Hey Paul (and anyone else reading), Two updates: 1) Spark plugs and 2) PS pump / Water pump / tensioner / idler / belt replacement. Apologies for the pics being slightly blurry in random places -- it's a 4-yr-old iPhone. Hoping for another couple years out of it.. 1) Spark plugs were dirty, gaps wer...

Alright, the work is done. I took it on a 40 min test drive (trip to the dump) and all is well. Final list: 1. Drive belt, tensioner, idler pulley, decoupler pulley 2. Power steering pump, CHF 11S fluid. Took out reservoir and flushed it to clear the filter. 3. Water pump, incl coupling to PS pump 4...

Forgot to follow up on this. Used JB TankWeld - tight quarters there, had to do it blind. But it worked. No more code, passed emissions!

Replaced front and rear hydraulic engine mounts on the 07 XC70. Wasn’t too difficult — remove upper torque rod, remove lower transmission mount, loosen upper bolts on hydraulic mounts, jack up the engine (I did it at the trans), remove lower bolts on hydraulic mounts, and reverse! Old mounts were co...

Grabbed the parts from a forum member. The fender was willow green, so I had a body shop repaint (GLS Autobody in Rockville does good work!). Cleaned up the new-to-me-but-super-yellowed-used headlight, and slapped it all together a couple weeks ago. After an alignment/re-balance, and buying some cli...

Just replaced this on a 2008 XC70 yesterday - hardest part was getting all the old hardened rubber bits out. Thanks again to whoever figured out the Ford part!