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Odd use of Blue Silicon? 900 1992

posted by  The Rod on  Fri Sep 26 11:17 CST 2014
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Hola
I have been inspecting my new to me 1992 940 and noticed some blue silicon kinda dripping out of the spindle for the Throttle butterfly. Car has 113,000 miles on it so many things look newish to me, but this looks real new. I have a stack of receipts but find nothing that would lead me to this. I am thinking maybe someone did a smoke test, discovered a slight leak and pushed some goo thru from the inside? Or has anyone seen such before on a b230?

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Odd use of Blue Silicon? 900 1992

posted by  tedv on  Fri Sep 26 18:07 CST 2014
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Who knows? Many do strange things to their cars, and these Volvos are unfortunately reaching the stage where many employ chewing gum, bailing wire and duct tape to keep them running. I wouldn't overthink it.








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Odd use of Blue Silicon? 900 1992

posted by  oldyellr on  Fri Sep 26 11:35 CST 2014
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Perhaps the plastic insert in the locking nut was worn and someone used the silicone to better secure it.
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