I checked the car for all the above mentioned found nothing.I checked for vaccum leaks,loose wires nothing.I drove the car for a day about 30 miles no problems.Just left for work this morning stopped to pick up a coworker on the way.Parked in driveway it stayed running in park for about 8 mins.Soon ...

I was driving to the store the other day when I hit a pot hole that I think once housed the rock of gilbraltar.I came to a stop sign shortly there after and the car began trying to stall.Gave it some gas and was able to keep it running but at the next light it did the same thing and the oil light ca...

So I made a few calls today looking at prices with the various options I'm stuck with.To repair a burnt valve I was qouted $1,750 to start and that is if there are no surprises.I called around and can get a remanned head with all the fixings for $675 and then 20 hours of shop time to install (that s...

I ran a compression test today.Cylinders 1,3,4,5 were all between 180 and 185 psi and cylinder 2 had nothing.I ran the test twice to verify the results and they were the same both times.Any thoughts as to what it could be and what should my next move be.

I have a 1999 v70xc with 165,000 miles on it.I was driving the car on the highway yesterday when I suddenly lost power.The CEL began blinking engine sputtering but never stalled.Had the car towed to my house and ran the codes.I got the code p0302 cylinder 2 miss fire detected.I figured probally blew...

Hi I hope you guys can help me.I bought this car with a 130,000 miles on it.It drove perfect no issues then one day I started having transmission issues.The car was trying to stall when coming to stop.Only three times did it actually stall.Also when I would take off from a stop it would sometimes be...

As always MIJ to my rescue thanx again for all your help
Ben Weekes

Does anyone know the size of the hex bolt holding on the calipers of a 1999 v70xc awd?Theres a rubber sleeve over the bolt making it impossible to see it.

Thanx for the help
Ben Weekes

I would try looking on either ebay or at the FCP website for the mirror.If you dont see the mirror on the FCP website try calling them.I recently got a part from them that was not shown on the website but that they did have in stock.There links and banners for the site in many places here including ...

Thats what I was afraid of.Is it possible though to test the o2 sensor on the car or do you have to remove it and do the torch test to get a reliable result?
thanx again
Ben Weekes