:gulp: i'm getting smoke from my exhaust and dip stick but an chalking up to my PCV needing to be replaced, also doing this friday. I'm getting nervous now. She has 186,xxx on her and oil changes have been done like clock work. I bought it from a volvo mechanic at a volvo dealership so i would assu...

Installed a few hours ago, everything now seems hunky dorey. Thanks!

I had a nasty rattle once under hard acceleration in my old 850. The mechanic, once the car stopped working, explained the reason for the rattle was the same reason for the smoke and the fact I need a new engine. - The head gasket had gone and taken the alloy head with it.

Hi I wanted to thank everyone who has contributed to this amazing thread, because my car has been well and truly up shit creak of late! I had loads of lights, including the flashing forward arrow, break system failure, ABS, Tracs, Engine Management, no speedo, no cruise and various issues that were ...