My Exhaust hub PN 9497786 was not spring loaded when I replaced it ('05 2.5T) in 2014 due to too much in/out play causing the front seal to leak.

Horrible site to navigate but there's a step by step here- https://workshop-manuals.com/volvo/xc90_awd/l6-3.2l_vin_98_b6324s/engine_cooling_and_exhaust/exhaust_system/exhaust_manifold/component_information/specifications/page_6859/ VIDA is an outstanding technical reference that many folks use in ma...

Some of you may know me from this site or Swedespeed, I post the same user name. I recently acquired a second V8 XC90 that had 135k miles and I did a refresh of sorts to include the auxiliary belt with tensioner and idlers. There’s also a part in a thread about my snapping off the tensioner bracket ...

V8 serp belt tools kit is scheduled to go out in late March for a Swedespeed forum member, if someone wants to before or after feel free to let me know.

No harm/no foul if there's not any interest on this site, my intent was simply to share and I had though to expand the audience.

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Opinion only, I've removed 2 full sets of IPD end links from my vehicles and gone back to OE. They look great but do not perform as well over time as the Volvo part.

Posted this on Swedespeed, easy enough to copy over to here. Axle bolts come in two lengths- 40mm (30746705) and 65mm 30670602). IPD has a decent write-up on their site to help determine which bolt you "probably" have. If you order the bolts today, below is what Volvo ships (rubber cone no...

I'm going to add to this. First photo is a 328mm rotor on the left, a 336mm rotor on the right. IMG_3320.JPG Second photo is what it looks like when you're tired after a long suspension rebuild weekend on your "new to you" '06 Ocean Race and you don't realize until your forum friends point...

Unless someone says otherwise, the LCA bolts to the subframe are torqued at the ride height. I would also torque the ball joint nut to LCA at the same height. VIDA instruction:: It is vital that the screwed joints for the rubber bushings are tightened in the "normal" position (in the same...

Might be a bad PEM.