DD'ing a Turbo Brick

[flipstah]

Picked up a daily driver last night. Had to get it towed home because registry was closed and I didn't have an extra plate.

Some fun bits:

1991 Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon
Blue
5 seats (6 and 7 are missing)
BOV
RWD

Wagon

Did I mention it was a wagon?



Sr. Flipstah waiting in the back, looking at me as if I was a tool.













Will I regret buying this land yacht? Maybe. Maybe not.

Who knows? Time to do the basic maintenance and be ski-hill ready.
:bigpimp:

Let the games begin!

[Circuits]

Re: DD'ing a Turbo Brick

Yay... wagon!!

[Danaldson]

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Bag it, stage 2+ but whatever you do dont let kanji drive it .

[danno]

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Ive always liked the brick look. Haha

Good luck making it your daily. Im sure you will clean it up nicely

[flipstah]

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Thanks. Wish me luck!


Tapashutupyourface.

[Canadian Turbo]

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Thanks. Wish me luck!

Lots of luck!!!!

[flipstah]

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Maintenance day today! Went to my local Auto Value to gather some items:

Oil + oil filter
Headlight bulb
Rear wiper
Spark plugs
Engine degreaser



Following recommended weight as upkeep is what keeps the world go round!



Head gasket needs work and the last oil was very thin. No way this was a month old oil.



Degreaser doing wonders.



Fluid top up:



Unplugged the battery and the engine light went away. Yay! Went for a test run and things went well!



Tomorrow will be interior work and cleaning while ATF and brake fluid flush will be next week!


Tapashutupyourface.

[flipstah]

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Did some interior work today. Sort of.


Tried to sew a rip, but my needle broke.





So I changed the stereo instead.





So there's a leak in the car and while investigating, found a weird tube that didn't belong...





You can see how it's an afterthought, touching hardlines








Where did it lead?!








Some fool rigged a POS catch can/blow-by.





FML.

[flipstah]

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Sewed up the hole, but hack job. Zero fucks given. Don't Stiegl and Sew.

Weird. The Brick ate through 2-3L of oil from end of July till now. Been monitoring the oil status, and there's no burn (white smoke when cold start, but disappears when warm), catch can is not that full (maybe 1/8 cup?), and there's no gushing leak (just trickles).


WHERE DID IT ALL GO!?

[witchcraftz]

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Check the IC?

[flipstah]

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The Brick was able to conquer Calgary->Edmonton and back with no issues. Was able to keep up with the traffic and was pretty comfortable on the highway.

However, one of the shocks seem shot because of the floaty handling and also, the condensation from the AC leaks inside the cabin.

[flipstah]

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Completed partial maintenance weekend and this car is a riot to learn stuff on.

- ATF is fine, clean, plentiful and similar situation with the brake fluid. No changes.
- Power steering fluid was brown and murky, so switched it up to the Volvo green splooge.
- Belts looked fine with no cracks
- Brakes are still thick
- Finding the oil trickle is tricky. Still haven't found it,

Checked around the turbo, which meant removing piping around the air filter. Good thing I did, because the air filter is nasty.







Cleaned the baby turbo with some Spray Nine and a toothbrush. Lots of accumulation. There's also an open nipple that I have no idea where it leads to. Looks like a valve for the wastegate?



While searching for that elusive oil leak, I thought there was an open valve for the PCV. Turns out it was a coolant plug. FML.

Screwed it back in, refilled the coolant and cleaned the garage floor. While that dried up, I detailed the car and refreshed the grille! So many rock chips. Not anymore.









I found a HBC boost controller in my glove compartment, except I've never used one. Is it necessary?

[GingerBeef]

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I found a HBC boost controller in my glove compartment, except I've never used one. Is it necessary?

install it. moar boosts.

[flipstah]

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install it. moar boosts.

I want to, but have no idea how. I'll have to Google it.

So the leak is on the left side, which is probably power steering? Meanwhile, I did this:

[cam_wmh]

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Liking the progress Don, keep it up!