Our old Volvo wagon. The good: AWD works, new transmission (professionally rebuilt and installed) and radiator with less than 10k miles on it. Lots of new parts. Suspension and brake work, good wheels & tires, clean interior. Power everything and it all works.

The bad: There is coolant in the ...

Volvo 850 Wagon, non-turbo, automatic, black leather seats, keyless entry, sunroof, class I tow hitch, Volvo clip on roof rack. Inspected, registered and driven daily. Looking to get a new car but this one must go first.

Good: New tires, recent battery, oil change, control arms, front axles, rear ...

I think there has been a lot of discussion on this already, but when I changed mine I used mobil 1 synthetic GL-5 75w 90 gear oil. After finding and cleaning the area around the fill plugs, I sucked out the old stuff and pumped in new until it ran out of the hole in both the the rear differential ...

I would say you need to repair your ABS control box, Ozark Lee has a great post here on Matt's Volvo Site about how to remove and repair this yourself with a soldering iron. Or there are several people who you can sent it to for repair. Either way, it's much more economical than going to the dealer ...

If you're hearing the starter motor spin but the engine is not turning over, you have a problem with the starter. Most likely it is the bendix which is the gear assembly at the front of the starter where it engages at the flywheel. Could also be the solenoid at the top of the starter not drawing the ...

Typically clunking in sharp turns points to CV joints. Being an AWD car, it has 2 behind each tire. I would get under the car and look for torn rubber boots around the joints or grease thrown around where it shouldn't be. Both might point to your problem.

You might also grease the turn stops, they ...

Hi, when I did this job, I carefully unbolted and pulled the fuel rail with the injectors and fuel line attached away from the intake. Now it is possible to rotate the fuel line at the big silver colored fitting and unbolt the torx screws from the bottom of the fuel rail. Slide out the plate that ...

Hi, are you driving with the windows open or closed when you hear the noise? You may just be hearing the hum of the engine increasing under load as it pulls the car up hill, totally normal. You wouldn't notice this subtle change over the wind noise when the windows are down. As far as the vibration ...

Since this car is totally new to you and you're working on it yourself, I would start by getting under the car and taking a good look. Particularly paying attention to the evaporation emissions lines and the wiring/connectors to the oxygen sensors since you seem to have codes relating to those parts ...

Very slick Sniper Cat, did you have any trouble removing or installing the pump power and sending unit wires? I'll try to get my pictures posted asap so people can compare, but this way looks pretty tempting, easy access for any future problems too. Nice job.

p.s. I'm sorry to hear you had a ...