Thks for the dwg.

No mention whatsoever in the owners manual of how to check transmission fluid level. Only gives type and capacity. Found dipstick thanks to this forum and went to check level last night. Now I understand Volvo's reluctance to include this information! Generally accepted practice is to check trans. f...

Unless you want to set up a laboratory and are familiar with RTD's (remote temperature detectors) and how they change their internal resistance value with temp variations - there is no way to determine this easily. You can't even easily identify the thermostat as the culprit anymore either. It used ...

Re-posted under the appropriate forum. Thanks for the heads-up. Got fooled by the lead-in page. Kind of confusing - shows V40/S40 up top. Upon closer inspection I see that I jumped to the 850 forum. But as you suggest, this may be an across-the-board issue, so I will leave this up as well. To articu...

Vehicle is a 2005 S40. My wife drives it - treats it like a baby (and I maintain it per the book). About 2 weeks ago the SRS warning light came on. There were no accicdents, hard bumps, nothing to cause a deployment. Long story short; while in the car the other night - scratching my head and trying ...

Sorry to butt in to your thread, but maybe you could offer some insight to my problem. Vehicle is a 2005 S40. My wife drives it - treats it like a baby (and I maintain it per the book). About 2 weeks ago the SRS warning light came on. There were no accicdents, hard bumps, nothing to cause a deployme...

Just had this brought to my attention by my wife (the night before she was going to pick up her parents - and their luggage- at Logan airport). The trunk would not open from the fob and it wouldn't open by turning the key to the electric open position. Please forgive my lack of terminology- I rarely...