Control arm fix, won’t rust in winter!

Replaced front and rear hydraulic engine mounts on the 07 XC70. Wasn’t too difficult — remove upper torque rod, remove lower transmission mount, loosen upper bolts on hydraulic mounts, jack up the engine (I did it at the trans), remove lower bolts on hydraulic mounts, and reverse! Old mounts were co...

I think it's a board stretcher. (Back then, before the Days of Plenty™, they had to make do with what they had.)

Heavier vehicles always take more energy to accelerate. (Force equals Mass X Acceleration) (Energy eguals force X time) Higher acceleration will always use more energy, either fuel or electricity. I expect most electric vehicles will use less total energy from the power plant with equal acceleration...

A 9 volt electronics battery will fire most injectors for these tests. You have to make and break the connections since the injector uses a pulse to fire.
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I want to thank Neil for his assistance in acquiring a part in Canada. He had posted a link in the classified section here and I contacted the seller via kijji. Settled on price but the money transaction was a problem from the US side as the seller had no way to get him the money. I contacted Neil t...

This photo whispers "15 MPH up mountain roads, long line of traffic behind it."

BlackBart wrote: ↑20 Jun 2023, 09:30 Was this posted already?
Tidy turbo brick in Boulder CO, $16,000.
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It's pretty, but that's steep.

Blew the repaired fuel hose off the junction from the fuel filter...again.... Thanked Kat for taking me 140 miles to Manhattan and back , then failing hose 1/4 mile from garage. Walked home, got P2, got bagels, put in toaster, went back and hard-towed Kat back home Roughed up NiCopp line, JB weld, a...

BlackBart wrote: ↑23 Jun 2023, 12:15 Thanks. So all XC70s have this system? I should take a look under there. Is this a common problem? Is it a high mileage thing?

Yes; a general consensus is that the J hose life is 100,000 miles.