Thank you all. We have thought about getting an engine from salvage/donor vehicle. So far I have not found one at the $150 mark suggested by veektor. Best price I have heard of is $650 for 120k plus engines. This is a car we will keep and put another 200k miles on. I'm not sure an unfamiliar engine ...

Hello, we recently purchased a '07 XC70. The engine had a scary strong knock. The connecting rod cap on cylinder 4 had come loose and the piston broke after hitting the head...spewing bits of metal all throughout the engine. The engine must have recently have been rebuilt since all of the valves loo...

Not good. I checked for bad clearances in the #4 cylinder. Brought #4 piston to the top and started it back down about an inch. Pushed down on the piston with a long screwdriver. It easily went down 5/16". Guess it's definitely going to have to be pulled from the vehicle. I checked online at Er...

I'm in the process of tearing the head down now. I'm to the point where I need a cam locking tool. Off to make that now....

NOTICE, for short version: Please go to paragraph 2 :) This paragraph give insight as to my purchase. My wife took on a new job out of the house and needed a vehicle. We decided on an AWD car. Subaru came to mind and I started looking. Well, I found a very nice looking and very clean 2007 XC70 Volvo...