Mechanically these Haldex'es are very sturdy, they easily outlive the rest of the car. I've heard maybe about a couple of Haldex'es with clutches FUBAR. Pull the connector out of DEM (Haldex computer), clear the codes and see if problems go away. My DEM had a contact pad on a very small (sub 1 mm) r...

It's almost tropical here today, we were told the temperature was going to go up to 18°C but it seems to have pegged out at 15.7°C so I decided to finish off Kära with a polish as it hasn't been done in two years. I had noticed the lower door area wasn't as smooth as it once was but overall the car...

No, mine didn't have any grinding noises. And I would advise you to hear said noises yourself before coming to any conclusion.

I see Haldex units as low as $3xx on ebay. Replacing it is 4 easily accessible bolts once the propeller shaft is dropped.

Lower mount should be very soft or face the vibration. A lot of aftermarket mounts are hard. Top mount w/ square rubber should have some slack too. Tighten it with the engine running. Also be aware that Volvo's five cylinder is very shaky engine. Amount of vibrations that would be an indication of s...

Take another wheel, swing it and smack against your stuck wheel. I.e. what you do with rubber hammer, but now with sufficient mass and inertia.

AWD Volvo with amputated driveshaft does not become FWD. It still thinks it is AWD, with consequences like terrible torque steer. Driving it like that is not a pleasure, nor is it "lighter" - it is slower in fact. I had/have both FWD and AWD Volvos, FWD drives differently than AWD with bro...

Thanks for the advice guys, much appreciated Garage is saying that vida is pointing them at the haldex being the problem and that they'll unplug the haldex and pull the prop shaft. They're suggesting sorting out the haldex is a bit of a pain, so I'm thinking that if the car is happy without the hal...

Krons wrote: ↑29 Mar 2025, 07:51 How many hours of work to replace the banjo bolt? Looks like access is removing the steering pump and removing with ratcheting box end wrench?

Asking as I know the PCV job is quite a chore.

Need to unbolt alternator and shift it to left as well.

1. Yes, absolutely.
2. Yes.
3. You'll see it immediately. It locks/mounts in one position only.

Too long bolt in Chinese kit is a common problem.

Thanks for the reply VTI - went with lessening the sprockets and worked great On another note looks like its the exhaust cam itself leaking - huge amount of play on it so I ordered replacement. I had the exact same failure on my V70 2.5T at 253k miles. My seals were probably ok as it took much effo...