After spending a week like this it was time to go home. IMG_20170806_130745537_HDR.jpg IMG_20170809_124039062.jpg I didn't take any pictures on the way back. Just set a destination on the GPS and drove. Screenshot_20170812-082033.png This is the entire trip home. Even though the Volvo seats are amaz...

Different engines when it comes to cylinder volyme and the electronics are different as well. They're quite a bit different to drive as well with the larger engine having a smoother power delivery and more power than the extra 10 HP suggest. So it's an upgrade but I'm not sure if it's at all possibl...

This is my 5W40 ACEA A3/B4 after about 3500 km. It's an own brand oil from a large German retailer. 20 litres for $60. I'm doing 10 000 km OCIs while the Volvo spec calls for 20 000 km and previous owner has stuck to that. I think I'm getting some old stuff out still when I add new oil with fresh cl...

Regarding reading the dipstick: Run the car so that it is hot, this takes a bit longer than the engine temperature at speeds that doesn't engage lockup. Stand it on a level surface and run through the gears a few seconds each. Leave it running in park and then check the hot level on the dipstick wit...

It'll work. The speedo will show a slightly lower speed but within reason.

But all seasons on an R? Seriously?

If or when the ETM breaks down you can, at least here in Sweden, get them rebuilt for $3-400. The throttle sensor is replaced with a contact free model. The ETM on these early models is a CAN node of its own which is why you can't just replace it. It needs to be reprogrammed for a new car. The later...

Adding ethanol in some way will probably get rid of it in a less noticeable way than the current one. It'll mix evenly with the ethanol and burn without making a fuss. If you have access to petrol that's part ethanol a few litres of that will do the trick.

Oh and by the way in Sweden it's called a "fik", the noun of the verb "fika". Though the more international café is more and more taking over.

It'll need a new battery unless it's been kept after. Sure they might have charged it for selling the car but it will have been flat at some point. And I agree with changing the oil straight away if it's of unknown kind and condition. Other than that ten. Months by itself doesn't really mean anythin...

Ethanol (E10) blended gas at the pumps is the problem. Ethanol attracts water so if your tank is less than full you have moist air in rest of tank space. Condensation will form either way to some degree. Less if the tank is kept mostly full. But water and ethanol is soluble so the water can go some...