OE - original equipment OEM - original equipment manufacturer So OE is what came with your car but OEM parts should match. An OE bulb would be replaced with a new bulb, perhaps an OEM one or an aftermarket one. https://www.clinecollisioncenter.com/what-is-the-the-difference-between-oem-and-oe/ I thi...

The HU-650 head unit outputs 10 volts to the antenna amplifier. (Its a Ford thing, apparently.) I put in an after-market Pioneer audiophile head unit, a 5 way Audison amplifier with after-market Audio Frog tweeters, mid-range run active (using the Pioneer electronic crossover that provide 4 differen...

Don't bypass the coolant tank. As coolant heats, it expands. Tank has air at top which is compressible but without that, the fluid will blow off a hose at best. Pressure also raises the boiling point. You can't run the car at normal engine temps with impaired cooling. I see you are referring to an o...

This forum has a car audio section. I've used info there to install an aftermarket head, a head mounting facia, amplifier, multiple speakers and a sub. I did get most of the gear from crutchfield who provided great installation instructions. The green plug has power, ground, turn on, antenna and mor...

eBay has a bunch that look like Bosch but the numbers are printed, not embossed.

I'd go to dealer or ipd or Volvo parts. I'll add what I do if the maf cleaning doesn't fix my issue this weekend.

I think there are fake Bosch parts on eBay. The numbers are printed where the photos of Bosch parts from fcp euro show embossing. Last week, I removed my MAF and flooded it with a 20 second burst of crc MAF cleaner in each of the 2 airflow holes. I also got the thermistor on top. My odb2 monitor has...

I had a few years when I'd get an intermittent transmission fault. The display would loose the 'D', replaced by a '-'. I'd get a check engine warning light, and my odb2 would report transmission control unit communications failure. The car would feel like it was in too high a gear, lacking in power....