96 850R wagon slow build thread

rado · 2018-04-02T09:11:35+00:00

Oh the original color is dark gray pearl with 172 k on the clock automatic

rado

Just more of a captains log post

Oil change today

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And quick picture of the couple

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rado

rado
Keep forgetting to update the progress of the water leak .
Since tightening up all hoses not had to put a drop in the bottle , happy days a win ☠️

rado

In around two weeks I've driven the Arrgh just over 1200 ks up and down to the new house . Took the c30 up last night with the R and dropped it off . You kinda forgot how handy it is having a wagon, you can get sooo much stuff in it and the c30 surprisingly get some gear in that too .
Anyways .... all good apart from the tailgate has developed a rattle, seems the door card thing has broken a few clips AGAIN 😕 .
On the way home on the freeway it was too late to avoid some road kill kangaroo think , hell of a bump but nothing broken but we could here the bones crushing , OOo nasty .
Anywho , still loving this wagon 😍 and I get stopped by just random people wanting to know about it 🙃 is it a Stagma 😀

morch_66479

Get yourself some Volvo anti rattle tape and put it everywhere. Tape is bloody expensive though 😱

rado

morch_66479
😄 need two rolls of that ..

242GT

Steve , you meant to say " new garage " didn't you, not new house 😁

rado

242GT
😃
Seems that way as all I've taken up there is two cars and car parts thus far , and that's only half of what's in the shed 🤔

rado

Well we're almost finished moving house , truck done the most work Monday but in the last couple of weeks the Arrgh has clocked up around 2.5ks and didn't miss a beat and no fluids lost 😅 . Aircon struggled a bit above 36c , Monday was 43c over here and with the wagon full to the brim ( me , wife ,dog and boxes) it was pretty warm . Buy hey all good ! It's absolutely filthy now , not seen it this dirty for a while.
Bad news is AF gauge is playing up , maybe need a new sensor. Least of what's on me mind , it'll get done ..

rado

So glad January is done and dusted, all moved house and new job close to home . The Arrgh roughly clocked up 3600 ks in January as it was a toss up between the tt , c30 or the R . Good choice I think haha as it's a damn good hauler to fill , still such a practical car !
Now back to being a weekend rocket and clean
Now for some gratuitous shots

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I've started throwing crap out as well , just stuff I shouldn't have kept so far ..

morch_66479

What crap? 😅

rado

morch_66479
Damn it man 😀
You know what ..... while I was tipping stuff in the bin I was , oooo that's still looks good 😉 . Gotta draw the line somewhere.

242GT

rado you through " crap" out.
Are you ok , old volvo drivers that throw "crap" out are usually unwell.
Maybe it's just the summer sun , ok
😁🤣

rado

242GT
Stewart mate , you should have seen the boxes mounting up on the patio and when the removal guys put the bigger stuff here , it was embarrassing hehe .

rado

Finally the Arrgh is back in a garage

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And back to being a weekend car yey .

I've not started looking yet but the sun has taken its toll on the windscreen a pillar trim

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Something for me to ponder on for a while ..

rado

With reading morch_66479's thread I changed out the light relay , yep nice feature 👌
Also looked and found a spare bong relay bit I've already got on fitted it seems .

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While underneath the steering wheel area I found this plug I forgot about..

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Anyone have an idea what it's for ?

rado

Mental note to self
At plus 43c in traffic noticed the bonnet getting pretty hot 😀

Also on deceleration between 2 & 3k revs it looks like the needle is hunting up and down

Also on full throttle the lambda light is flickering like mad but go's away

Lastly ( not very often ) light comes on lambda yeah that one again so find the fault and it's mfa . Now I'm wondering if it's because when I changed it it wasn't a bosch part .. may put the original back in see if it pops the code up ..

TL_V70

Lamba light flickering really fast is a warning system built into the VAST ECU.

it's telling you the knock sensors are picking up knocking (Detonation) so best get of the loud pedal not to cause and damage.

THIS IS FROM THE WEBSITE and i am pretty sure its mentioned in the instructions sheet the ecu came with

Check Engine Light Flash During Knock

Arguably one of the most important software additions to the ECU is the ability to alert the driver to detected knock/pre-ignition. A new routine has been coded into the ECU, which will actively flash the check engine light in response to actual, detected knock.

242GT

I bought the updated genuine Volvo knock sensor kit , it comes with 2 x knock sensors , updated Y shaped wiring harness .
The original Y wiring for both sensors into the main harness is apparently a weak point.
This came about as I had same issue as you ocassionly the 850R Delta light would come on and the car would run in a limp mode .
According to forums its a common issue with older knock sensors.
2 ways to sort it .

Take both sensors off front of block plus the small harness that plugs into main harness.
Buy replacement knock sensor kit and replace everything, make sure to clean surface where they bolt to engine block.
Note: the knock sensor instructions show that sensors need to be set at a particular and and tightened to a set torque amount.

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242GT

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