Greetings all, I have been a lurker on this site for the past three years. I purchased a 1999 V70 Base model. I have to say, I love it. I have driven hundreds of vehicles in my life, and so far this is the most comfortable vehicle. However, this car is now old enough to drink here in the USA, so it ...

Thanks for the checklist boss. The calipers were replaced in 2020. The hoses… are original. 25 years and 152,000 miles. So I ought to replace them sooner or later anyway. I will also check for rubbing on the dust shield. Thank you again.

Quick update. I installed the new, much, much quieter exhaust system. I am very happy with it in the few short (sub 300 mile) trips that I have put on it. I do not, as of yet (knock on wood), have any issues with the CEL. I hope to remain at a number of 0. I put together a spreadsheet of all the pa...

The diameter of the exhaust and angle is different. The manifold-back piping on N/A vehicles is smaller diameter. Someone is selling a used Stainless Simmons exhaust for turbos on swedespeed.

When I had to jack things to replace the mounts, I used a piece of 2x4 between a bottle jack and the trans. It worked well enough. All you need is something softer than aluminum. And it doesn’t really distribute the load any more to have a larger piece than you need. But any decent chunk of 2x mater...