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I have currently three Volvos, and have owned a total of four. 04 S80 AWD, currently 210K 04 S60 non turbo, Currently 185K 13 XC90 non turbo, Currently 98K Formerly 06 S60 AWD, 165K when crashed. They have performed very well for me over the years with no unusual problems , just normal wear and...

Quote: Wouldn't there be a transfer case attached to the manual transmission? That would probably need something different. I just picked this up for my girlfriend and have not even put it on my lift yet so I will check.

thank you! Was kinda hoping that my normal parts supplier may have something for the manual transmission, but if all else fails I will get the dealership fluid.

Just picked up a used 99 Honda CRV and want to drain and refill all the fluids. Honda manual and Haynes bood say the manual trans takes "Honda manual transmission fluid" or equivalent. And for the rear differential it calls for the "Honda Dual pump fluid" Questions: will Penzoil Synchromesh...

Doing the clear shield paint protection film is an art, just like professional window tinting. We do a lot of it at my store, my clear shield and tint guy has 15 years of experience doing this and makes this look easy. Sometimes he even makes a goof requireing him to start over.

I saw no maintenance record for that so I was thinking of taking apart the pcv system and cleaning it since its unconventional compared to my dodge ram. Probably going to change timing belt here pretty soon, book says 120K but I'm a preventative maintenance freak.... Thank you.

"pull the valve cover to see for sure." that sounds like a good idea

Originally Posted By: addyguy You have a sludged engine. Good luck. I wouldn't have bought a turbo with that sort of maintenace history, but hey, there's a sucker born every minute! If you want a 'cheap' fix, run 2-3 short OCI's with a dino oil of your choice, and 1 quart of MMO in the oil...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Not to scare you too much, but the results of running mineral oil in this Volvo turbo engine at 7.5k mile intervals are generally disastrous. I've read quite a few reports of serious sludge forming and turbo dying. I would open the engine up and assess the...

I did not notice a Pure One filter for that car. One thing to note: when I changed the oil about 800 miles ago, it came out like mud, but the filter had no goop caught in the pleats. Just an observation....

Hey gentlemen, I surf around here a bit and rarely post, just absorb. I just picked up an '04 Volvo S80 AWD with the 2.5 turbo engine. Runs like a swiss watch, drives equally well for 105K miles on it. Previous owner did the Volvo recommended 7500 mile OCI's done at a valvoline quickie lube...

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL Originally Posted By: Fuelman Hey guys. I read this entire thread and noticed a lot of opinions on a lot of things regarding rustproofing, both spray oil and chemical, namely Krown and Ziebart. I happen to own a Ziebart Franchise in Albany New York as well as a...

Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah Interesting. My GM truck (worst according to Fuelman) has 120k miles on it, spent its life outside and trust me salt is the rule (tons of it used yesterday after 3 inches of snow) around here. I've been all over the truck since I bought it changing out...

Hey guys. I read this entire thread and noticed a lot of opinions on a lot of things regarding rustproofing, both spray oil and chemical, namely Krown and Ziebart. I happen to own a Ziebart Franchise in Albany New York as well as a specialty fuel business. When rustproofing is desired, all the...

Since changing the oil type inthe engines, the ticking at startup has gone away so that leads me to believe it is not the duty cycle purge solenoid.