Well im now with you guys..

i did it..
i broke down and traded my zx6 for a volvo...

my story..

I had a 1997 Eclipse GST highly modded.. took iy to the track. spun a bearing.
so i decided to trade my bike for a car.. this guy offered me his

1995 volvo 850T

i have a lot of mechanical knowledge but i have never owned or worked on a volvo.

ive done some research and the car does have some of the normal problems

problems.. any help would be great..

1.fixed
2.fixed
3.fixed
4.power steering has a leak (are there any common placese?? last owner had to replace the belt and alternater from it)
5.lots of squeaks somewhere in the back
6.new switch ordered
7. odometer doesnt work
8. soon to be fixed
9.climate control unit doesnt light up and neither does the overhead lights


thanks advance for help

 

check fuses for the lights? may have to replace some of the bulbs. FCP Groton for brake kits, odometer gear, strut mounts/bushings.

 

Also check the switch in the overhead console. Ours was bad causing no interior lights.. Do a search here on the forum for fixing the odometer. It is usually a small plastic gear. Costs about $25 to fix and involves taking the dash pad and instrument cluster out. If you do it, replace all the instrument panel bulbs while you are in there. Since it is a 95, you can find out the true mileage from the ECU. The procedure it well documented here as well. Again, just do a search. Welcome and Good luck!

 

cool thanks guys

 

Replace the electrical part of the ignition system with fix the shifting out of park issue. You can find the part here.

 

If your having squeaks when you are going over speed bumps at slow sped, check the parking brake cable, where it go through the frame. If the cable is loose, it will make a rattling sound big time.

Check the rear panels for rubbing on the metal, sometime we had to place dum dum tape on panels to stop the noise.

 

actually now that ive driven it more... i this the squeaks are just from lack of strut mounts..

 

ordered new struts mounts from fcpgroton... good price thanks alot

 

any common places for the power steering to leak?
or tips on how to find the leak?
i dont wanna ruin the alternator

 

i think the power steering leak is from from the cap.. im not sure yet

 

Let me know if you need a Power Steering Pump. I have a good one from a 95 T-5R

 

Clean the PWS leak good and try to locate where it starts leaking from. If it does leak from the cap, the system is probably over-serviced and you need to drain some fluid with a syringe\hand pump.

The A/C panel not illuminating could be due to burned out bulbs, which are easy to replace. If it is ECC (Electronic/Automatic), you need to remove the radio first in order to get to the EEC release tabs. The radio can be pulled out by pressing on the narrow release tabs on L/R sides. Bulbs are cheap so that's what I do first. If your A/C is manual, wait for someone to reply as I'm not sure as to how to remove the manual unit.


JPN

 

great post thanx