
How Can Your Volvo Fail Emissions? — In Volvo’s Words
How can my vehicle fail OBD II emission inspection? Your vehicle can fail OBD II emission inspection for any of the following reasons: If your Check Engine (MIL)…
How can my vehicle fail OBD II emission inspection? Your vehicle can fail OBD II emission inspection for any of the following reasons: If your Check Engine (MIL)…
V70R Fuel & Emissions MVS Volvo Forums member scot850 (Neil) drops a very nice documentation of 2000 V70R fuel/emissions pipe routing. As I have taken a whole load…
Wondering about Catalytic Convertors ? MVS Volvo Forum Contributor rmmagow lays it out on catalytic converters (abbreviated often as simply “cat“): The CAT is a pretty simple device, no…
2000 V70 GLT… was wondering if I could just have a muffler shop cut out the converter and weld a piece of straight pipe in place of it? My state dosen’t have any emission laws. Will this effect the drivability of the car? Thanks in advance. Any advice about this subject would be greatly appreciated. The cost of a new converter is approx. $1100, and a piece of straight pipe is around $35 to have put in.
My 99 V70XC was giving a P0132 code which relates to the front oxygen sensor. It was reading near static at 0.45. This can mean that the sensor is bad or it is sooted up.
Check Out This Secondary Air Injection System Diagram Below is a handy SAS diagram for Volvos with the “white” block 5-cyl engines, namely some 1996 and all 1997…
Volvo 850, XC70, C70, S70 & 1998-2000 V70 Overview If the air pump has failed in your Volvo, there is an alternative to buying an expensive new or…
Let’s talk Performance Exhausts Performance Exhausts for Volvos: Theory and Practice If you care about getting good performance, mandrel bending is important. Mandrel bending is bending the pipe…