I’m officially an unofficial Volvo tech now! Without further ado, I’m Juan and I’m going to show you how to replace the left tailgate lift strut of a 1998 Volvo v70. IMG_5057.jpeg And I’m Norberto and I’ll show you how to replace the right side. IMG_5052.jpeg Just kidding. Just wanted to show off my...

There are 3 things that come to mind: 1) No thermostat fitted - car may never get up to temp and will run cool as well as the heating system 2) Blocked heater core - Not common, unless plain water has been used or someone has used liquid head gasket fix that can plug that and the engine radiator as ...

I mean come on.

I would suggest fitting a known good brand of pads at the front and see if the issue continues.

Neil.

I’ve never dived into a driver display module or central display module ( I’m not sure what the official name is) This is what you get in VIDA on the 99 v70, the 98 might be a bit different I’m not sure where engine speed is fed into the display processor, somewhere on the left I managed to find a ...

Is it common that transmission shift issues are caused by the TCM or is it failing solenoids on the valve body? Or maybe an even mix of both? I ask because my car has an occasional 2-3 flare that is heavily exasperated by putting the car in park and back into drive without shutting the car off or b...

Looks like a 98 cluster was the ticket after all. Thanks all for the help

I had to re-read the whole thread so far. You have certainly been challenged by the brakes. Parts quality is an issue these days, but also road salt in the winter and de-icing agents cause havoc on brakes. I think on most of my P80's I have ended up replacing all the flexi-hoses, calipers, brackets ...

I rented a scanner that had ABS. The only ABS codes were related to the wheel speed sensor and were historical as opposed to current. To bleed the ABS pump you need a bi-directional scanner with an ABS Bleed option. The scanner I rented reads coes but didnt have the operational bleed option. Abscate...