Volvo 850 Forum -

How do I get out the master window switch in the middle of my console? Can I pry it out? Some reason my switch for the passenger front window works going down but up.... well you gotta push the button several times. (been getting worse started about a week ago)
Today it took me almost my whole trip home (30 minutes) to get my window to go up. It DOES NOT go up a little when I push the button....

Hello,

I am new to this forum and have found it a great resource so far in owning a 10+ year old Volvo (1996 850R Wagon). We purchased it new and absolutely love the car.

We seem to be having some electrical problems. When you turn the car on the headlights do not turn on immediately (5-20 second delay). And during this period of no headlights we can not shift the car into...

Hi guys!

Am pretty new to 850s so I hope you guys could help me with this problem.

My reverse gear engages smoothly, and reverses well if you don't press on the gas pedal. Once you press on the gas pedal, youget the feeling that something is slipping and there is aslight shuddering in the car.

Is this one of the symptoms of gearbox failure?

Hi guys, yet another theory of my current problem with my car. As i mentioned in my other post i get some exhaust smell coming into the cabine and from underneith the hood, there is some white some coming out of the engine. i was also thinking that it might be from an exhaust leak from the manifold. when i was getting the car, the owner had mentioned to me that there was an small exhaust leak from...

IPD's RIP kit is listed for '95-'98 model year cars. What's different on the '94 that makes it not fit? I sent IPD an e'mail and asked them, but I guess they were busy.
thanks

I recently bought a '94 turbo, not running (fuel pump). I got it going today, and it's smoking like crazy. I'm pretty sure it was oil, but it was getting dark so it was kinda hard to discern the color of the smoke.

So I did a search, and all I found were posts about cars smoking at idle. Mine doesn't smoke at idle, it smokes when I accelerate, and even more when I...

Hi,
I've got a question on my transmission (1995 850 Turbo Wagon, automatic)
It seems that when I first get going in the morning, if I'm on the highway and let off the gas, the transmission stays in gear for a second, sort of like engine braking in a manual transmission vehicle. It's not drastic or anything, but it's noticeable. After about 15 minutes or so, it seems to...

hey all,

pulled out my seatbelt today, and it jammed half wayout, wont go back in and wont pull out any further. lots of wiggling, still no movement, anyone know whats happened?

thanks in advance

sean

Hey guys
I put my 95 850 in for a service, tune and timing belt the car was well past its due date for a service and tune, when i got the car back it sounded like the removed my purring 2.5 and replaced it with a diesel!!!, every vlave is noisey. He tried changing the oil, no good, he went as far as trying to remove the valve covers but couldnt figure out how to get them off.

hi just checked my codes and comes up with 1-2-1 MAF signal absent or faulty, is this fixable and whats MAF? cheers

Hey Guys,
So I'm buying subs and an amp for my 1994 Volvo 850 Sedan. I just recieved the wiring kit today and put in the remote and RCA cables just fine. When it came to figuring out how I'm going to get the power cable from the battery in the engine compartment to the amp in the trunk, I came up clueless. I took off the underside cover of the driver's side and looked around and...

I'm a little disturbed at the lack of tire threads that I got when I did my search. You guys (& ladies too) don't talk about tires to the point of frustration, like all the other car forums? Lets fix that.... default/grin.gif' 'grin.gif' />

I'm buying tires this...

Hi all

I am new to these forums as having had a mondeo ST previously.

I have purchased a T5 tailgate spoiler and fixings from ebay to put on to a 95 m 850 GLT.

The tailgate has not had a spoiler before.

I am after if anyone can help some advice / instructions on how to fit this as itdoesnt appear to be obvious or straight forward, any help gratefully...

I am going to definitely do a cone filter soon, but I want to make a custom heat shield... maybe. Im not that creative with auto's, but none the less I am smart so thats a start. I would like to make it fully enclosed on 4 or 5 sides like the one on this page for this bmw. Click on "CIA" I want something similar to this anyway, are there any available to buy OR are there any pre...

I have just bought a 1996 Volvo 850 that has a CD changer installed in the boot. The Cassette that holds the CD's is missing, does anyone know what model this changer is and where I can get a reasonably priced replacement cassette from? It has Volvo written on it and I can post a picture of it if that helps.

Hi guys, i just wanted to know where the flame Shield... is located on my 95 850 (non-turbo), what can i use to clean it up? is carb cleaner okay?
i took some pics of the throttle body area, can you guys tell me or highlight the pic in which the flame trap is located thanks
fabs..

