Volvo uses different fobs and receivers
in a number of worldwide markets. What
affects Volvo fobs in Europe may not
apply to cars in the US.

I made this installer to very easily install vida on windows ten and eleven my app does all the extra stuff needed to make it work perfectly

https://vidassist.gumroad.com/l/veasyvida

I popped open my NAPA WIX Gold filter element and was pleased to see a new o-ring. There was none on my canister, hmm. I put the new one on and noticed there is a rubber ring in a groove of the canister, but it’s not round, and not smashed down - it’s clearly a rectangular section shape so that it’s...

what did I do today? well, I rolled her over 250k

matthew1 wrote: ↑13 Aug 2024, 21:26

Volvebaker wrote: ↑13 Aug 2024, 19:51 what did I do today? well, I rolled her over 250k
IMG_0906.MP4

Outstanding! Is that music Modest Mouse?

I tried to time it, just right.

Here are some things to double-check when doing your diagnosis. Keep it simple. I'm guessing you are clearing the codes. Thus, as the DME is setting the long-term fuel trim, it takes time before the code can be triggered again. The emissions readiness system checks are good indicators that these typ...

Try to use a voltmeter to check the voltage drop along the positive cable from battery to the engine with key in run position. This may indicate a large current draw from some short in the wiring. Large current draw would drain battery quickly. Have you checked for fuel pressure at the fuel rail? It...

Thought you guys might enjoy my tape player repair. The entire time I’ve owned the car, when you would insert a tape, it would just continually try to flip the tape without being able to play it. After a tear down, I realized the band was snapped, and two gears broken, one new band and 2 printed gea...

Epilogue, part 2. As I mentioned previously, the boot on the bad joint had a small, 1cm long split near the bottom of the wide section of the boot. I cut off the boot today and examined the joint. It was essentially dry. The metal had a film of grease on it, but there was no bulk grease in the joint...

That's a PFR6B plug. The 6 in the NGK reference indicates the heat range. The colder plug will be a 7 heat range, which according to the cross-compatibility charts is comparable with Denso 22 or Bosch 5, for example. That is consistent with my experience. Check the NGK catalogue and look for a compa...