Unmolested Volvo 850 GLT
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Great car! looks in fantastic condition My dad had one of these as a company car in the 90's same colour as yours, as soon as i started driving I couldn't wait to get to drive it, the 20v 5 cylinder engine sounded great. Really comfortable seats.
Do you have any photos of the engine?
Cheers
Austin
Do you have any photos of the engine?
Cheers
Austin
SVX said:
That's probably the cleanest 850 on here...
Thanks, I think you could be right, I doubt there will be many if any left in the UK in this condition. It literally looks like a 2 year old car that could be sitting in a Volvo showroomaust240378 said:
...Do you have any photos of the engine? Cheers Austin
Thought I had posted engine pics but didn't so here you are. It's only a 10V 2.5 which nobody wants unlike the T5 range which are soaring in price
Another couple of jobs jobbed, actually these are extras as the car wasn't originally fitted with them.
First was an engine under-tray. My engine was covered in mud splashes when I bought the car and a bit of research found that although a few 850s were fitted with under-trays most were not. I managed to find one and tried it for size this evening. I need to drill holes for 3 of the the fixings which I'll do tomorrow
This should help keep the engine bay a little cleaner
This however I haven't a clue what its purpose is!!!
Half a plastic liner for the spare wheel well. Initial thought was to prevent the wheel from moving around, but it's in there pretty solid once the strap is on. Maybe it's to prevent the tyre from rubbing at the paintwork? I really haven't a clue.
Answers below if you know
Before pic...
After pic...
First was an engine under-tray. My engine was covered in mud splashes when I bought the car and a bit of research found that although a few 850s were fitted with under-trays most were not. I managed to find one and tried it for size this evening. I need to drill holes for 3 of the the fixings which I'll do tomorrow
This should help keep the engine bay a little cleaner
This however I haven't a clue what its purpose is!!!
Half a plastic liner for the spare wheel well. Initial thought was to prevent the wheel from moving around, but it's in there pretty solid once the strap is on. Maybe it's to prevent the tyre from rubbing at the paintwork? I really haven't a clue.
Answers below if you know
Before pic...
After pic...
I drilled 3 x 5mm holes in the front of the subframe to allow the cover to be bolted into place. I find it odd that Volvo never fitted covers to these cars in the factory and from my research only a few had them fitted. I'm hopeful it will prevent water and muck splashing up into the engine bay and help keep that area a bit cleaner in the future
Today was 'get dirty day' yet again...
The underside of the car has come a long way since I bought it but the exhaust which is now over 23 years old was looking a little tatty so I decided to give it a rub down and a coat of high temperature exhaust paint. I used this paint on a manifold many years ago and it was still perfect when I sold the car 10 years later so I'm hoping the exhaust will hold up for a few years longer
The underside of the car has come a long way since I bought it but the exhaust which is now over 23 years old was looking a little tatty so I decided to give it a rub down and a coat of high temperature exhaust paint. I used this paint on a manifold many years ago and it was still perfect when I sold the car 10 years later so I'm hoping the exhaust will hold up for a few years longer
Thanks for all the kind words and support, I'm afraid I think I'm running out of jobs to do on the 850 so updates will not be as regular
Today's task was to tidy up the spare wheel. The other Columba wheels were powder coated by either the dealer or the previous owner but the spare is still original. As it's only the spare I decided rather than go to the bother of powder coating i would paint the inside (inside rim was originally painted and not powder coated) as the outer is still presentable. Some serious rubbing with 60 grade sandpaper removed the rough and I finished off with some emery cloth. Etch primed and some grey primer then a couple of coats of clear lacquer. I'll leave it tonight and polish the outside tomorrow before applying a coat of wax
Just hope my granddaughter doesn't want to play cards tonight...
Today's task was to tidy up the spare wheel. The other Columba wheels were powder coated by either the dealer or the previous owner but the spare is still original. As it's only the spare I decided rather than go to the bother of powder coating i would paint the inside (inside rim was originally painted and not powder coated) as the outer is still presentable. Some serious rubbing with 60 grade sandpaper removed the rough and I finished off with some emery cloth. Etch primed and some grey primer then a couple of coats of clear lacquer. I'll leave it tonight and polish the outside tomorrow before applying a coat of wax
Just hope my granddaughter doesn't want to play cards tonight...
Spare wheel now cleaned up waxed, tyre dressed and back in the boot and looking so much better than it was.
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Original Volvo tool kit, tool roll, pouch and bulb kit
It's actually came up better than I expected so will keep my OCD at bay for today[url]
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Happy as a pig in the proverbial...
