I have recently become the proud second owner of a 1993 944T with 95K. Prior to purchase, I had the car inspected by a Volvo-only shop. There are a couple of "priority" fixes that they identified that I need help understanding (I am a newbie at both Volvo ownership and personal car repair; I'm looking forward to acquiring some new skills). I'm trying to learn what I can do myself and what must be done in the shop.

1) "Oil filter pedestal cooling hoses weak." Where are these hoses? Do they have a different name that I would recognize in the FAQ? (a search of "oil filter pedestal" returns no posts). Most of the hoses in the car are nearly new (the 90K service is marked in the book; would they have been replaced at that time?). What would cause these hoses to fail, and how can I prevent it from happening in the future? Is this a fix I can handle?

2) Marked as "Needs attention": "Breather box and turbo return tube." Being a newbie, I don't know what these components are nor how to fix them. The shop said the the turbo is fine. Can someone point me in the right direction? The Chilton manual I checked out from the library is no help (is there a source for better repair info, with good indexed exploded diagrams?).

Sorry for the barrage of questions, thanks for any help.
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Steve Van Steenhuyse ('95 944T, 95K)