I'd be willing to bet they put in V70 struts. I bought an 06 XC70 a couple years ago. It had been "serviced" just prior to me purchasing it & the "tech" had replaced the drivers front strut. They charged the PO $300 for the "new strut" & another $200 to install ...

2004 2.5T XC70 - 279,000 miles. I typed this up a couple weeks ago. Please let me know if there are any corrections I need to make. I had a decent oil leak, & this is what happened after some investigation. This is a pretty well documented topic so sorry for repeat information, but there's a goo...

Bad O-rings wouldn’t be the first thing I’d look at for a tapping/ticking. Might want to get a stethoscope to zero in on where it’s coming from to gauge importance/severity. Have you been underneath it to look for leaks? Are you sure it’s not a knock? There isn’t a gasket that seals the oil pan to t...

<r>Usually it’s the big black ground wire has busted as seen below, left side tailgate hinge area. I tried to read Ryann’s post but didn’t make it through. <br/> <br/> Make sure after you put in a new section of wire that the bundle is routed correctly. Improper routing is why these break in the fir...

....we got the X/C model in order to go snow boarding in the mountains, which are covered in snow.. Now it all makes sense. I had no idea the former required the latter. Nor did I realize heated seats were a prerequisite for snow, or have I got that backwards, as well as the above? Whatever you do,...

+1 on a dab to the ceramic. Meant to say that if you use any to use it there but got sidetracked with plug thread antiseize.

Yours may not have one. Supposedly it was a factory option, although I’ve never been lucky enough to see one. VTL knows much more & will probably chime in. I add oil pan heaters to all our cars. https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/kat-s-silicone-hot-pad-heater/0000000047517 I measured dip stick tem...

I was gonna say if your steering doesn’t wander/bump steer (or side load affect steering) leave the control arms alone til the next time you have the struts out. Since you said steering is affected I’d go ahead & replace them. Not a bad job, easily doable in a weekend, hopefully you don’t have y...

I’d start with a basic ELM327 type Bluetooth scanner & run it through your phone or tablet. Veepeak BLE OBD2 device & OBD Fusion app for IOS, Konnwei KW902 & Torque app for Android devices are the ones I use, very inexpensive & informative. No replacement for ViDA, but a darn good st...

If it's/they've never been replaced, I'd say it was just hanging on by a thread & the curb was the straw that broke the camels back. They tend to make noise at 150-160k mile intervals, in my experience.