Volvo Forum + Help for Owners
The design is such that the spool sits in a couple of grooves in the back of the ashtray sub-carriage (see Figure A). The copper coil must reach over the top of the mobile sub-carriage to a silver peg that will be lodged in the hole adjacent the light window of the housing (see Figure B). The spool moves with the sub-carriage as it opens and closes, while the peg stays affixed the to the immobile housing.
Wondering Which Tensioner You Need? Timing belt interval split by Engine Number It is 7 years or 70k for 850 and up to engine -1266127 in the 98…
Fuel pump relay failures are a common and frustrating occurrence with the Volvo 850. A failure effectively immobilizes the car and many owners, myself included, carry a spare relay in the car so as to not get stuck on the road miles away from any Volvo dealer. The relays are unique to Volvo and cannot be purchased from a standard auto parts store. Read about the repair with pictures…less than $3.00 in parts if you’re willing to take the time to do this repair!
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Thanks to Tailor we now have a write up with the swapping of a ’97 850 into a ’94. The ’97 has SIPS while the ’94 doesn’t so this is especially interesting and may benefit those with worn out early 850 seats when they can only find later model 850 seats for a replacement.