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Nice car, shame about the engine. ;)

Hi Volvoboy,

I guess you don't know the whole sorry history of the gradual destruction of this once genuine car by the erstwhile chav called Stainsey.
Fact is, Stainsey ripped most credible...

use an oil pressure gauge & connect it to your engine,via oil pressure switch.that will giv u a reading,i dont think it will work using the wire from the switch as its just a signal,not an actual...

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you also mentioned your losing oil from the cap, certainly sounds like pcv could do with a clean to me mate.

Simon

Sounds like back pressure :brokenhea

Not good mate

My old T5 CD did exactly the same thing

The PCV was clogged to hell

I got one of Simon ( Rufe ) for about £70 iirc

Yes cheap as chips and easiy available, part number 1275379 and works out at £2.99 inc vat and inc 1st class recorded delivery. order by 1pm and i can get one in and posted out today, otherwise will...

49% relates to the how different the braking force is on the the steered road wheels. You are allowed a difference between the braking effect on each side of upto 25%, more than that is a fail. ...

The holes are oval. Why fit a rubber bung when Volvo sell thew trim without holes in them.

What you need is called a Ground loop isolator.

Bout £10 will get you one from any good car audio supplier!

Yeah no worries matey just give us a shout when you want to go ahead.

For MOT purposes CO BET limits should be no higher than 0.3 with Lambda between 0.97-1.03 but if it fails and goes through to MET limits it may be CO no higher than 0.5 depending on the vehicles age...

CAR: Volvo 850 T5 range
PRICES: £21,845-£27,495 on the road
INSURANCE GROUP: 16
CO2 EMISSIONS: 209g/km
PERFORMANCE: Max Speed 142mph / 0-60mph 7.2s
FUEL CONSUMPTION: (urban) 22.6mpg/ (extra...

Consumption: 11,07 l/100km 34.023 km and 3.768 l


CO2 emission: 258 g/km 34.023 km and 8.779 kg


Fuel costs: 12,38 EUR/100km 34.023 km and 4.212 EUR

The one below...

I can't take the credit. Jonno12 did it for me. I tihnk he explains how to do it further up the thread, but he's your man. Really professional job. I was going to do it myself but would probably have...

It's on! It's on!

What do you think? When I asked my brother he just shook his head and said 'how on gods good earth did you ever get a girlfriend?'

I don't care, I love my Volvo

At the back edge of the door on the inside edge there is a screw, remove the screw and the trims slide fowards(I think) and come off. They are clipped on so it's not something you can remove for good...

The strips slide to the side slightly then pull towards yourself, its been a couple of years since i done it.

yes, thats the track rod end. used to adjust the wheel alignment.

If they are £125 second hand your better off getting brand new ones imho