It all started when my wife was going to run errands. She started our ‘07 XC-90 3.2L and immediately came and got me. ABS, anti-skid, brake, and the red triangle of doom were all lit along with the “Brake failure stop safely” message. I’ve never had this message appear before, so my first thought wa...

The band clamp secures the front alum housing to the hot cast iron rear section. Drain half the coolant, disconnect all the feed and return pipes....some from up top and some from below. The coolant pipe will still give you a shower as coolant is trapped in the feed pipe, be ready with a cloth. Disc...

There are a lot of newer vehicles that make it more difficult to use a "slim-jim" to unlock a vehicle door. The side impact beam also can interfere with access. If AAA or a locksmith doesn't have a wedge airbag nowadays, then don't rust them. That is really the only way to gain access for ...

To answer your post question, no. As long as you have clean copper, good quality 60/40 rosin core solder ( I prefer a smaller diameter, like .031" ) and can handle a soldering iron, this should be a non-issue. The shrink goes on first! Ask me how I know... Try to to use a good quality, dual-wal...

Also the original fix in this post from 2018...
Six (6) years later still fine...

Start those banjos with new copper rings loose when you install the turbo. The just need a nip to seal when it’s in place. You will appreciate the ability to move the hard lines around installing the turbo

a low profile ratchet from HF is the only tool I could get in there and remove banjo bolts.
From under the car.

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Continuing my TCM reverse engineering I stumbled upon a constant that seemed related to gear ratios. It is calculated like so: (((37699 * 314) / 2440) * 4096) / 10000 = const The reason for the integer multiplication is for errorrless multiplication. So 37699 could be 3769.9 or 3.7699. 314 could be ...

Rough Idle after Timing Belt change and Solution I just did my timing belt change on a Volvo C30 P1 2.4i exactly following the videos on fcpeuro and mtl carguy. I got my timing belt perfectly lined up with all timing marks lined up even after 2 sets of turning the crankshaft manually. I also used th...

Read https://www.swedespeed.com/threads/2016-xc90-t5-intermittent-seasonal-p0171.660776/?post_id=8017552&nested_view=1&sortby=oldest#post-8017552 which suggested resetting the ECU. Disconnected the main 12V battery in the trunk (along with the plastic module on top of the positive terminals ...