3.2 Owners, I just watched a video of a XC90 3.2 with a failed Thermostat. The surprising thing is that the failure mode appears to be non standard. Common failure mode for 3.2 Thermostat 1. Cracked plastic due to return spring shear force and thermal cycles (Fatigue or Creep rupture is the likely p...

MVS Readers, I just got a check engine light for a different issue. Just a quick note to let you know that we've detected a problem with your 2010 Volvo S80, first observed on January 22nd, 2020 and last observed on June 17th, 2021. As a result, you may have noticed a warning light on your dashboar...

XHEART, My friend LR2 Mike changed his coils in his 3.2 yesterday. He went with original Land Rover parts. He was getting some rough running at idle (i.e. misfire) but no codes. He is well above 200,000 miles. Note: Delphi is a good choice for ignition coils. I do have a replacement coil that is in ...

XHEART, I just checked the BORG Warner web sit and it says Long lifetime: 15 years or 300,000 km 300,000 km = 186,000 miles I am at 13 years and 127,000 miles LR2 11 years and 141,000 miles S80 So I am getting close but not there yet. Here is the link https://www.borgwarner.com/technologies/ignition...

Xheart and Matt, Here are the picture from the new coil that I bought 30684245 Volvo (Made in Japan) 6g9n-12a366 FOMOCO 099700-1070 DENSO (Made in Japan) IMG_6395.JPG IMG_6404.JPG IMG_6410.JPG Do the Delphi coils have the same FOMOCO number? (I can see the FOMOCO in the picture at RockAuto but I ca...

Volvo did make a change to the piston rings with the 3.2 (something about good intensions and the road to hell come to mind........or maybe the law of unintended consequences depending on what school you went to.) This change happed with Model Year 2010 but they changed the piston rings again at the...

MVS Readers, I drove to Southern California from the Bay Area and back again. Because it was going to be a long trip we took the Volvo. Each way was about 380 miles and the S80 accomplished it on a single tank of gas each way. The speed was too high for good fuel economy but it was still respectabl...

So did having the BMS reset via VIDA cure the low battery message/condition? I recently purchased a '12 XC60 T6,.................. ........the battery charge state as reported in the app goes only from 46 to 56%............ ................I have the infotainment system turned off for now but don't...

MVS Readers, For some reason I was thinking about this post. A YouTube brain teaser question made me think about it. Here is what I would propose 2001 V70 T5 (247 bhp) 1/4 mile time 15.5 seconds 92 mph vs 2008 V70 3.2 (235 bhp) 1/4 mile time 15.8 seconds 91 mph At 92 MPH--> 134 ft./sec * 0.3 second...