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Almost everything is more difficult to get to and work on 850

posted by  KlausC on  Sat Dec 30 11:08 CST 2017
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This is true of any 'newer' car. The engine bay is more cramped with emissions and electronics. The transverse engine and front wheel drive add their own complexity. You could compare the complex 240 to the evermore simple 122 or 544, where you can actually see the ground!

If you think the 850 is hard to work on, wait until you see the engine bay of the 2018 V70. No wonder the mechanics have to rely on computers to know what is wrong with the car, they can't even see the engine! Change the oil without a dipstick? Flush the tranny? A coil over every spark plug? 6 or 7 computers? 10 miles of wiring and 3 separate fuse boxes? And you wonder why there is no "green book" to help you diagnose problems...

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