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hi folks, I just bought a 95 volvo 850 turbo wagon here in Maui with the hopes for something cruisable and functional for island life. Im in upcountry Maui so its either uphill or downhill from 0 to 8000 feet sometimes. I bought the car with a few mechanical problems and Im not sure what needs to get done first. I enjoy working on cars, I had worked on my last car a 1978 300d mb, but I'm not...

i haven't been into volvos that long so i dont know much about them. i'm looking for a new (catback or just muffler). i dont want anything loud. i want something that sounds stock most of the time but to have a nice tone in the high rpms. kinda like stock exhausts on some modern sport cars like the cooper s or some infinity cars... i think you guys get what i'm trying to say.

I just wanted to know, because i have some smoke coming out of the engine, not sure if it's from the head gasket or if it's an exhaust manifold leak? it's white in color and usually spills out when the engine is idling and then you give it a quick shot of the throttle....I'm also getting an occasional puff of blue smoke at the exhaust on startup only...i don't have smoke coming...

hey guys, I am new to this forum. I am usually an Audi guy but my dad is wanting to purchase a 1997 Volvo 850 with 71000 miles. The price is 3000. I do not know the trim of the car yet. I will know that tom. Is there anything i should look for or be aware of before i decide to buy this car? Also does this car have a Timing belt or chain? thanks for the input, any help will be awesome.

Will the newer looking ones fit on my 93 850? heres a pic of what I am talking about .
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I found this wile looking for stuff for the bimmer. They say it will work on any car. What do you guys think of this, its a little over me head when I tried reading about it. Im not a mechanic, I am DIY guy.

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Hi guys, just wanted to know if somewhere on the car/engine there is an I.D. number that can tell me exactly what engine i have? not usre if i have the 10V or the 20V..thanks
fabs

My 96 850 Wagon is completely unresponsive. It is as if the battery is disconnected. I had work done on it a few days ago --- replaced air pump and secondary 02 sensor and all seemed to be fine after that. I drove it a couple of times and was not aware of anything being amiss. Today I went to start it (in a heavy rain) and absolutely nothing happened. I have no emergency flasher light, no...

There is a strong petrol smell coming out of the engine bay. What could cause this?

It happened after I changed my injectors from orange to whites.

BTW, should white injectors use the blue seals? I noticed on me buddie's V70T5 where whites are standard, they had no blue seals.

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i was wondering what the correct idle speed is for my 96 850. right now, it idles at about 1000 or 1100 RPM. aren't cars usually around 700-800 RPM?

hi all i got a t5 on a l reg i have changed the PCV Tank with a new 1 and the breather pipes are all new when i attached the breather pipe on to the inlet pipe that goes from the air flow meater to the turbo on the bottom of the pipe the breather goes on the car smokes like hell when i disconect the breather pipe from
the inlet the car dont smoke but the i get fumes into the car can some...

Hi everyone, just want to say that I am a newbie in here so be gentle with me, lol. I have owned my 850 T-5 for a while now and love it to bits, it does have a few little issues but she is running great, safe reliable and fast, what more do u want from a car.
Bad bits- Think the lambda sensor is gone as I have a diagnostics light on dash that is on all the time. The turbo leaks a little (but...

i have a little problem with my manual 850 GLT:

sometimes when i push in the clutch or throw it in to neutral the RPMs seem to take a while to come down, and i know this is affecting my gas mileage. is there something that might need some cleaning, like my throttle body? i was thinking it might just be sticking a little bit but i have no idea...

thanks!

Hi guys i had an issue with the hand brake on the car..it is an automatic so i'm not that worried if i don't have it, but it is a good feature to have.
I brought it to a garage that i go to, they do good work.
anywho i brought it in to have it checked out, there was some rubbing going on when i would turn the back driver wheel by hand(tire lifted). and the pass. side was making...

What type of bulbs will be needed as these kits are too expensive from IPD, unless one of you know where I can find them cheaper. Basically I want to know what the bubs numbers are, where to get them and also the bulb type for the rear ash tray would be great to know too or a website with all of this information.

Until recently, I just had a '93 850 with the single bulb headlights. Removing and replacing the bulb was easy.

I've just gotten a '95 with 88K miles and it's in nice shape, but my left low beam bulb is burned out - that's the bulb toward the center of the vehicle. What do I need to do to remove the bulb? Special tool? Find a teeny-weeny person to send in to the...

