Well, I finally got my Volvo back from the repair shop. Our family mechanic put in a new timing belt, tensioner, etc but didn't have to tools to get into the head. So I took it to a mechanic in a nearby town who fixed it up. Only 1 intake and 1 exhaust valve from the #4 cylinder were bent. Seems to ...

I can't remember if my V70 has 104k or 114k. Either way, I've only put a couple thousand miles on it since I bought it. I haven't looked at the manual's maintenance schedule recently, but I remember seeing all kinds of shop receipts in the glove box when I bought it. The original owner had taken the...

I just wanted to share some of the misery I'm having with my '98 V70 XC. I've had nothing but problems with it so far, my current repair being a slipped timing belt. Be prepared, this may be a long story. I bought the car a couple months ago from a guy that buys salvage cars at auction and then fixe...