hi there was a tv show in the uk called minder with a dodgy car salesman who had a great saying a mangling of an old saying here in the uk which was " a friend in need is a friend indeed " his version was .......... " a friend in need - is a pest " well it made me laugh al

now worries - its safely in the shop now

cheers al

ok then here we go........ going back to the begining i bought the xc diesel needing i was told just a cyl head £800 it was very clean with leather etc "result" got it back and engine was scrap. no problem bought an engine off motorhog with all ancilarys £1200 as it was the later one. it t...

hi jimmy57 i hope there will not be a next time ! but always worth knowing just in case - thanks for reply . automatics are great when they are good ,but when they are not they can be a nightmare. if anyone found the account of the tow truck farce above amusing ,let me know and i will post the story...

hello many thanks for reply - i managed to get a friend to borrow a large mercedes recovery truck off his friend to avoid any damage .....THEN it went a little downhill ....the truck had a drop down one piece huge ramp he promptly reversed into one of his sales cars ,a mazda mx5 without realising wh...

hello i have a 2006 xc90 automatic 4x4 the auto box has failed ,i need to get to the garage which is 1 mile from where it is ,can i tow it in neutral without damaging anything ? have looked on google but cant seem to find a definitive answer i was going to tow it with a tow rope at say 5 mph can any...

hello again many thanks for your reply it has helped me identify a possible replacement transmission the plate on the transmission is shown on the photo ................. TF80-SC 1283143 SERIAL NUMBER 10L3822276 can you confirm this is correct for my car ? many thanks for all of your help alan

hello guys i am a newbie ,just bought an xc90 2006 may 30th it needed an engine ,luckily i found a great engine from a breaker ,but guys putting it in dropped it and the auto box hit the floor -didnt look like any damage (wrong ! ) there was a hairline crack in transmission case .its the one you can...