Ticking noise is ok for these engines. Tappets are loud, injectors are loud, too. Hard to say if the noise is too much, but I don't hear anything immediately abnormal. Looking at your fresh topics, you need DiCE+VIDA to really take care of this car. I am having trouble finding a clone DiCE. The onl...

Google TP3961202.pdf, this is a dump of EWD (Electronic Wiring Diagrams) for 2002 V70.

Also VIDA has a lot of good info, like connector pin outs, principles of operation, etc.

Your AWD system has a viscous coupler, which "turns on" only when the front axle starts to slip, i.e. there's a difference in front/rear tires rotation. Under most of conditions, it is a FWD car. 03-07 are different, they have Haldex Traction, which is proactive, but the car is still heavi...

This is at XC70's max: plowed thorough about 10" of snow before it started to high-center way too often and make me beer-thirsty.

1+,

- Metal clips should be re-used.
- O-rings: Volvo genuine only, it is not that expensive.
- IIRC, the Behr heater core was made in France...

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forum ... hp?t=82726

Blue Loctite is fine. Don't worry.
Just use the correct torque.

does the aC blow cold air, sounds like the clutch isn't fully engaging

Dang, The fun police have arrived on the scene.



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thank you Sir, very helpful. For my usecase ( fix XC90 2006 fuel pump pressure valve issue ) which of these 2 would you chose? 2014D - ~70$ https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805312936371.html 2015A - ~100$ https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805210154651.html my goal is to diagnoze my car no other ...

Plugs should be replaced every 30k miles on these cars for coppers. There are new style plugs that last longer but I don’t like leaving a steel plug in an Al head for 50-100k miles Coils last about 150k miles, so decide if you want to run the most economical , run-to-fail model…..or the least hassle...