E Showell, I am also thinking about buying a XC70 Currently I have the first cousin (2008 LR2) with the same: engine, transmission, all wheel drive system, power steering, cooling, etc. For the LR2 here are the common problems (I removed anything not shared between the XC70 and LR2 from the list) Ma...

The Thermostat design is complicated Note: I did heat up the actuator to get it to extend, the shorter measurement was with it at room temperature. (see picture above) This first picture below shows the two paths for the coolant - Recirculating (back to the engine) - Radiator Engine Cold Actuator is...

The line you identified is full of coolant

The line that you are looking for is shown below
Good Luck Paul

Stewart There is some evidence that a failed thermostat causes the coil to get too hot and then the coil fails If you change your thermostat let us know if it was broken Some links http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?30216-Ignition-Coil-Failure-2009-XC70 https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/fo...

All, I've read thru quite a few posts on this message board and others. And I have decided to see if a 2010 Volvo is as reliable as the Volvo's from the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's were know to be. Here is the challenge 1. Buy a S80 sedan 2. Fix everything that ails it, including preventative maintena...

All, I did some more maintenance this weekend Replaced the Thermostat (it was broken, I recommend that everyone replace theirs every 10 years) Replaced the oil filter housing (due to a broken anti drain back valve) Replaced a coolant hose I did nearly the same work on my LR2 http://www.freel2.com/fo...

Hopefully this is useful information

Picture of the wiring for my 2010 S80 3.2 MAF (note the latch for orientation)


Wiring information for LR2 with the same 3.2 (I own two 3.2's, 2008 LR2 and 2010 S80)

Update on my 2010 S80 Maintenance I replaced the Auxiliary Belt, and two pulleys Note: the pulley for the tensioner is the same pulley used for the idler, I didn't replace the tensioner because it was working fine. Here is the thread I created for this maintenance on my LR2 Its almost the same on th...

First post Welcome to MVS I own two 3.2’s 2008 LR2 3.2. 116K. Thermostat failed after removal 2010 S80 3.2. 124K. Thermostat was broken when I replaced it No misfire codes on either one If I were in your position the first thing I would do is replace the thermostat The Land Rover LR2 uses the Volvo ...

Walt, What year? How many miles? I am planning to keep my Volvo until its at least 20 years old with over 200,000 miles If you are planning to go less than 10 years (from date of manufacturing) or 100,000 miles (total) then you can stop reading this post. The first owner of my Volvo did nothing exce...