2007 V70 base (@94,400 mi.) What I just did. 1) Pushed trip odometer button in 2) Inserted key and started car 3) Saw the triangle flash after 4 seconds 4) Released the odometer button while the triangle was still flashing. 5) Tested by restarting and the message was gone. Next time I'll try to reme...

Welcome! You have a great car. Once sorted I do oil changes every 4-5000 miles with full synthetic. I’ve bought three 2.5Ts that needed 2000 mile intervals with Marvel Mystery Oil to de-sludge them due to previous owner doing longer intervals. They came around but I changed oil based on color for th...

Had my Thor wheels powder coated at the beginning of December and they are sitting waiting on the warmer weather when I change over from my winter wheels. Today I gave the a coat of Gtechniq C5 Wheel Armour in the hope they are a little easier to clean.

Took Longnose Elk—my trusty black 2006 Volvo V70 — out for a much-needed spa day at the car wash today. What started as a quick rinse turned into a full-blown detailing odyssey. I’m talking hours. Vacuuming out gravel, crumbs and cat fur was the easy part. But I scrubbed every surface, polished the ...

Started prepping the trusty s60 for sale. Need to do an oil change, rear rotors and pads, and detail it. Put a fair amount of money into the car but it has been good to me for the past two years of ownership. Car has been great to me, but i've inherited a 12' pilot fully loaded. That needs a bit of ...

Posted the Parking Brake DIY in the forum if you want to look.

engage ther ebrake, blip the throttle lightly in D, does it hold. It should move slightly but not roll. If so then the cables are fine, if not tighten the adjuster under the center console. Once the adjustment is all used up with no more threads the cables are stretched out. Its not something you wa...

Put a little over 6,000 miles on my 2006 S60 since I purchased it in early February so I did my second oil change yesterday and am going to do a drain and fill on the transmission fluid since I have no record the last time or if it was done. I am guessing that it was at some point before the record...