in the S60 yesterday... have to continue this morning since my dad thought he was a master at using my press and destroyed two Lemforder bushings... $115 later on Autozone bushings (ouch... Lemforders were $36 for the pair!) and we've got one in.
Funny, since I bought that press I have yet to use it. My dad and my cousin always manage to take over and do something stupid with it.
2000 V70R Venetian Red/Charcoal M56 Swapped 191k
2000 S70 GLT Mystic Silver/Taupe 2??k
2003 S60 2.4T Silver/Black 108k
2007 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 160k
1993 944 Base Beige/Beige 221k
1992 Miata Mariner Blue/Black 146k
Sold-
1998 V70 GLT Black/Beige 193k
1998 S90- Silver/Gray 207k
1995 850 GLT Tropic Green... crushed
2001 S60 2.4T Black/Black 230k
1988 744 Turbo M46 Beige Metallic/Beige 188k- Never should have sold it
Need used parts? PM me!
2000 S70 GLT Mystic Silver/Taupe 2??k
2003 S60 2.4T Silver/Black 108k
2007 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 160k
1993 944 Base Beige/Beige 221k
1992 Miata Mariner Blue/Black 146k
Sold-
1998 V70 GLT Black/Beige 193k
1998 S90- Silver/Gray 207k
1995 850 GLT Tropic Green... crushed
2001 S60 2.4T Black/Black 230k
1988 744 Turbo M46 Beige Metallic/Beige 188k- Never should have sold it
Need used parts? PM me!
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Semi broke down, going to job this morning. About 10 mile from home, car dies and won't idle, difficult to start. Able to get car into near by parking lot. Running very rough with foot on gas, in park. Drive will stall engine even with foot on gas. Open hood and disconnect MAF, Start car, runs better and head back home. At home remove distributor and find oil (I had noticed oil from the weep hole). Oil seal had competely fallen out. Clean it all up, used some retaining compound (loctite rc/609) and put the old seal back in. Cleaned up old spare dist cap ( to save time and avoid oil cean up) Just misfire codes, and maf code, reset all good. Glad it didn't break down driving kids during holidays (airport). Old seal went back in very loose. I at first used very little retaining compound, then added more after it went back in so easily.
This is the first time since I've owned, in six years , the car died when running. I once had a no start with a fuel pump problem.
Funny thing I knew I had an oil leak there. Tools needed 3mm hex, flat blade, 10 mm socket. Good things to carry, with spare rotor, fuel pump relay jumper. and torx
258k miles,
Bill
edit: second time car died when running, (ignition coil failed 1/4 mile from home).
Will check crankcase pressure. pcv should be good.
This is the first time since I've owned, in six years , the car died when running. I once had a no start with a fuel pump problem.
Funny thing I knew I had an oil leak there. Tools needed 3mm hex, flat blade, 10 mm socket. Good things to carry, with spare rotor, fuel pump relay jumper. and torx
258k miles,
Bill
edit: second time car died when running, (ignition coil failed 1/4 mile from home).
Will check crankcase pressure. pcv should be good.
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- abscate
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Bill, check your crankcase pressure. If you out the seal back in and glue it, the next one to blow out will be the cranki seal, yikes
Empty Nester
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
- WhatAmIDoing
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Due to some oil getting spilled on my FCP return box, I now have a brand new Mann, not opened in dirty box, cartridge oil filter for a 99-00 P80 (and possibly other models). Mann Oil Filter HU819x free to good home, I have no use for it. E Showell, abscate and kahl have first dibs to balance the karma debts. Will hold for 96 hours, after that it goes to first user to PM me a mailing address. Happy Holidays!
'98 S70 T5M - 270,000+mi - forever a project
'99 S70 "AWD" - 218,000+mi - project
Knows enough to be dangerous
'99 S70 "AWD" - 218,000+mi - project
Knows enough to be dangerous

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