Before buying a new/used head unit, try spraying some compressed air in there (any of those dust blaster canned air products for computer keyboards would work fine). A lot of dust and debris can accumulate in there over six years, and some times it just takes a good blast of air to get things ...

You can buy just the clutch/pulley assembly, but it's pretty expensive (around $200 from Tasca). If you're at the point where the bearing is that shot, it may be worth it to just go ahead an replace the entire compressor while you're at it (compressor, which I'm pretty sure includes new pulley ...

The port near the radiator is the high-pressure valve; while this is the valve that Volvo recommends using for a/c maintenance, it should NOT be accessed by a home mechanic (high pressure is what it sounds like, which can be dangerous). The diy home kits all work on the low pressure valve, which on ...

Thanks so much; that was how I'd oriented them, but I was still having a really rough idle, and thought that maybe I'd messed up the valves' orientation. Turned out to be a faulty MAP sensor; replaced it, and now the car's running great!

If the symptoms go away once the tranny is warmed up, then I wouldn't worry too much about the transmission having any "deeper" issues. I was experiencing the same issues as you, until I did an IPD-style fluid flush and replaced the Volvo ATF (non-synthetic) with Amsoil ATF (full synthetic, and JWS ...

Stupid question, I know, but I'm almost done with a huge amount of work in the engine bay of my '01 V70; I'm replacing the vacuum lines with new silicone lines, but the problem is, I didn't think to check the orientation of the check valves (the two white plastic pieces in the vac tree coming off ...

Great, thanks, it does!

So I'm trying to change out the stock springs on my '01 T5 with a set of Eibachs; changing the front springs was super easy, but I'm getting kind of stuck with the rear springs. Alldatadiy only lists the procedure for pre-'01 V70s, and I can't get VADIS up and running on my computer (initially ...

Yup, the old washer had broken; forgot to mention last night (was pretty tired when I replied) that the B4 servo update fixes shift flare that occurs when the transmission is going from 2nd-3rd, not 3rd-4th. While some places may tell you that it's only a 15 minute job, it took me (and some others ...

I did the B4 servo update a few weeks ago, and while it helped clear up the last remaining shift delay I was getting between third and fourth gears, I found that most of my transmission woes were fixed by replacing all my engine mounts and both axle assemblies (all of which, I might add, were in ...