Wiring to "Hot" is usually used when talking about 120V AC (alternating current) wiring (your house outlets), where the Black wire is "Hot", white is neutral, and green/bare wire is the ground. With a DC (direct current) source (Battery in a car system), the correct terminology w...

Hey Lee, Thanks for the info. I didn't think about it, but it does make sense that if the axle was slipping in and out of the socket, i'd have the driving characteristics I experienced. I am going to refill the transmission fluid and re-seat the axle tonight. Hopefully all will be well thereafter. W...

Hey Lee, I was thinking the same thing. I tend to over tighten stuff, but it's possible I thought it was seated and it wasn't. Any thoughts/ experience with my shifting/ transmission issue?

Hello All, I have a 2000 V70 non-turbo with a Manual transmission and 165k miles. I just completed doing a bunch of work on it: replaced the catalytic converter, muffler, exhaust manifold seals (I had to take the manifold off to get the old cat off the car), new brakes (piston seals, rear brake line...

Hey Calvin, It all seems to be coming from the rear right corner of the engine; the corner closest to the drivers side. Can you tell me where I could definitely tell if it's a RMS leak? Isn't the RMS the joint between the transmission and the engine? I am going to clean it off again, maybe tonight a...

Hello All, I have a 1998 Volvo V70 non turbo with almost 230,000 miles on it. I am having an issue with an oil leak near the rear cam seal on the drivers side of the car. Recently (3k miles ago) I replaced the whole PCV system, Timing Belt, Water pump (it was leaking) and driver side cam seal (oil w...

I had the same problem on my 98 V70. All but 3 of the scres came out without a problem. I used some PB Blaster on the 3 stuck screws, then used a screw extractor to remove 2 of them. One ended up breaking off just below the metal of the engine, so I just put the cover back on with one less screw. I ...

Hello All, A co-worker of mine has a 2003, AWD 2.5L S60. He is the third owner of the car and the car has 120k miles on it. He takes it in for maintenance to the dealer every time and is really proactive at getting repairs done (he replaces things 3-5k miles before they need to be replaced) The car ...

Ok, so on Friday I added more ATF to the power steering fluid reservoir, which seemed to be pretty low. On Saturday afternoon, I went for a drive, and a couple miles into my trip, the buzzing was back. Right now I have the car jacked up and am looking at the underside. It looks like there is fluid l...

Hello All, I have a '98 V70 with 222,000 miles on it. On my way to work today (it was raining, if that matters), i started hearing this buzzing sound coming from the engine compartment whenever I turned the steering wheel. When I got to work I opened the hood and turned the steering wheel and the bu...