Actually, I’d be willing to bet that the shocks you got from IPD do fit . Part of fitting the shocks requires removal of the entire assembly, and then taking apart that assembly. There honestly is no way around that. Cutting into your trunk metal will accomplish nothing as you will still need to rem...

Hey Everyone, Job completed. I changed the two front struts. Installed pre-loaded strut assemblies. And the two rear shock absorbers. In hindsight it wasn't that difficult. I actually used the jack that came with my car to force the rear wheels down enough so that I could get the rear shocks back on...

From VIDA (their bold fonts ): Filling and checking the oil in the Active on Demand Coupling: Use correct oil Volume approx. 650 ml. Fill oil up to the filler plug. Suck out 0.1 l oil. Caution! If the AOC (Active on Demand Coupling) has been replaced with a new one, the car must be driven carefully ...

This from FCP on the use of 75W90 Fully Synthetic Gear Oil (1 Liter) - Liqui Moly LM2048 Original question: "Can this be used for 2004 XC70 and 2004 V70 front angle gear and rear differential?" The answer posted by FCP Product Team: " Yes , this is a synthetic GL-5 75W90 gear oil and...

Maybe this adds something to anyone: https://www.swedespeed.com/threads/vvt- ... ld.610449/

You have to live in a really pathological place to not get away with a single gallon of coolant in a P80. We very rarely dip below 0F here so running 40-44% coolant is fine. Wind chill is irrelevant to coolant planning btw, we had a ( non Volvo ) dealer SA who used to upsell coolant changes based on...

Double check those motor mounts especially the front engine mount, right side of car.

I installed Sachs Quick Struts in 2019, so far so good 25K miles later. Some people here had issues with it: I think it was @abscate. PS: Whatever you do, don't touch the Quick Struts with no names sold on ebay or local auto parts store. These struts are made in China. You can count on them failing...

I started to install front wheel bearing, had to remove control arm tpo get to the 4 bolts holding the bearing carrier to the knuckle. the old wheel bearing is very rough when spun so it was shot for sure. Discovered the ball joint is loose and clicky so started to replace that too whilst i'm in the...

You’ve got critter damage on that wiring, Dave. Look at the nuts they gathered up too.