Slowrider...( take it easy.... :D ) It’s an 04 v70r and appears to be well taken care of Here’s the trap with Volvo. It is a premium , luxury brand. Infinitii, Lexii, and Acurae are rebadged nissans, Toyotaae, and Hondae, respectively. The premium fit/ finish on a Volvo will always make it look like...

Thanks June. I’d love to know more.

Looks like the O2's were the issue.
Ran about 175 miles and used 8.5 gallons A little over 20MPG
and my freeway driving is 75MPH

- 1) The Aisin AW AF33 is a 5-speed automatic transaxle developed and manufactured in Anjo, Japan by Aisin AW, a division of Aisin. It is designed to be used in transverse engine configurations in both FWD and AWD configurations. The actual model codes are AW55-50SN (FWD) and AW55-51SN (AWD). Fluid ...

I've gone through four or five different brands of 5w40 in my car the last three years (70000 km with 10000 km intervals) and I've noticed absolutely no difference between them. Same almost non-existent oil consumption and sounds the same. All were low cost options at ~3€/litre so they could all ha...

They have helped me. You are welcome June and thanks for asking the questions. I learned just as much as you and I won't be afraid to buy a Volvo with the Aisin AW AF33 now seeing we can work on the valve body ourselves. I am totally stumped! I cannot find the dipstick for this transmission. Intere...

Coolant disappearing is not normal. (+1) If no external leak visible, a combustion gas test needs to be performed to rule out a bad head gasket. The coolant is probably smothering the engine combustion. The liquid is around $8 to $10 dollars. You can borrow/loan the bulb kit from O'Reilly or Advanc...

Sorry about the change, June. Long story short: this change was triggered by the Dreamhost server meltdown that happened in early June. Rebuilding the site at the new host revealed some incompatibilities between the software I use to make everything work, and the new server. So I had to change some ...

June wrote: ↑08 Aug 2019, 12:35 I think it looks great! Can you show the S80? June

Not many pictures, still a work in progress (me that is). Might get moved to the S80 side but here are a few.
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Volvo USA has added a valuable new free service available to all Volvo owners. It's called Tow For Life. Volvo will pay for towing of any breakdown car, so long as the towing destination is an authorized Volvo Service Center. All model years are eligible. The car must incapable of driving, or show a...