January: I started to notice oil stains in the driveway below the engine of our 2005 XC70. I bought this one-owner car used two years ago, with 100K miles. The whole car is fairly immaculate. So far it has been a good replacement for our old 240. I took off the belly pan and decided, by reading the ...

Ok, so for anyone considering a 4C replacement on a 2006 V70R AWD, auto box, made in Ghent in 11/05, be aware that the electrical connector on the replacement strut you receive may not be compatible with the engine bay receptacle for that strut. It was a new issue for FCP which is researching a solu...

Okay , I removed the plastic bushing that gave me enough slack to get belt on ,then weasled the cap back in to its place . I used the 1'' foam block trick as suggested , to be honest ,at first didn't think the material would hold ,but it did !Checked all marks, all looked good even after the 2 revol...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to update this thread as my life got really busy for me and the car was parked over the winter. I was able to figure out my vibration issue with the car after doing some digging the past month. The lower engine mounts were bad/compressed, esecially the rear one that's a p...

That version is 21 meg because the pictures are uncompressed. I've attached a version with compressed images that's under 1 meg which I had downloaded in 8/2018. Looks identical. I have also attached: The AC clutch fix PDF by Nathan Bryant The AC refrigerant recharge thread by pfeener (which I thoug...

Well, here for my serving of humble pie. I was going by the illustration in VIDA to locate the appropriate plug. Turns out the engine compartment receptacle identified in the VIDA drawing is incorrect. Monroe struts sent by FCP were the correct parts. My brother and I finished the install today. The...

Thanks! So did you do 2 back to back drain/fills like in the FCP video or a full flush? I'm likely going to do a drain/fill, but wonder if one is enough or should I do 2 rounds straight away? great info, thank you! I have always done full flushes and never had a problem even on a 98 S70 T5 with 230...

Just a quick update: the 05 XC70 was fully reassembled, started, and driven today. That's progress. Now to drive it for a few weeks to make sure the oil leak does not return. I had to replace one of the engine oil cooler coolant lines because I set the bevel gear on it and the line split. Other than...

Today I got to drive an early 60's Lotus 7 a friend of mine just hauled home last weekend. It was a complete hoot. Crazy. Completely raw and minimal. ZERO protection from any outside forces, including weather and wind. DID I MENTION LOUD?? ...WHAT?? He guesses 100 hp in 1000 lbs? It went ! I never g...

Or we could just post links to old snapshots of MVS from Archive.org. MVS in May 2008 . Yup, I remember this era. MVS in Aug 2005 . Phew, a little before my time. How about the oldest snapshots on archive.org, October 2002: The homepage , full of tips just like today. The forums . With so few models...