Had that exact same metallic clanking noise on my car many years ago. I had some vibration, though no bad shaking. The issue was the main AWD propeller shaft (drive shaft) to the rear. I'd start by removing that and see if it stops the sound (I'm sure it will). This will narrow it down to the AWD sy...

If you have fluted headlight lenses, your HIDs are going to dazzle no matter what they advertise. HIDs don't belong in halogen bulb reflectors, period. Do a projector retrofit if you want safe and highly effective light output.

Ditched the stock headunit for a fancy double DIN years ago.

Normal. These cars don't really have ATF filters, so as the miles add up, bits of metal wear/tear add up and create an exponential cycle of wear. I've been using a Magnefine inline filter on mine that features more powerful magnetic filter and to a paper element. In my mind, it's far better to have ...

Hey there fellow 2000 XC dude. The transmission on your car is pretty bulletproof for the most part. I just had mine replaced at 280K due to a pretty bad internal leak, but I towed with it and did heavy driving for all of its years and it still shifted great, even as it was replaced. As far as leaks...

You won't notice any difference but in your wallet. Unless you're doing any big tuning with bigger turbos, you really won't see any benefits. I have 2000 XC with bigger injectors, 16T turbo, a tune... and 91/93 is still just fine.

I love my 2000 XC. That being said, you've gotta be willing to do a lot of learning, and spend some good time/money on this thing. I've kept mine going so long for partly sentimental reasons, but mainly because it is such a great car, comfortable and capable when it's in top shape. Things will go wr...

Depends on how much you wanna spend! See my signature for my list of 2000 XC mods... it is a completely different car. I would know, I did all these these mods when it had 280K! If I could only pick a few.... a tune is probably easiest way to change the feeling of the car. IPD short intake sounds an...

Looks like your oil cooler line is leaking. FCP has a pretty good deal on a genuine replacement kit, or you can get the hose individually to save some money. I wouldn't recommend going non-OE though. https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-engine-oil-cooler-hose-replacement-kit-850-c70-s70-v70-oem-pa...

That transmission (I have it) does sometimes have a rough shift or two during normal operation. I've experienced the same thing occasionally on my original trans (lasted 280K before swapped due to large leak) and my current one (used w/~150K). I would just do a couple drain & fills with good tra...