Travelling last week in full Swede mode.


Thule on Thule on Volvo.

1700-ish miles w/o a hiccup.

The corteco seals leak immediately upon installation. Like immediately. They dont seem to be designed with some spec in mind more like thoughts and prayers. Same for ELRING. Original is the way to go I think and my next attempt(or lots of sealant).

If you change to the new fluid line with the correct fitting you would then discover it doesn't fit the steering rack end. One option is buy the new fluid line and cut the end fittings off and install flare pressure couplers. Best bet is a junk yard original pump. Holland pik n pull salvage in North...

Also, your daughter's V70 did a great job teaching that rat to not chew on the wires! I wish my 2001 V70 had done the same thing before the carbon canister vent solenoid wiring was damaged.

I felt like i was at my job doing this solder work! i'm a part-time repair tech at a local retro games store, i work on old Nintendos mostly. pics of the knobs before any intervention: example of bad joints (first; volume) and good joints (second; tune/source). Now....if I tried that I would cause ...

Drove my dad's T5.

240kms and the board computer showed 9.0L/100kms.

Loved every second of it.

Bought a pristine 05' XC70 for my daughter yesterday, 1 owner with 112k miles, dealer maintained. Planning a road trip to bring it to Denver, and the enjoy the trip back home with wife and Harold the 850. Nice, don’t forget pictures! I’ve got a pretty good reference for transport if you change your...

Tidy!

VERY empty garage!

Took Longnose Elk—my trusty black 2006 Volvo V70 — out for a much-needed spa day at the car wash today. What started as a quick rinse turned into a full-blown detailing odyssey. I’m talking hours. Vacuuming out gravel, crumbs and cat fur was the easy part. But I scrubbed every surface, polished the ...

I do not think there is a critical number of miles between drain and refills. I do think some miles of driving are needed to mix the old and new fluid. I think it is more important for the new, high detergent ATF to circulate and clean up deposits in the transmission. Then the next drain and fill wi...