The good news: The new MAF sensor arrived today from Bulgaria. The bad news: It is the
wrong one. I have emailed the vendor with the VIN/EngineNo/Part no and they
are going to check if they have one. A proper Volvo part is £70.
On a brighter note I did a few repairs including the old MAF sensor. I managed
to get a pencil light source down the MAF sensor tube and examined it with a
magnifying glass, it was full of crap despite my last attempt to clean it. I put
cellulose thinners down it this time and all the carp is gone. I measured the
platinum wire resistance against the new part that arrived today and they are
both the same. It also appears to work, dare I say it, I have been a couple of
runs in it of at least 30 miles and the EMS light is still off but It is too
early to tell as it is the Long Term Fuel Trim that is going wrong, here's hoping.
I repaired the cup holder today in true R2R style using an earth tag and a
screw to act as a latch.
I repaired/bodged the rear lock on the tail gate. I did not fix the
solenoid (way too complicated) so I disconnected it. If we get time we can
investigate further but at least we will not unlock it by mistake (an accident
waiting to happen esp with migrants looking for a free ride).
The next task is to get those bulb alarms to go off, I am waiting on the
rheostat to investigate these alarms further.
The gearbox is making some odd groaning noises and so is the power steering
pump. I checked the tension on the aux belt but it is tight enough.
If the EMS remains off, I am planning to take the beast to a friendly MoT station
and get the emissions measured and see if they have any ideas re steering
pump.
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