I found this very enjoyable and easy to read. Having done so, I will be taking the liberty of removing this task from my bucket list. ;-) Converted an different vehicle from auto to manual many years ago. Fun and satisfying, but I have learned to love my automatic. This is a very nice write up and a...

So, when we talk about the ECT, are we talking about the electronically controlled throttle module (I guess not if we are talking about an 850) or are we talking about the temperature sensor located near the thermostat housing? Seems to me that we can create an awful lot of confusion by tossing arou...

Just to tie this up, I just installed one of these from Advance Auto: AutoCraft Gold Battery, Group Size H6, 730 CCA 3 YR FREE REPLACEMENT Part # 48H6 I happened to get this because of price and convenience, but it is identical to the one that just gave out, and that one was installed in January of ...

June and Abscate, part numbers are good but readers should be aware that the side engine mount pad was redesigned somewhere around the 98 to 99 break. There are two different versions of this mount that look almost exactly the same, but the mounting holes WILL NOT line up if you have the wrong one f...

Thanks, jreed!

It's always good to have someone post photos of where these weak points are hiding.

@abscate I very much appreciate postings like this and have tried to document similar information a few times myself so that others (and myself) can search it out in the database. What you've done with this o-ring info is actually quite a generous act, both in what you posted and in the other input ...

For the last 15 years, I have had no garage and no driveway. Before that, I had a six-car driveway and a tiny, tiny garage. I'm an old retired guy on a modest income about to close on a house near my two grandchildren AND it has an OVERSIZED 2-car garage with a 20-foot-long WORKBENCH and overhead st...

After wrenching Volvos for 13 years without a driveway or garage of my own, I am settling into a house near Cleveland, Ohio with a 2-1/2 car garage with spiffy garage door opener, a 16 ft door and overall size of about 24 ft wide and 20 ft deep. Great big heavy duty work bench. Have installed garage...

A general thank you to Matt and the entire MVS Community in this subforum for all of the help and advice I have had available to me over the years. While I am at it, I will also thank Robert Spinner for all of his videos and for what he has contributed here. I'm a pretty fair amateur mechanic and wi...

I found a v70 base model with sunroof in Nautic Blue. I am focused on getting it and will say I'm pumped, but I'm disappointed its not manual. If its manual I dont care that its just N/A. Its the only v70 I can find right now. Im torn because id rather buy an auto T5 or 850 Turbo rather than an aut...