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Or better still find the maker of the belt supplied to Volvo and buy it from them.

Volvo do NOT make timing belts. Goodyear, Gates, Dayco, Continental, Optibelt and I'm sure there are loads more....

VIN decoder here:

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/vin_900.shtml

5 spd boxes are all the same. The wiring is different.

If he can't prove the oil has been changed then it hasn't.

If it flares between 2/3 on a light throttle walk away.

£3.5k to replace. I...

Boost pressure sensor uses vacuum and/or positive pressure to signal the ECM.

Dirty contact or corrosion in the plug could cause the low voltage signal, as could a perished vacuum hose. Loss of...

Get it tight enough and you can shift anything.

Try loosening the other four and then driving around half a mile or so before jacking the wheel up again and hammering the socket on. That's loose...

Only wish I could've saved mine . . .

Carlube ATF-U, Comma ASW, to spec JWS3309.

Emphatically NOT Dexron of any description.

Don't use the wrong fluid. It will cost you ££££££'s

Not big enough.

I reckon you need at least a C8 or for real authenticity an imported Toyboater with a stupid name and an unfeasably large number of windows.

Not to say no insurance etc.

After a few days of getting used to it a few first impressions.

You can get more in it than the V70.
The kids like it more, so does the Mrs.
It isn't as fast but not by much.
The roof is great,...

I'm really not that desperate for a cheap car . . . ;)

Felt a tinge of sadness as the V70 was driven away yesterday. The new one ain't got 170bhp but gets down the road OK.Acres of glass! Panoramic windscreen and roof. Already checked with Axa that it's...

I have a pair in preparation . . .

Be warned. If you have an ex-plod car with the original bones then the PowerFlex front bushes are more difficult to fit. The bush is bonded rubber - as opposed to hydraulic - and is the devil's own...

A/F Fram CA9073
O/F Fram CH9496ECO
F/F Fram PS9789

Buy the genuine cabin filter cos it's the only one that fits.

Mine used to like 5w40 full synth.

I used AC Delco with the VW PD spec. Good value . . .

-> MY '04 (YV1SW7***4*******) & Euro 3. 10w40 Semi.

MY '05 -> (YV1SW7***5*******) & Euro 4. Longlife. SLX.

Euro 4 cars have a DPF which regenerates using engine oil.

THE WRONG OIL WILL...

Yeah, whatever.

You have a nice day too . . .

Bargains to be had! Much cheapness . . .

You get what you pay for and I don't want to do someone's beta testing with my very expensive cat TYVM.

...with apologies to REM.

As of this Saturday coming I will be an ex-Volvo owner. The P2 is no more. The deal is done and for the next couple of years, at least, my daily driver will be a Citroen....

I don't want to spend 2 grand - I don't even wanna spend 1! - on a car that's nearly 9 years old. I it was a guaranteed fix I'd part with it.

Too much to throw at a maybe.

Going to try and...

Change the fluid, it can't do any harm...

Use the correct (JWS or ATF-U) fluid DON'T BUY SO CALLED 'GENUINE' VOLVO STUFF, THEY DON'T MAKE IT and use 5 to 8 litres to flush the box.

Be...

Nobody, it seems, has ever successfully overhauled one of these.

The internal slippage is clutch wear, you could change the fluid till you were blue in the face and it won't make any difference. ...

Fault codes read. Not locking up/transmission slippage.

Option 1. New gearbox. Only thru Volvo. More than the car's worth.

Option 2. Used gearbox. Huge gamble. Going to be 1200 quid or...

Based on the post above . . .

Yeah. Let the body shop do it! :)