Usually I'm able to push the intake tube towards the manifold enough to slip the fan past. If you need to, you can remove the hose camp from where it attached to the ETM and slip that hose off, but the problem at that point is that it's much easier to do this when the fan is out of the way. I can't ...

It's a tight fit, but it should come out with enough wiggling and pushing the manifold inlet pipe towards the rear of the car. The pipe is attached to the electronic throttle body by a single hose clamp. In some cases, the hose clamp may be accessible with a long screwdriver and you can remove the p...

Get that fan out of the way. Top two screws have to come out, the bottom two just need to be loosened. Replace them all with cheapie SS from Lowes once you have to the fan out. Don't let the Swedish Header Intake Throttle hit the fan, of course

Tip on the serpentine belt tensioner... pick up a 1/2" to 3/4" socket adapter. Put that into the tensioner and turn it with a 19mm open end wrench. That method works best with OEM tensioners. The Meyle I had for a while needed to be widened a little. I used some big groove joint pliers to ...

Did it work for you? I got the aftermarket equivalent https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-interior-door-light-s70-v70-c70-9151343-1 but it still left far too much of a gap to provide any pressure. I tried clear silicone to hold them in place, to no avail. Brunocerous, That is the exact part I us...

Bruno..that could just be the solenoid chattering due to low voltage

Have you tried to rotate the engine by hand. Could be a bad spot on the flywheel? Or bad bendix on the starter? From the sound I am assuming the engine is not rotating. Ford cars were famous for this 40 years ago. Sometimes by engaging (bumping) the starter for a split second several times quickly w...

About two months later and have not had another ABS/TRACS flash since I replaced my 6+ year old battery. Our cars really are sensitive when it comes to the electricity...

Pleats! That almost made me spit out my coffee! When I took off the old starter, I fished the missing piece of the bell housing from the flywheel. Breaking that piece (not by me, I don't think) was quite an achievement! IMG_20181121_140707912.jpg Ouch, somebody really did a number on that flywheel ...

Merry Christmas everybody!