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1999 Volvo S80 – Drove Through Water

A very sad Volvo owner in a difficult situation: I am ashamed to admit this but I drove my wonderful 1999 Volvo S80-V6-Turbo thru a flooded road. The water wasn’t that high but I got nervous and...

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S80 Heater Core DIY

MVS Forums users yuckuJackD (photos, primarily) and gsnyder (text) show us how to replace the heater core on a Volvo S80. 1. Before starting, turn your key to the II position and turn heater to full...

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Who Repairs 2004-era S80 ABS Modules?

MVS forums member Crawfish details his plans for a failing ABS module: I have read the great 21 pages on this repair in another forum on this site. I am inspired to attempt the same repair on my 2004....

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S80 Transmission Rebuild In-Car DIY

MVS Volvo Forums contributor Oly 850 knocks the ball out of the park with an amazing, well-documented writeup on how he rebuilt his S80 transmission, “in-car”. I have a 2000 S80 T-6 with the same...

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Turbo S80 TCV & Vacuum Line Routing

Matt5112 supercharges our Volvo S80 turbocharger knowledge by answering a S80 Forum question on the TCV and related vacuum line routing — and in a larger scope — how turbocharging works on Volvo S80s....

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2001 V70XC – Brake Pedal Sensor Replacement

xHeart: What would be the casualty of a failed brake pedal sensor? It is showing up in ECM trouble codes. It is a daily driver in rough winter. Should I replace it with Volvo part number 9441116 for...

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Should I buy this 2007 S80 V8 AWD?

Looked at this silver w/black interior 2007 volvo S80 V8 awd yesterday with 88k miles on it. It has some light scratches (like from bushes) on one door but otherwise nice cosmetics. I assume it has...

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“Pay Once and Never Pay Again” Lifetime Parts & Labor Warranty

Interesting new Volvo policy. Note it does not transfer with the car is sold, which makes sense. Volvo Cars of North America will now offer a lifetime parts and labor warranty for all Volvo vehicles...

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AC Shim Fix: Are Zip Ties the New Bread Clips?

Outstanding AC Bread Clip Fix photos by erikv11 and BlackThunder. Outstanding recent AC Bread Clip Fix followup by osmium, vvvolvo, jreed, C@lvin, grushton, rspi, oragex, and of course MVS Forums...

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Sunroof Seal Repair

MVS Volvo Forums user N_D shows us how he fixed his leaking sunroof with this sunroof seal repair: After peeling off the gasket I discovered that the metal sunroof frame was severely rusted and had...

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Timing Belt Intervals, Volvo PDF

Late P80 and P2 official timing belt intervals from Volvo documents 1999-2015 All models Volvo Timing belt service schedule The post Timing Belt Intervals, Volvo PDF appeared first on Matthews Volvo...

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Bluetooth OBDII Connect To ECU

MVS Forums contributor ESL explains how to connect to your Volvo’s ECU via Bluetooth adaptors: Torque uses the standard OBDII emission diagnostics. If you can’t connect with Torque, the first thing...

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1999 V70 T5 Turbocharger Wastegate Adjustment

MVS Forums moderator Abscate shows us how to adjust the turbo wastegate, with photos: Well, technically its a wastegate actuator (WGA) adjustment (for erik) Following the document in the VRD and using...

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2001 S80 T6 Turbo Replacement DIY

MVS Forums member abdomar528 documented this Volvo S80 turbo swap with many good photos to illustrate the steps he took during his oustanding 2001 S80 T6 Turbo Replacement DIY. Here’s an example of...

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2005 S60 – Bucking & Shimmying ~1500rpm

MVS Volvo Forums member MarcM’s S60 was misbehaving at low RPMs… P2 coil resistance measurements save the day. Ended up being coil #3. I have been running Shell V-Power Nitro+ (figured I’d run Top...

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Throttle Body vs. New MAP Sensor

This thread documents that the P0106 code is often resolved by throttle body cleaning, not MAP sensor replacement. Saves users about 250 USD. Specific to the NA 2003 and 2004 Volvo P2 models. jkatz:...

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Adjusting the Wastegate

Curious if your Volvo’s wastegate is properly configured? MVS Volvo Forums Contributor sleddriver documents adjusting the wastegate. He finds it off, and corrects it. Often owners “give them a few...

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Serpentine Belt Tool DIY

Neat tricks for the square hole serp belt tool… how to make a serpentine belt tool, depending on which Volvo you drive. The tool in the images above is for pre ’99 cars, which use the square hole...

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Window Regulator Fix S80

MVS member Al D has a broken window… it won’t roll up or down. In this Volvo Forum post he documents his S80’s window regulator fix, including his methodology on making his window roll up and down...

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accessories.volvocars.com Is Amazing

Here’s a fantastic trove of Volvo information that takes the form of PDF (downloadable) files, a Winter Wheel Configurator, and many other things… including diagrams on how to install the thousands of...

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