2004 V70 turbo wagon AWD Fuel Smell in Cabin December 2015 Bottom line up front -if you have a Volvo make and model year covered under the recall but your VIN shows you are not covered because of the physical location of the car at the time of the recall (where it was sold/registered) talk to manage...

Call a tow service - tell them the problem when calling, they should send you a guy that can open your door. Once inside you can pop the hood and jump start it. I hope for you you won't get an immobilizer message because it happens sometimes when the battery goes flat.

To get back to the lifetime alignments- I've gotten them from our local Firestone on 3 cars. They're good about noting things to fix, which I then take home and fix. Check the online reviews or any other info you can first. I was lucky since I have connections with the community college Automotive p...

Try heat, beat, treat and repeat process.

Something has to give.

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I have fought this battle on my old Range Rover, Audi and Subaru. So far not on a Volvo. The list you provided is about right. I have had the most success with cutting off the bolt end and hitting the bolt end with an impact wrench to get it to spin. Then spray and spin and spray and spin then pound...

Is this what you are up against? Holy Cows what a mess. Tell me this is not your future.

If it’s that jammed the tool won’t help

How urgent is the project timeline, Dave? I’ve got portable MAPP Oxy that will remove anything metal

You can also cut the trailing arm, grind as required. If you cut off both ends of the bolt it will just pry apart at the joint. Site sponsor has the OE Volvo arm for $75. May be the easiest approach. This will allow you to get to just the bushing which you can cut out like in the video. Leaving the ...

I might take the XC70 to Volvo for an alignment, just to get it looked at once by someone who knows (hopefully). My experience with alignments at the local shops here has been poor.

Did you try putting your VIN into the Volvo web store parts engine? I managed to get everything straight in my 1999 AWD accurately with that. P2 has to be better.