Fixed the ABS and TRACS OFF lights. Electric portion of ignition switch. Did have an eng light on also. Code was I think p0443. Generic was P0234. 234 dtc was turbo charger sel. A??? Also found that the driv. side radiator support was broken. rad. replaced today. Aft rad. was replaced the abs and tracs lights came on again, but soon went out. Any help??? Do i still need an ABS control...

I noticed it several years ago I got the car in 03 noticed it back then. This grime is coming out of this seal but them dripping down onto the frame and sitting there. It does not seem to be getting any worse but I figured I would finally get around to asking about it. I outlined the grime and you are looking in on the front drivers side wheel well. These pics are huge.

Vibration and wobble in front end seems to be coming from the passenger side of car. What should I be looking for? Planning to replace both front tires soon due to wear on outside edges. default/liebe011.gif' 'liebe011.gif' />

I seem to recall seeing some pics of an 850 wagon with a 960 front end....I think. I checked everything in the 'members garage' section and didn't find it. Anybody seen it, know where the pics are?

I have a 97 850 auto non turbo. The trans was going out so I got one with 58.000 on it And it is in the car now It only has 1st gear unless it is in winter mode then it's stuck in 3rd you can lock it down to 1st & 2nd with the shifter when it's in winter mode. When it's not in winter mode you only have 1st. No trans light are flashing. I took it to volvo and they said it's...

Ok - So I am having problems with my T5R...to say the least. I am trying to figure out if these problems are going to be VERY expensive (more than 2500, as I have already put alot of $$ into her in the last 4 years)...

Here are the codes and issues - I know its alot, but I have no idea what they mean!

154 - EGR Leakage
232 - Idiling (there is something...

electric door mirrors and heated front seats have died. checked fuse seems fine.
was wondering if there`s a relay and if so which one.

Curr. looking at the mentioned above. Veh has 126,876 miles, Auto trans.
Problems that were found were:
1. Axle seal on pass. side of trans is leaking.
2. Needs 2 frt tires and rear pads.
3. ABS and TRACS OFF lights come on and off. Usually after cranking veh.

Thanks for all the time spent reading this. TurboMommy. How much is the ABS fix going to be?? ...

hi 2 u all i got a volvo 850 t5 auto l reg the problem is when the car is running it thows oil out of the bip stick some times the engine internal is very fumey there was a breather pipe that had snapped that goes 2 the inlet turbo pipe now i have fixed the pipe when i boost the car smokes like hell but when i pull the breather pipe out of the inlet pipe down by the turbo it does not smoke i get...

Hey,

I test drove a 850 today, it was fun!! but, I noticed a few things..

one of them was the engine was a bit loud, I put my ear down by the belt and thats where I think where it is.. could this be the engine belt/pulley?

Also, when I turn the car on, and have to shift to R or D, I have to press a button so the shifter would move..it's right on the...

Ok my drivers seat cable needs to be fixed I know where the directions for that procedure are. I was wondering though, why when I brake hard or take off fast my seat will move a little on the base it even makes a single knock noise when it moves at the base. The 4 screws at the base are tight, what else can I check for to nip this in the bud? Also I hate electric seats, if I took off that plastic...

Hi guys!

Am a newbie here. Driving an 1996 850 T5. Have been reading this forum for some time before joining in, and am glad to say that this is one of the most informative forums with regards to volvos.

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I think I have stumbled across some of these answers before or people mentioned them to me in other topics, but being short on time I don't have much time at one sitting to do any useful searching.

1. In a Volvo with the TRACS system, is this controlled from within the ABS module or is the TRACS system controlled by its own TRACS module? I believe both have electrical problems and...

P Codes

P0001 Fuel Volume Regulator Control Circuit/Open
P0002 Fuel Volume Regulator Control Circuit Range/Performance
P0003 Fuel Volume Regulator Control Circuit Low
P0004 Fuel Volume Regulator Control Circuit High
P0005 Fuel Shutoff Valve C ontrol...

I just had to replace the fuel pump on my '94 850 (non turbo). A few days after replacing the pump, I started having rough engine running when I was starting from a traffic light, stop sign, etc. Sometimes it was rough and sometimes it was perfectly normal running when starting from a stop. Anyway the check engine light was on and when I had it checked out, it read mass air flow sensor. The...