There is a chip in the key. A ring around the ignition lock accessible with the steering column covers removed is a magnetic pulser and an antenna. It pulses the chip and the chip sends a signal the antenna picks up. The signals are weak and easily muted by any resistance in the connection to the an...

Very fiddly and a PITA. My original mirror was 3/4 darkened and I have a vehicle inspection coming up.. I got a used mirror assembly from the parts yard, and removed the mirror - it was just clipped onto the PC board. I wish I had a chance to test it before I put it in, but I didn't know the operati...

As incandescent bulbs burn out, I'm trying to replace them with LED bulbs. My criteria: direct replacement, no modifications, no CAN bus issues. Thus far I've found two I can recommend: Parking lights, front Sylvania LED Mini Bulb 168 O'Reilly Amazon Double the brightness (but not too bright), white...

~~~ LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER BUT NOT TESTED ~~~ Turn signals AMAZENAR 7507 Extremely Bright Amber / Yellow Non-Polarity Canbus Error Code Free LED (Claimed brightness is about 3X standard incandescent bulb, guessing it's more like 2X.) UPDATE: AMAZENAR may have a white version of this bulb (that might b...

If or when the ETM breaks down you can, at least here in Sweden, get them rebuilt for $3-400. The throttle sensor is replaced with a contact free model. The ETM on these early models is a CAN node of its own which is why you can't just replace it. It needs to be reprogrammed for a new car. The later...

The OE 7507 incandescent bulb is 25 watts and about 280 lumens. 1500 lumens is more like 5x. That's way too bright and could blind somebody directly behind you, particularly at night. The turn signal bulbs are monitored. Our cars are more sophisticated about this and look for the correct rated curre...

From a Facebook auto enthusiast group I'm in...

Like this? https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/2PCS-Ultra-white-LED-license-plate-light-Car-styling-for-Volvo-V70-XC70-S60-S80-XC9012v/1704338_32570842659.html A T10 LED bulb may also fit in there They seem to snap into the existing sockets, but wouldn't it be a problem if the actual sockets ar...

Hello, I know many will disagree but I had the windshield fluid reservoir sensor level issue several months after using the yellow Rain-X De-icer (winter) fluid. Perhaps the silicone in this fluid causes deposits on the sensor and fools it. The sensor would start showing empty (on the dash display) ...

First off: sorry for the horrible pics, they were a bit of an afterthought. Lately I've been getting "oil level low, fill oil' (yellow triangle) and 'low oil level, pull over immediately' (red triangle). Each time, I'd check the level and it was fine. During some drives, the first message would...