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Hi, my 08 V70 T6 3.0l developed a(nother) problem yesterday. I drove the car in the morning with no problems, went to start it a few hours later and I have CEL. Don't currently have access to my DICE (clone) so used my cheap Bluetooth OBD2 - see attached results. I checked all wiring I could get to - found some damaged cable/exposed copper which I wrapped. Cleared faults and checked again, this time I'm getting P0206 (injector wiring). I cannot find any damaged cable going to injector 6. Could it be an electrical fault with the actual injector? On a side not, I upgraded/retrofit the cluster to a TFT a while back and while the POWER gauge has never worked as intended, it would rise and fall with acceleration. Now, however, it will rise when ignition is switched on - it bounces around with revs - and after approx 10 secs it just drops. When I clear faults it jumps back up again for 10 or so secs, then dies again. It's as if it is receiving no electrical signal. All other dash readouts appear to function correctly. I have checked wiring at the cluster and OBD2 port - all seems good. Thanks

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all good. I gifted it all out with trial and errors hahaha

hi there, Does anyone know what bolts are used to attach the AC compressor to the engine on a 1996 850? I know there are 4 bolt and two of then bolt into a bracket but I am having a hard time finding which ones they are. Thanks

Slap a manual boost controller, a K24 or 19t on it, 3" down pipe, reverse intercooler piping, and go to town. You could do a 18t if budget is tight. If budget is really tight, you could drop a 15G or 16T out of a 850/x70 t5 on it and get a bit more vs your 13t turbo.

Ya I saw that the Lpt has a higher compression ratio, so I was thinking beefing up the internals a little bit(if I have to) but honestly I’m not trying to push it too far just want a little more get up and go out it, try and get it to the 200 hp range, maybe 300 hp range if I’m lucky. (if I can get to the 400 hp range without cracking the block, that would be even better, the problem though is there’s not much info on them, at least what I’ve tried to find) Im from USA, you?

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All the electrical gremlins could be related to the CEM. I got one off ebay and had it rebuilt for like 150 bucks via an ebay service...Rebuilding the turbo isnt a bad play, if you can find a nice jy one with little shaft play (good luck on the search) thats fine .. I have a brand new CHRA 14t I got from maxpeedingrods awhile back i would sell cheap, Im not going to be using it ...

I think the 99 C70 used the ME7 ecu which would mean any mods you make would need to be mapped in by someone (whereas the older ecu M4.4 you can modify yourself) For mods you can put a bigger turbo on, bigger injectors, intercooler upgrade. The problem being the compression ratio of the LPT B5254T engine is higher than the HPT 2.3 engine which limits the amount you can push it a bit. Where are you from?

I just got my firt volvo for free at 234,678km I think. 1. ABS light is on my code reader didn't pick up anything for all of these lights on 2. AWD don't work i replaced the dim2. 3. Traction don't work 4. Brake light is on sometime it turn off for 30 sec so it counts the km then turns back on. Also sometime when braking the abs will randomly kick and on dry road only going slow. It will press back so I can't press in down and make a grinding sound 5.SRS light is on 6. The fan is always on and kicks on even when it is cold out like has soon the engine is running. That might be bad coolant level sensor 7. Turbo is leaking oil. Sure I rebuild buy new or junk yard pull? No sure where to start or what to start looking into these problems, what code reader should I buy that won't brake the back. I'm located in Canada Thank you

Hi, I’m pretty new to the Volvo scene, and it’s been really hard for me to find info on any kind of mods or anything in particular with my car, I’m an owner of a 99 Volvo c70 2.4l 5 cyl, it’s the convertible, not the coupe:( I was wondering where to start and how high I can take the performance on it, it’s a b5254t engine, am I able to throw a bigger turbo on it? And what kind of hp can I get out of it before I crack the block?

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I did add a pic, strange. Now found this in my profile...You have used 7.8 MB of your 7.81 MB attachment limit. Sorry, no image then. I used to have gauges and buttons there, too, when I had airride. That was completely hand formed around them by welding hundred small plastic pieces into shape and then textured the surface to kinda look like plastic bumper.

Got a pic? I thought about doing it that was as a couple locals have as well for gauges. I need to revist this project and do some finishing touches still.

Nice! looks 3D printed? I was working couple months ago on similar project. Just oldschool way - template, mold, fibreglass, sanding... then glued on some leather for final look.

Yeah now that im about to jump back into working on the car I mineaswell. Need to pop the dash cover off anyways to replace the dead cluster, so ill route some nicer cables through the dash to the back of the headunit that ill be replacing soon as well. Need to fish all the old dash cam wiring out as well since my blackvue finally fell apart after what feels like 5-6 years. (The unit pictured has a forward facing camera on it, and has a rear back up cam that doubles as a rear dash cam). Have a few things on the shelves to put on over the next couple of months as well. Was fun working on the car for the short time I did over the weekend, forgot how it felt.

Really well honestly, and the engine bay is so nicely done I took photos so I can redo mine haha.

how's that paint job holding up?

neat, gonna do a full wire tuck?

Finally somewhat finished the center dash speaker holder for a heads up display. Need to make some tweaks, and fish the wiring to the back of the radio for a cleaner look, but it worked out for my drive to a meet over the weekend.

Some how this post isnt archived lol. Anyways, saw the old ride over the weekend.

Since the other thread is archived. Touched the s70 a bit, and then installed some more lighting in the garage after doing some organizing of parts. Made a list of stuff to buy to do a stage 0 and replace.

Thats pretty exciting and awesome!