They can develop cracks in the plastic and get flaky before they fail outright. The electronics can also get flaky.

Warning: anytime you mess with the SRS system you risk setting it off, proceed at your own risk. Disassemble the OEM steering wheel and locate this component it is called the Contact unit and should be attached to the bottom of the OEM steering wheel. SRS.jpg There should be a Solid Black wire and ...

If you go with a different Aspect Ratio and don't want to throw off your speed indicator and odometer. You will need to go with a smaller wheel and/or a narrower tire. For example: With 225/ 50 R17 your speed and distance would be 3.5% higher then indicated. With 225/ 55 R17 your speed and distance ...

On the wiring harness that went to the automatic transmission, locate the Blue-Yellow wire and connect it to ground, the Brown-Black wire on that harness is the ground the interlock switched used.

When you run the patch destination folder should be c:\

The ECM determines if it is a compression stroke or exhaust stroke by the position of the camshaft and other data. Get the Crankshaft, Camshafts in mechanical alignment, the ECM will deal with the rest. There is only one mechanical condition where the three timing marks line up. Just make sure the c...

Bent 4th finger means it may of be subjected to shock that damaged it. Definitely justification for a replacement of a mission critical component.

Dipstick color on a Volvo corresponds with the oil capacity. Back in the '90s Volvo changed the oil pan on the white blocks to a slightly higher capacity. Changing the color of the dipstick also, enabled the service techs to tell one capacity from the other at a glance.

Idle air control valve (IAC). You might try cleaning out the IAC with MAF sensor cleaner or Carb cleaner. It could also be leaks in the intake manifold gasket that seals up when the engine warms up. You can locate intake manifold leaks with starting fluid. Spray the starting fluid around the intake ...

Check the paint codes on the Product ID Plates. Paint Code 417 = Pacific /Nautic / Dark blue pearl 960.940.850.C70.S60.S70.S80.S90. V70. V90.XC70.XC90 Paint Code 431 = Aqua blue metallic 850.S70.S90. V70 .V90 Paint Code 450 = Cosmos Blue metallic S80.S60. V70 Paint Code 458 = Ocean Blue V70 XC Ocean...