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[Shep Shepherd]

That looks really nice. The grey wheels really suit it

[rml2345]

Excellent result! It's a damn good car, even if it does have the wrong engine driving the wrong wheels

[RichL]

'Wrong' wheels is a matter of opinion. That is a Proper Volvo.

 

Glad to see its still in good hands and serving its owner well

[Minimad5]

Still kick myself for being too slow, and not buying it from Jon-Duane.

 

Have you had the belt and tensioner changed yet, if not then I'd do so soon.

 

Good luck and hope it gives you many trouble free miles

[jonathan_dyane]

Great result! Another car I should never have sold...

[Jifflemon]

Loved my 850 diesel auto. It earned the nickname of the mobile sofa.

365k miles when it was written off (t-boned by a bus - was still drive able but a new rear quarter made it beyond economical repair).

 

The only issues were an appetite for front tyres and an the stupid Injector that it reads info from.

 

Loved it so much, 7 years on, I've just bought a V70 auto!

 

 

Loved it so much, 7 years on, I've just bought a V70 auto. 

[Bucketeer]

I didn't even realise you had a thread for this Richard.

All I can say is that I camped next door to this at SF14 and it really does sound TEH_SEX.

[rml2345]

That looks very unpleasant but at least the radiator is sorted now and it's been interesting catching up on it. Brilliant car as well, even if it does use the wrong fuel.

[dollywobbler]

 

The mats are manky, they will be getting the wire brush and Dettol tomorrow.

 

Ha! "Wire brush and Dettol ma'am!" I'm going to have to watch that again now.

[jonathan_dyane]

Taking those God awful lights and grille off was one of the most satisfying jobs I've done! Selling them to someone in the US for £100 was pretty good too...

[jonathan_dyane]

The original lights and grille were in the boot when I bought it and I swapped them back over pretty much the day after I bought it because I found the lights that were on it so hateful; I don't recall using them in the dark.

[jonathan_dyane]

I just guessed when I set the beam height which I suppose is why the mot man had to wind them down!

[KruJoe]

My standard 850's lights are shockingly bad. I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and get busy with the aluminium tape.

[DodgyBastard]

Lathalmond 2016 classic car park by srblythe, on Flickr

 

At first glance I thought this was your car at Lathalmond today...

[Matt]

The fixed interval intermittent wipe was starting to annoy me so I decided to try the VW relay I've read about. Basically you find a relay numbered 99 or 197 from a VW and fit it in place of the Volvo's wiper relay. That gives you a standard interval of 5 seconds or you can choose your own interval. You switch the wipers off from Intermittent then switch them back to intermittent again after the time you want.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbns0d8BuBo

 

The video shows the standard interval, which it will always return to after the ignition is switched off, then a short interval, then a long one for exceptionally light drizzle.

 

The Polo got the same mod, and from what I've read it works on all sorts of other cars too.

 

Did the same mod on my MK2F Polo and it's great, would recommend. I think it goes up to 20 seconds.

[Sheefag]

I had an 850 T5 estate many years ago, the VW wiper relay is a huge improvement.

 

Two of the less talked about but common faults are self destructing brake light and ignition switches.

Both are very easy to change and the parts are surprisingly cheap, direct from Volvo.

 

Oh, and the electric lock on the petrol flap seizes as well, it's worth googling for the hidden internal manual release now because you'll only find out when the tank is empty. And you're far from home. In freezing, horizontal, winter rain.

[rainagain]

The auxiliary belt has been chirping for a while so I had a go at sorting it out over the weekend. I took the tensioner off and found that the bearing in the pulley was quite noisy. The V70's tensioner turned out to be broken and its pulley was almost square, so that was no good. Its guide pulley was ok though, and I managed to fit that to the tensioner. I put it all together and...

 

 

Much better*. Last night it got so bad that I stopped at the side of the road to investigate. When I released the belt tension I found that I could turn the PAS pulley backwards but not forwards. I picked up some fluid and a new belt today and was ready to change the pump after work. Except there was nothing wrong with it, I hadn't released the belt enough when I was trying to turn it.

 

That was good news and bad news. I still didn't know where the noise was coming from. Everything turned smoothly so all I could really do was clean all the pulleys. It seems to have worked.

 

 

You want to get one of these:

 

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Automotive-Stethoscope-Engine-Analyzer-Car-Diagnostic-Tools-Block-Detector-Tester-EA10744/32674475691.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_7,searchweb201602_5_10037_10017_10032_10040,searchweb201603_1&btsid=b0decdd3-5220-46d5-a443-9fbe33895b98

 

I've just got one, so if you need a borrow of it let me know. 

[KruJoe]

When I've had to pull driveshafts in the past, I've jacked that side of the car up as far as I dare, so the gear oil level on the working side is below the hole. I've not done very many, but it has worked for me so far, and not spilt a drop.

[reb]

I'm told that a local sign company might be able to make a dealer plate for the front so I'm going there this afternoon to see what they can do.

Show plates for off road use only, obviously.

[dollywobbler]

DMB graphics it is then. Glad to hear this has turned out to be a simple fix!

[320touring]

Long live teh Deeezul Vulvot:)

[DodgyBastard]

Please tell me your local Volvo specialist wasn't in Cowdenbeath?

[Richard]

The very same, I should have listened to you.

[DodgyBastard]

Not just me, Creeping Jesus didn't have a great experience with him either.

[DodgyBastard]

I made the mistake of thinking that he was a specialist who had a fucking clue but found out he was just your typical back street rip off merchant that had a few Volvo's outside.

[CreepingJesus]

Did I ever tell you about the £1500 MOT that took a week to do? The one that resulted in said gentleman fucking a wheelbearing that he 'generously' fixed cheaply* for me? The one where he didn't have the software for a 98 V70, so couldn't diagnose the ABS fault, which might have been traceable, had he replaced the fuse I removed? That one. Thought I'd told everybody from here to Beijing about it...!

Mr Fowler however, has a far better view of said gent, so it's debatable what's going on there. Damn sure I won't be going back a second time.

 

That S90 though...*dribbles quietly*

[CreepingJesus]

Razor blade at a shallow angle, gets just about anything off glass. Otherwise the obvious laminated glass-friendly solvents should do. Paraffin, vinegar and so on.

 

Need some of your P80 fixing mojo to get the V70 rumbling along again. Do you sell it by the bottle?

[CreepingJesus]

Exhaust fannymould gasket(s), windscreen, trailing arm bush and probably a couple of tyres now. Could do with working out why the ABS sometimes triggers at walking pace, but the light stays off, and it's never showed up on the MOT, so I'm inclined not to bother.

[Guest Hooli]

I'd be tempted to bleed the brakes, fixed that issue years ago on a Sierra.

 

Do it as a full fluid change though as it was air in the control unit not near the wheels.

[nacho man]

Is there a certain model of Pela pump to use?

 

This any good or do I need a bigger version?

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282280740080?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT