Evidently, the sled motor so enjoys my hands under her hood the past 7 months, she's feeling abandoned now that much of the work is finished. Thus, she's acting out again to draw more attention...and I thought chicks were high-maintainence! First, I finally found the source of the oil spots on the g...

Following up on Tryingbe's theme, here's a list of sled-work performed over the past eight months. I did all of it myself, except for the alignment. It's occupied ALL of my free time + badly encroached on lots of other time I usually spend on other tasks like yard work, house maintainence, contract ...

I stopped all regular shopping at WM after watching the video of their SJW CEO blasting white guy manufacturers reps. What a stupid thing to do. I even sent her a letter. Never a word back. Guess she doesn't need my green $$.

I've spent the past few hours getting aquainted with VADIS! For some reason, I still have to use the disk. Not sure why it didn't fully install on the HD. I should install it on a RAM stick to speed it up. Very interesting all the information VADIS provides. Navigating it is rather cumbersome compar...

SUCCESS !!!.........I FINALLY figured this one out!! The key was programming the ECC using my indy's Autodiagnos Volvo scanner. As previously stated, there are several features that can be adjusted. The one that solved this problem was found here: Speed Signal Note: In order for the new ECC CM to f...

I did quite a bit of research a few years back on this topic and reported it here: White Car Care . My goal was to buff out the clear coat to remove scratches & swirls as it had never been done properly. I'd used clay + clean wash solution to remove all the little bumps, then would apply liquid ...

Hey Neil, I feel your pain! Remember my year-long oddyssey in 2016? Demanding mistress indeed. Fortunately, I haven't had to redo any of it since. Just finished a 900+mi. trip with lots of 80mph interstate (legal) for hours on end. I can cuss with the best of them when in Valhalla Hell. Fortunately,...

Search through my old posts while troubleshooting my ECC issues.
My understanding is that the system is designed to default to defrost.

......would you rather put the work into all the above on a 2002 S60, or risk the possible AWD/ETM issues on a V70 that seems to be otherwise running great? * Why is he selling if he's only had it for a year? * His guess is just that....a guess. Verification? Records? I've never owned an AWD anythi...

After having just dropped my tank for the first time, then reading this post, the top of my 98 V70 T5 tank hoses are very different from CN90's GLT. Look here: Volvo_Gas Tank 003.JPG Volvo_Gas Tank 002.JPG More confusion from the factory for us DIY'ers. No wonder some photos didn't match up to what ...