I would not recommend to anyone to own xc70 as a daily car unless they are fully aware of what they are getting into. If we are talking station wagon from volvo as a daily driver on a budger-i would suggest regular P2 regular V70 preferably non turbo and non awd. Better invest Into set of great wint...

Can you please clarify if the right headlight was functioning correctly when plugged into the left side? I would suspect that the problem would be inside the unit itself. It is likely has 2 electric motors which turn the light inside. Most likely they used some plastic gears which either broke or st...

https://youtu.be/i1O1hSK6VgQ?si=mngzCUxiuBcESb7v Here is some video from under car with leaky cv axle removed Thank you for a great quality video. I am shocked that new oem unit(if ofcourse bought from dealer and not amazon/ebay counteract) failed you so fast. From picture it looks like significant...

Both hood locks have sensors in them that indicate open/close position. If you want to get rid of the message without replacing defective lock-unplug the connector to the lock and using small gage wire create "c" shape bridge between 2 terminals. Apply tape around the connector to protect ...

Some engines of that era had defective oil rings and there was even recall. Look into that. If your car is low millage, you might possibly get your way into that recall. I would remove spark plugs and check if there are much oil deposits on them. Remove turbo pipe and see how much oil is in intercoo...

Dear, sir. I am taking my hat off for all the hard labor your did. I am concerned that your current approach is getting to be costly. If erievovo cv shaft will not fix the issue(hey, your old/new one one leaked grease anyway), I would opt raise the white flag and search for a local shop equipped wit...

Those two videos are great for the reference. Great many thanks for Mr Paul and Mr Eric for videos.

Wow. That's a freaking rip off. Why would you have to replace entire thermostat housing. On 01 volvo they sell a separate thermostat for $33. I think it is ridiculous to require entire housing to be replaced for a simple part(the only thing worse is electronic thermostat in plastic housing hello GM ...

I find that the sway bar end link is almost always in tension or compression when you test and I can't find any play in it, but it's often there. Would sway bar bushings allow some up-down movement that you're hearing? There were no up-down movements with testing both with wheel on the ground and o...

Depends on how clean and fast you would like this job to be. All above suggestions are valid options. In a shop setting mechanic would most likely use compressed air method. Long thin tube attached to the trigger handle and inserted into tube. Place a good absorbing rug on top of the tube and let's ...