There Is no way you could convince me to buy critical engine parts from eBay.

One path to these products is failed product from the OE manufacturer getting pulled from the dumpster and getting sold on.

Dianne has passed. Robert and family are still in Las Vegas, trying to make arrangements to carry her home for the last time.
There is a gofundme account.
His email address is [email protected]

All these money issues, always and again.... even in a situation like this...

I won't let the helplessness and confusion add to his pain.

He's a friend, i know what to do.

I bought a cheap MTC heater core from IPD. Installed it easily thanks to Robert's lovely video! But it leaked. I thought I must have pinched an o-ring, so I put new o-rings in. It still leaked, so I took it out. Turns out the o-ring bosses were not round, so it had no chance of sealing! See photos b...

Someone asked me this question recently. I updated with this photo... As I mentioned before, the P80 checking is easy bc the ATF dipstick is in the front of the engine. The P2 (2005 XC90 2.5T, S60, V70, S80)...the dipstick is way down and you risk burning your hand if you follow the book. This trick...

Well apparently they are being honest when they say 4 cylinders.........maybe that is all that work? Like the wrinkly rubber strips on the roof!
Reminds me of my parents last car.

Neil.

Battery capacity (Listed as Ccap above ) degrades due to sulfation of the battery and shedding of active material. There not to much you can do about shedding of active material other then prevention of sulfation which is the active material converting from Lead into Lead sulfate crystals. Sulfation...

That hardware is always nasty around the radiator. I got rid of the stock stuff and through bolted with m8 stainless A big fender washer with bent edges picks up the m8 underneath to support the plastic ear. Is a pain to install without a helper though, as you can’t reach the nut while you holding T...

My neighbors objected to my water heater colour, so I painted it to match the shutters.

It is so frustrating seeing the underside of an old Volvo with no rust or rusty fixings!

Looks good and always helps when someone took the time to do a how to for us all! Thanks for that.

Neil.