Took at 45min trip the other morn and after being parked for about an hr the car would not start. Luckily i had the NOCO Booster with me and i was able to get back home. Voltage was around 13.6 with the engine idle when i got back. Is there a way to turn off the car alarm fully without disconnecting...

15km a week? Buy a good jump pack and keep it handy and run that battery to Spring Make Neil and Me proud! So i took it for a spin for a little over an hr (The Garmin Nav was fine the whole time) and checked the Battery with a Multimeter as soon as i got it back home.. The reading i got after that ...

Yeah i've been looking online for one of those OB2 connectors and can't seem to find one that fits this car.. Also think i'll need to just bite it and get the new battery cause there is obviously not even enough power to keep my Garmin Nav on now. That went off on me the other day right in the middl...

I did that test about 3wks ago with a rubber glove over the cap area and it was sucking in which is a pass. Looking online the problem is a blown gasket (hardly likely in my case) or water mixing in the oil by not driving long enough to let the engine warm up enough to evaporate the water. That seem...

So the other day i went to check the level on my oil stick. that seemed fine.. and then i lifted up the cap and there was quite a bit of this pasty whiteish sludge on the underside of it instead of oil. What gives?

Or just leave it for now... I'm not sure. The temp here has not dipped to -20 C˚ yet but i expect that within 2 mths. My Multimeter currently says it's at 11.9V with the engine off. 14.3ish with the engine running idle with radio/AC off. 6mths ago the reading with the engine off was 12.3.) I have on...

I've seen the vids.. I don't have the tools or equipment to do those. The $500+ i've already paid out was just for diognostics/Look at it. So as it stands I've paid for not getting anything fixed so far. The smoke and smell problems vanished after the engine oil was put in. Coolant seems fine. No le...

It would be helpful if you provided some details on mileage and service history. You could have low oil from the rings or from the leaks. What were the compression test numbers? White smoke? What did it smell like - it could be burning oil or normal condensation - maybe valve stem seals starting to...

Went starting up the car to warm it up one cold morn i noticed ALOT of white smoke come out of the exhaust pipe.. A few days later while driving it to a Volvo shop it happend again.. I was told leaks found at the cam seals and front crankshaft seal. Was told compression test failed. Was told the cau...