C70, 2000 model with turbo 5, 120K miles, has probable blown engine. While driving, oil pressure red light flickered, then stayed on. I drove a few more miles anyway (trying to get home), then engine lost power, made bad clunking noises, and I had it towed home. Oil was present per dipstick (had oil ...

Electronic Throtle Module (ETM) notoriously fails in 2000-2001 year Volvo cars. Because of the California class action lawsuit, your local dealership might replace the module free if you have "dead spots" with sudden loss of engine RPM's. Talk nice to them. If car over ten years old, may not be ...

To confirm that the socket is faulty, swap out the good side and if problem follows suit, you know the diagnosis. Internet has plenty of suppliers for your specific vehicle model. Out of four Volvo's owned, two have demonstrated same problem. Blame Volvo for utilizing a weak electric component that ...

Rather than trust a salvage mirror to not, itself, fail in a year or two, I simply replaced it with a piece of mirror glass. I used the same steps as above, but frankly could have simply loosened the mirror and circuit board with it still installed in the car. I took the failed mirror to a glass ...

spring seats (rubber bushing on top of spring) eventually fail in all Volvos of this vintage, and cause an annoying squeak when you hit a bump.: diagnose by turning top of strut under the hood. Normally you can't, use a wrench on the top nut or just your hand on the disc. If it turns, the seat is ...

You may wish to read my V70 forum entry regarding lower ball joint replacement. Volvo uses the same basic system on most of its models, and the only difference is perhaps the shape of the aluminum knuckle.

Needed to replace both front lower ball joints, and found a pair cheap on e-Bay. Replaced each side in my home garage in less than two hours per side using home made joint removal tool and a driver made with 2 in. electrical conduit, Start by removing wheel, brakes and disc, sheet metal mud shroud ...

Easy fix -- typically coil fails first on middle cylinders. Replace only the bad coil for cylinder #3, and if you have not replaced them recently, also put in some new plugs -(Bosch or equivalent copper plugs are plenty adequate and also cheap) after first blowing out or vacuuming plug recess to ...

2001 S80 sustained broken glass lens of headlamp assembly and bought just the replacement glass via Internet delivered to home for $65. Changing glass is straightforward and requires only a 1/4 inch drive socket wrench, 10 and 12 mm sockets, straight blade screwdriver, electric drill and bits. Two ...

2001 V70-T5, 185K miles.
Changed passenger side rear wheel bearing hub assembly after premature tire wear on that wheel only and then noted could shake wheel perimeter in and out noticeably when car jacked up. Bought a rebuilt bearing hub assembly on Internet from Axel of Dearborn for under $50 ...