Got myself a V70 last week and have been giving it a polish and wax before putting it into daily duties. I polished the sides and bonnet (hood) on Thursday and yesterday was the tailgate and roof. Next was a coat of my favourite Chemical Guys 5050 wax then onto cleaning 18 years of brake dust from t...

Postman just arrived with 4 new wheel bolts so today I'm going to remove the unreliable locking wheel bolts before they cause untold mayhem

All 850 models should have the plug gap set to 0.028" (0.7 mm)

Taken from the owners manual

That would look good alongside my 97 850 GLT

Took the 850 for a drive to warm up the oil a.jpg b.jpg Once home I removed the sump splash guard, there wasn't a single drop of oil or water on it, it was as clean as the day I fitted it 3 years ago 6.jpg Removed the sump plug and left it to drain overnight c.jpg Last oil change was 5th April 2020 ...

Huge debates of the for and against 2 post and 4 post lifts. Only reason I went 4 post was I had a 1947 car at the time and I really didn't want to raise it on a 2 post lift

This?

https://www.volvopartswebstore.com/prod ... 51142.html

Very nice garage ! I haven't seen actual 1 x 's used for roof sheathing except on 100+ year old buildings. Plywood or OSB is the standard on this side of the pond. Is that typical for over there ? Thank you. Yes the norm here is plywood or OSB board but it has its problems when nailing slates into ...

Where /what did you disconnect to drain? Raise both front wheels off the ground, I vacuum extracted the old oil from the reservoir (it is possible to pour out into a container), removed the small return pipe at the bottom (see image) and plug the return outlet port, connect extension tube to return...

Took the 850 for a drive this evening, first time in over 3 weeks since it's been out