It will mount to an XC or V70, it was sold as an accessory available for order or sale at dealerships and came in tan or charcoal color. They are widely available in the auto wreckers here but I believe I looked and they are discontinued from Volvo now. I thought they were called dog grate or dog di...

Thanks guys, scot850 had suggested the same regarding a valve incorporated into the pump on '05?-'07 models that can sometimes be faulty. From what I've read I believe this to be the problem now, pump ordered!

Yesterday I installed a new Hitch on our XC60. Pretty straightforward job that took about 2 hours. I didn't install wiring or the hitch module as I am only using it to carry the cycle rack and have no intention of towing a trailer with it. Hitch cost was about $400 CDN. The only caution I would advi...

Changed the pump today with a Bosch unit from RockAuto. Low priming pressure is gone now so starts are much better! Pretty easy job for the shade tree mechanic, the biggest part of the job is removing the back seat and containing the fuel from dripping on the carpet, didn't get very lucky with that ...

NLA from the Volvo dealership parts department. I've had a couple for sale in the past few years and one on my last car, they occasionally show up in the auto wreckers as some people ordered them on their XC70's. Expect to pay about $150-250 for a used one. There's one for sale locally in our online...

Installed a spoiler wing on the XC. I found this in an autowrecker for $30 and had to paint it Lava Sand before installation.

This sounds like classic CV axle failure, most likely the passenger side. I would ask to confirm; what speed does it vibrate most at, has it been getting worse rapidly, is it worse on heavier acceleration? You mentioned that it goes away under lighter load (ie: cruising or coasting downhill). Your o...

That’s a beauty Neil! Honestly I wouldn’t want the folding mirrors after having had both. My ‘07 has them and they seem to be a different size or something creating a blindspot that my ‘03 didn’t have with the poverty mirrors. Nice wing!

Don’t need to disconnect anything on the turbo, you don’t even need to disconnect the steering coupler but it’s not a bad idea to avoid damage.. the rear motor mount is visible from below and is attached with a 13 or 14 mm, also remove the passenger side mount and rear subframe bolts and the passeng...

Just fitted some new "steelies" to the Charger.