Hi i tried to bleed the clutch on the 740 and now have no clutch petal at all, does any one know the best way to bleed the clutch?
Regards Julian
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Hi i tried to bleed the clutch on the 740 and now have no clutch petal at all, does any one know the best way to bleed the clutch?
Regards Julian
Hi guys, i,ve just had the new exhaust fitted, it is a 2.5 inch stainless straight through 2 box system , the car sounds just a little more sporty, whilst being quite on the motorway, as regards...
Hi guys, i was thinking of fitting a 3 inch downpipe and would like to know if there would be any gains in power, and also if it could cause turbo seal leaks due to low exhaust backpressure?
Julian
thanks for the reply, as soon as i get car home will check what year, engine it has.
Julian
I'm about to buy a 89 740 turbo, i would like to know what can be done on a modest budget to uprate the standard 182 bhp ?
Would a bigger down pipe, custom exhaust be useful?
Would a manual boost...
when you have a slow car like this you need all the extra power you can get.
Hi i used clear vinyl for years, however it caused the paint to yellow underneath, so no matter which way you go, the paint gets damaged.
Finally brought a black protector from Demon tweeks, looked...
Hi Mixa , great write up, i've just had my headgasket change at T Burgess near Hyde at a total cost of £850 which included the water pump.
I've tried doing this before on my S70r so i know how...
Hi Guys went to the Southern yesterday and on the way back gave the car a fast run down the country lanes, which required some fast overtaking.I noticed a marked improvement in performance.
Does the...
Does turning off the traction control make the car feel faster, do i need to adjust the waste gate?
Hi Guys i'm not very happy with the performance of my 98 v70r awd auto, compared to my 2.0 ltr saab 270bhp it is not as fast.
I've had over 50 Volvos mainly auto , 740, 760, 780, t5, t6, turbos but...
great car, best colour, best model
Hi i have just got my new 3 inch full exhaust fitted and need to know if i need to adjust the wastegate, and if yes which way do i adjust the bar, in or out, ie away or towards turbo.
Julian
Hi i have just got 4 Barum Bravuris2 from National via internet for £266 all in .
215/45/17 zr
julian
where about in Manchester are you, i come up quite often to see family, and i use Robert from Trevor Burges near Hyde, he is very good with all Volvo problems, and i only use him .
Maybe we could...
Hi i have had 2 Rs in the naudic blue colour and it suits the car very well. one of the blue Rs had over 198k miles and drove very well.I have just spent over a £1200 on new suspension parts for for...
Hi Phil i just missed you at HIB on friday , i have biiked my car in for the 3inch 100 ceel full exhaust, i am just keeping the tailpipes from the BSR exhaust, so hope to see a slight improvement in...
hi, i was in the same position a few years ago with my 530d touring, the best diesel estate, however the rust put me off and i sold the BMW and kept the saffron estate, i have just recently swapped...
Hi great choice of car, much cheaper parts than M3 . As regards gearbox choice the 4 speed auto is very robust, and much better than the 5 speed auto in the last 265 bhp model.
I have had mine...
why do they do it
I sometimes feel sorry for the people seeling cars when you get these idiots wasting time and listing fees for there pleasure.
Julian
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mine is gold
Hi i have two large dogs and after years of clear tape on the bumber decided to splash out and brought a heavy duty cover from Demon Tweeks.
I have found it to be a perfect fit for the v70 phase 1....
How many motorbikes do you have, i have 4, ducati 907, 851, buell thunderbolt and bmw 1100s, all with straight through silencers just to excite the neigbours.
Hi Phil how many silencers do you have, do you have 2 silencers at the rear, one behind each wheel, is the car quite?
Julian