Love the white color, quite rare. Was the timing belt already replaced ? As for the oil, you don't have a turbo so a good mineral would be fine. Synthetic would be mainly for an extended oil change interval. But very important check first if the car did run on mineral before. switching to synthetic ...

Talk with Xemodex and explain them the whole issue. They know these things in and out. And I think it can be fixed if you still have the original CEM, fried or not.

Maybe test the pcv (Youtube). Is the tensioner the correct one? It was changed around 2004 https://www.fcpeuro.com/Volvo-parts/S60 ... Tensioner/

I know there are already several videos on Youtube, but here's mine, pretty easy and straight forward, it worked the first try

Maybe look at the temp gauge needle, as the car is warming up, does the needle climb at a steady rate? Also inspect the wires to the coolant temp sensor, in particular right where they go into the electrical connector, sometimes they can crack at that point The old oil filter looks really clean. Per...

Nice find, that was a pretty creepy behavior. Perhaps when the car doors got closed/opened, the power to the homelink was going on/off having the stuck button operate the garage door

Georgeandkira. 1) 2004 S60 2.4NA with 168,000. I bought the car with 80,000 and I do not believe it had been done. I didn't have any blow by or oil leaks but I did fail the glove test. When I removed the oil trap I was surprised to see no real blockage at all, I was nervous that the replacement PCV...

That really sounds like the typical clutch issue, assuming the gap is fine, may meant the clutch is worn out - still check the small wire to the compressor just in case is not secured properly. The clutch magnet is influenced by the temperature of the compressor, as the clutch gets worn (or gap gets...

Not sure about the cover, but for the head gasket it takes anaerobic sealant. Here's why

I'm thinking about the micro switches on the door latches or on the trunk. Try isolate the faulty part by pulling it's fuse if it has a separate fuse or try just unplugging the latches one by one (may require door panel removal)