My son came back to the house and backed into the garage where I was working. He shut the door and went into the house. A short time later I could smell a strong whiff of gasoline. I had a quick look under the car with a flashlight but no obvious leaks or drips under the car. Being an AWD with the ...

It does sound like coolant seeping into cyls after it cools down, rough start due to moisture , after it warms up the moisture clears out. Same thing happened to my old volvo 740, the definitive test was block tester fluid to detect exh gas in the coolant. I would do that first to eliminate the wors...

if you open the coolant bottle when the enginer is stone cold it should not be under pressure, if it releases pressure when opened cold thats a sign for leaky head gasket, not definitive but a red flag.

mine has a pierburg.

BlackBart wrote: ↑16 Jul 2025, 10:54 3.7, check.

a $10 stethoscope really helps with vibration locating.

Hello, my very first post here! I recently purchased a 2006 V70 - B5244S2 engine, 250 000 miles (400 000 kilometers). It looks pretty taken care of, drives decently, doesn't appear to be leaking or anything. However, today I noticed that the breather hose which goes from the oil separator to cylind...

When I get noises that aren't obvious enough to pinpoint i turn the radio up. It always gets worse in the end.

I thought theres a security sensor in the upper mirror too.

I think we should give the Newbies a break. Seems like a basic legit question, and on a specific used car, not new and expensive. Look at their profile. "The requested user does not exist". I moderate a non car forum, if their ISP is a VPN host its more like a bot or phishin. Other signs ...

I would use this service, they're highly regarded.
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