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Dashboard Mount Repair – Version 2.0 26 Aug 2013 | 09:14 pm
Dashboard Mount Repair – Version 2.0 My dashboard mount saga began about 5 years before this post with the purchase of a 1996 850 Platinum Edition turbo. When I purchased the car the right hand side ...
1998 V70XC Door Check Repair w/ photos 26 Aug 2013 | 04:41 am
1998 V70XC Door Check Repair w/ photos Shortly after I got my V70 last summer the driver side front door check failed. It had been repaired before, but the work didn't last. It took me a little while...
SAS Delete Theory 20 Aug 2013 | 11:27 pm
SAS Delete Theory For those of you who also own Volvo, you would be familiar with "SAS Delete". Remember that virtually all European cars (Volvo, VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche etc.) use the same s...
Water Pump Replacement 16 Aug 2013 | 05:06 pm
Water Pump Replacement Installing a new water pump: 1. Start by ensuring that the engine block surface is clean and dry. Use a Scotchbrite cleaning pad to remove the old gasket material from the blo...
Battery Capacity 15 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm
Battery Capacity Does a battery with a too-large capacity for the vehicle cause damage? MVS Forum member tjai had the battery in an S60 replaced with an 800CCA three years ago and has been experienci...
Removing Headliner 13 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
Removing Headliner MVS Forum member Simon Templar asks how to remove the “roof module” and “bulb interior lighting” portions of the headliner without breaking it. The full forum entry contains links...
S70 Speakers Demystified 30 Jul 2013 | 12:47 am
S70 Speakers Demystified I posted earlier asking about recommended speaker sizes to replace the blown speakers in my daughter's S70 and the response was pretty much crickets. I had to make a couple o...
Engine Swap 27 Jul 2013 | 05:28 pm
Engine Swap Steps for Engine Swap: 1. Drain the coolant via the drain on the back of the engine towards the belt. You do not need to drain the radiator fluid for the swap. 2. Disconnect the battery....
Opinions on Manual Boost Control 26 Jul 2013 | 05:14 pm
Opinions on Manual Boost Control In response to a request for opinions on how to safely boost a V70, MVS user pkplok posted this link which is specifically about boosting Volkswagens but should work ...
Pros and Cons of manual conversion 26 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am
Pros and Cons of manual conversion After converting automatic to manual transmission, MVS user Japedo shares some first impressions: Pros: -Increased fuel economy -Drives faster from 0 to 120 km/hr -...
