Exactly, both good and bad. If I were living in Florida I’d be just plucking along but being in Northern Virginia I have to deal with it. I might go with the idea of fabricating an adapter plate. I used to have access to a machine shop so it’s not a foreign concept but I was trying to go about this ...

I’m thinking of just drilling out the studs and using nuts and bolts instead.

Yeah, neither one is large enough. The one I have has approximately a 4.4” spacing between studs.

Thanks for the info though.

They appear to have one. Sent them an email to see if it’s the right one. I read here somewhere that ‘98 to ‘00 V70s were bastardized with various parts from factory. I suppose that’s my case since every single manifold I find does not match my model. Next stop will be the dealer I suppose but I’ll ...

I tried FCP Euro and IPD, neither carries it. Is there anybody else that you know of?

So I decided to dive into this and fix it. Ordered the Cat and the exhaust manifold from Rockauto. The cat appears to be a good match; however, the manifold is not a match. The flange on the bolted connection into the cat is smaller. My bolt pattern is more of a rectangle and this one is more of squ...

That’s a very good point.

Is there a tutorial around here showing how to remove the cluster?

That's the thing, the check engine light is not turning on in key position II. That should have been a red flag but I mistakenly thought the oil pressure light was the check engine light. I just noticed too that the ABS light is not turning on. So I have another gremlin in the mix.

Hello All, First post and already need help. Last Saturday I got myself a V70. I've always liked these cars and finally managed to get a low mileage (87K) 2000 V70 for $2500. I thought I was hot shit! Fast forward to today when I take it for an inspection and they tell me that the catalytic converte...