Another (late) update of my to-do list! (In no order, really) 1. The car occasionally shivers. So. I just read an email from November (Oh how I've neglected this site!!! I had to graduate college, though.) about the MAF sensor. I feel much more educated now. I will first disconnect the MAF sensor to see if the car is running smoother without it connected. (The connection could be bad, too, so I will look at the connector to see if it has any buildup, etc.) My car has just passed the 125k mark,
Hmmmm. A few tiny additions: (I just got a free rotate and balance today! yeay!) Flickering light issue has gone away (perhaps temporarily) after my dad tapped... ok, more than tapped on the door lock assembly part. It hasn't been flickering lately (I've probably just jinxed myself.) Anyways, I was told to take a look to see if there were any shorts from a member here. I will do that, but after my trip to Florida - if anything, I might go to a junk yard and asee how much they charge for a used
More stuff to check off! (I'm on a roll this week!) So my NEW list of to do's (in order of importance) is: 1. Rotate & Balance - she could use one, not badly, but a good idea. Also, flickering light issue which could very well go under #3, cept it's a different door. So that could mean I need 2 door lock assemblys. Arg. 2. Spark plug wires, rotor, & distributor. (Got new plugs....need to get on the rest of it for a true tune-up!!!) 2. Driver side passenger door lock - won't pop up wh
Yeay! I (with the help of my dad and my boyfriend) fixed a bunch of stuff, so, I can cross off the air pump, valve and gasket, tranny flush and also the dash and radio lights!! Amazingly, the door rattling went away on its own.. maybe I scared it away with my threats. Alas, though two more things I will have to add. The left side panels (on driver and rear passenger doors) have started to infamously bubble. I will try to fix this myself with help from the family, but we'll see. So my NEW lis
I have recently bought (within about a month) a 1998 S70 base model. Ok, so on the new car, the idling was always a *teeny tiny teensy* bit rough (was eventually going to get to that) - after a day's trip to Atlanta (from Nashville) and back, something is wrong with the car!! The trip was this past Tuesday and yesterday night (Thursday), I noticed this. There is a smell - never smelled it before anywhere, kinda like fireworks (after you shoot them off) mixed in with a mineral spirits/metallic
Hey! Ok, these are the things that I need to do to my car before she's up and ready to go. At least, without worries. So: 1. Air pump, SAS Valve (in the mail, hopefully I can change 'em out soon!!) 2. (ECT Fuel Sensor or something like it if the pump doesn't solve current problem) 3. Tranny flush/service - maintenance which was previously ignored 4. Brake Service - My dad is AWESOME at this. I can't wait to have his trademark brake service. Makes them nice and responsive (one touch to stop!
Ok - an update on my situation: 1. I talked to a parts guy at the Volvo dealership (both of them in my area are pretty nice - Nashville and Franklin, the one I was at) and when I described what was happening to my car (the choking, uneven boat engine sound of the engine, the shimmying, and the gas mileage, and the smell) he said that his wife's volvo's ECT fuel sensor (something that sounded like this) had gone out and that was kinda what her car was doing until they replaced it... he said that
