Hi all, I'm looking for assistance diagnosing a noise coming form the engine bay: It's a cyclical "chh-chh-chh" noise that only appears with foot on the gas while moving (it doesn't happen when revving in Park or Neutral at a standstill) and it doesn't disappears when coasting. Its frequen...

Thanks everyone. Appointment booked. To be honest, I love the car and deep down I knew I was going to go through with the work before I asked, I just wanted to hear more knowledgeable folks out on if I was being a total fool or not. You’ve all inspired me to tackle a control arm job myself, so that’...

Hi guys, I have a 2005 XC70 with 161,000 miles on it. I have a VVT hub leaking oil and was quote $2000 USD to replace the two hubs, timing belt, water pump, cam shaft seals, and anti-freeze ($600 Labor, $1400 parts). Sadly, the timing belt & water pump were replaced 45,000 miles ago but a new be...

@jonesg I suppose eh. Could dirty fuel injectors be a probable suspect?

Hi All, Roughly once every 30-40 starts, my Volvo will experience one of the following issues (see attached videos): 1. The tachometer will spike up to 3000 to 4000 rpm, go back to 0 rpm, and then normalize at 1000 rpm. When this occurs, the start is otherwise normal 2. A sluggish start where the en...