Never owned a volvo, but looking into getting a wagon soon. I don't know enough yet to decide on which model and years are preferable. In my current state of Volvo ignorance, I am leaning towards a ~1996 850, mostly because I prefer the exterior aesthetics. Turbo sounds great, but I have never owned...

It got warm here a couple of days ago for the first time this year (~80-85F) and our '97 855 GLT Volvo at 155k miles suddenly started to have a wandering idle speed and stalling at idle, but only when the car was fully warmed up. The stalling symptom was worst right after restarting the car after it...

Happened across this insanely thorough writeup of a guy going crazy on an NA850 and I thought if this conversation.

Just confirms what Matt said. The cost/benefit ratio is just not there unless your as into it as that guy.

The 2002 S60 AWD and all 2003 and later use a hydraulic clutch system made by Haldex/Borg-Warner. There are 4 versions through today. The first two have a mechanical pump that is active only when there is wheel spin with an electric pump that keeps clutch pack free travel eliminated but is a low eno...

The leather on the side bolster just near the kidney had gone through to the foam on my driver's seat. The bottom was starting to get a bit dodgy as well. After striking out on finding suitable replacement seats in the local pick 'n pull, I opted for the Elwood Industries replacement seat covers. Th...

Some minor little tips to add to this DIY. I have 1998 V70 which has exact same setup as this DIY. 1- For the last few years, I have noticed that I lost 1 cup of coolant per month. I attributed that to evaporation! Now I know it was coming from the hairline cracks at the bottom of reservoir . So I s...

If indeed your front door and dash series are in "tandem", or rather in series as you've described the behavior, the dash is completely flattening what little bass the door speakers can produce, and a good bite of the midrange as well. From the factory, the front dash and doors are indepen...

I really like these fast Friday posts. They are very informative, concise and well written. Keep up the good work!!

Well, I finally have finished installing the new pads. I am busy writing a detailed instruction guide for noobs. It will have all the extra info that it necessary to complete the repair with pics. Hope to have it ready in about a week. Can't figure out which format to save it to and where to put it ...

DIY: 1998 Volvo V70 Fuel System Troubleshooting Tips * No-start is a very frustrating problem for car owners, so download these diagrams (and a jumper wire) and keep them in your glove box. Reading electrical diagram can be confusing, but no worry, I will make Fuel System trouble-shooting painless ...