Do you think I need to get two new bolts or just tap them again and reuse? Does this mean that it's a good possibility that I did not stripped the threads on the block? What about driving "as is" if they were actually stripped? Thanks for a quick response.

I went through the seal replacement today. It took about 10 hours for a first-timer. The second time will probably be a 3-hour job. After putting all the bolts back on, I cross threaded the two inner long bolts which are mounted on the transmission side. They went in but not all the way tight. So I ...

Problem solved. I took it to the alternator repair shop and they replaced the regulator on the back of the alt where the thin wire connects to. I noticed that when bench tested, there will be a slight delay (few seconds) before the regulator kicks in to tell the alt to start charging. It's hard to ...

Bap Geon is a local import auto parts store. I bought two alternators from them to test them out, and none gave me a correct voltage. The one from Pep Boys also didn't give a correct voltage when bench tested. Is there something with the Volvo reman. alternators that are not giving the correct ...

I was driving my car with 137Kmi and all of the sudden, most warning lights appeared on the instrument clusters. The engine shut down soon after, and I couldn't crank the engine. I tried to jump started, but the car didn't hold charge and shut itself down again as soon as I put it in gear. I had to ...

'00 V70XC SE with 130 kmi.

Here is a complete post in another forum and Thanks to JRL for his inputs: http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12100

Here is the description of the problem:

Flashing arrow and CEL came on the other day. I think the car is currently in limp mode and stuck in ...