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S40 / V40 '96-'04 General Forum for the Volvo S40 and V40 (Classic) Series from 1995-2004. |
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Aug 11th, 2017, 02:01 | #11 |
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Not great with images but there should be a strap, I think zip tie would be OK as long as it will hold the earth in place. That's what it is, so you don't get a static build up.
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Aug 11th, 2017, 08:50 | #12 | |
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Good you cleaned out the air filter housing as a lot of folks forget to do that. It's very important to clean it if the engine has a turbo in particular. The R5W blulbs in the rear lights are a PITA, as they fail on a regular basis. I did try some cheap LED's, but they did not last much longer. Some of the engines don't like non Volvo plugs, as there is no real equivalent.
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2003 V40 1.9TD Mods: Scratches, bent bumpers, raised REAR mats & internal mud guards. SHELL ULTRA 5/40 & LIQUI MOLY CERATEC. Everyone should DYOR (Do Your Own Research) |
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Aug 11th, 2017, 11:07 | #13 | |
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One thing that failed MOT last time was "Missing sideposition light", either you remove both or have both side working. I did a ghetto fix: http://i.imgur.com/iClsBKf.jpg However, I've got a new light and replaced it, it's looking good. Also another thing that failed MOT was high emissions, but it went through because the guy was nice enough. The catalytic converter is bad and I have to try to find another one for it. |
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Aug 13th, 2017, 09:29 | #14 | |
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If a CAT does get blocked up with Zinc ash it can't be cleaned out (Unless you like playing around with very corrosive acids). That ash results from engine oil anti wear additives, so if you can keep the oil consumption down and avoid using oils with high levels of Zinc based anti wear additives they last longer. Alas the only alternative to Zinc based anti wear additives is one of the new generation Ceramic oil additives and they are too expensive to be included in any normal engine oil at present. If you do buy a used CAT, make sure it does not rattle when given a good shake, as that means the internal matrix has broken up and it might not work as intended. My previous car was a Renault 19RT and the CAT had to be replaced (700 Euros plus fitting) after it failed a TUV inspection. The chap thumped it with his fist and it sure rattled. He then pointed to a few small holes in the seams and it was game over, as he gave me a full failure notice which gets entered into their data base, so no point trying to get another place to pass it after bodging up the rust holes. A TUV inspector made me change both reversing bulbs for standard 10w jobs as they were too bright. 20 quid wasted as some muppet binned one of them (They were top of the range Corus LED's). Alas my partner demonstrated why she really does need good reversing light by backing into another car a few months ago!
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