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A few questions... 900

posted by  someone claiming to be ringlee on  Fri Jun 28 08:57 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Congratulations: great car! (p.s. I have two of them, so I'm biased)

Gasoline: You could probably get by with 90 ethanol, but premium is specified because of the compression from the turbo. A lower octane will result in retarded ignition and lower performance.

Manual: Chiltons is the least valuable, although it does have all the trouble codes for the ECU. Buy the Volvo OEM wiring diagram, the Haynes European 940 manual (see EBay under "Volvo +manual") and a used Chiltons.

Paint remover: try soap and water first, then tar remover, then go to 3M adhesive remover spray. Sometimes mechanical scraping will work too (very carefully!) if the paint stuck to underlying wax.

Air box: see the 700/900 FAQ for a home fix for the broken clips

Other tips: use Mobil 1 synthetic and Mann filters; flush your tranny with Mobil 1 synthetic ATF; replace your p/s fluid with the same. See the FAQ for more information.






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