When I bought my 850 it only came with one key and two remotes, one remote of which was faulty. Not a problem I thought as I can order spares from Volvo.
The spare remote I received had the battery cover missing so I swapped the battery cover off the working remote and tried the broken one to see if it was working. After a clean with some Isopropyl the remote worked faultlessly so the hunt for a battery cover commenced and after a bit of luck I managed to find another used remote that allowed me to do a case swap.
I ordered a spare key from Volvo and was told to allow up to seven days for it to arrive. I booked the car into my local Volvo dealer to have the key programmed to the car then had a call that Volvo don't have a key and don't know when they can get one. I cancelled the local dealer and started looking for an alternative.
I contacted the original owner's son who sold the car to the dealer and he told me there were 3 keys with the car that were passed on, I called the dealer who said if he receiver 3 keys they would be passed on to the new owner. I called the guy I bought the car from and he was adamant that he only received one key.
After many phone calls and emails I discovered there are less than a handful of people who can clone and cut or program a key for the 850 and none were anywhere near me, then last weekend I found someone local who said they could cut and program a key but he never had any in stock so he would need to order one.
When I bought the car in March I searched the internet and found the old adverts from over a year ago from the dealer and took screenshots of them. At the weekend I decided to have a look through them and discovered that he advertised the car with 'spare keys' so I contacted the previous owner again and he said he would have another look but was certain he was only given one key.
On Monday evening the previous owner contacted me to say he found two Volvo keys but was unsure if they were for the 850 or from another Volvo he once owned.
The two keys arrived this morning and I went out and tried them, first in the door lock, then tried to start the car and they both work. So I now have 2 standard keys plus a valet key and two working remote controls
Happy days indeed
When I bought my 850 it only came with one key and two remotes, one remote of which was faulty. Not a problem I thought as I can order spares from Volvo.
The spare remote I received had the battery cover missing so I swapped the battery cover off the working remote and tried the broken one to see if it was working. After a clean with some Isopropyl the remote worked faultlessly so the hunt for a battery cover commenced and after a bit of luck I managed to find another used remote that allowed me to do a case swap.
I ordered a spare key from Volvo and was told to allow up to seven days for it to arrive. I booked the car into my local Volvo dealer to have the key programmed to the car then had a call that Volvo don't have a key and don't know when they can get one. I cancelled the local dealer and started looking for an alternative.
I contacted the original owner's son who sold the car to the dealer and he told me there were 3 keys with the car that were passed on, I called the dealer who said if he receiver 3 keys they would be passed on to the new owner. I called the guy I bought the car from and he was adamant that he only received one key.
After many phone calls and emails I discovered there are less than a handful of people who can clone and cut or program a key for the 850 and none were anywhere near me, then last weekend I found someone local who said they could cut and program a key but he never had any in stock so he would need to order one.
When I bought the car in March I searched the internet and found the old adverts from over a year ago from the dealer and took screenshots of them. At the weekend I decided to have a look through them and discovered that he advertised the car with 'spare keys' so I contacted the previous owner again and he said he would have another look but was certain he was only given one key.
On Monday evening the previous owner contacted me to say he found two Volvo keys but was unsure if they were for the 850 or from another Volvo he once owned.
The two keys arrived this morning and I went out and tried them, first in the door lock, then tried to start the car and they both work. So I now have 2 standard keys plus a valet key and two working remote controls
Happy days indeed
Just back from a holiday with the caravan and my neighbour handed me a parcel that arrived whilst I was away.
I saw them advertised on Gumtree and tried to buy them but I was pipped to the post as someone had beaten me to them. Then the vendor contacted me to say the guy who was supposed to buy them never arrived to collect so he was open to offers.... me and 4 others were given the chance to blind bid... Not really the way to do things and not normally something I would entertain but I decided to bid his asking price plus postage and and extra £5 and I'm now the owner of some NOS Volvo 850 mats. The vendor's father bought them new in 1996 for his 850 but never used them so they car adorn my 850 for high days and holidays.
Need to get myself a new pair of slippers for when I'm driving the 850 now
I saw them advertised on Gumtree and tried to buy them but I was pipped to the post as someone had beaten me to them. Then the vendor contacted me to say the guy who was supposed to buy them never arrived to collect so he was open to offers.... me and 4 others were given the chance to blind bid... Not really the way to do things and not normally something I would entertain but I decided to bid his asking price plus postage and and extra £5 and I'm now the owner of some NOS Volvo 850 mats. The vendor's father bought them new in 1996 for his 850 but never used them so they car adorn my 850 for high days and holidays.
Need to get myself a new pair of slippers for when I'm driving the 850 now
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