second that on the hoses. if any of your crossover hoses, especially after the turbo are leaking, this will throw off the computer's air/fuel mapping and make for a loud sounding turbo. if your car is running like that and no check engine light is on, i wouldn't rely on that as an indicator. those h...

when the car is running bend over and smell the white exhaust, what does it smell like :roll: no just kidding. if you smell coolant and your exhaust is funny colors, assuming it isn't only right when you start it on cold mornings, you may have coolant leaking into the combustion chamber via a bad he...

hopefully you work at an autoparts store and not home depot. those aren't standard washers. they are ''crush washers'' meaning they are so maleable that the low amount of torque required at the drain plug will crush or sandwich the soft metal to provide a seal much like a copper gasket. if you use a...

Audis use the same system as Volvo...it's called Haldex. Torsen simply means torque sensing, aka the differnetial senses which tire has the most torque and applies power to that tire. I can't remember off the top of my head but I don't recall Audi using that system for a very long. P.S. if you have...

thanks guys, i figured as much with the aftermarket parts. i've learned from previous euros that they can be pretty particular/sensitive to oem parts and consumables, and that the replications are usually junk. i really do like my car though. i got it to be a slow yet reliable safe snowmobile. it ta...

when this happened to my car i was in a white out snow storm. i looked on the bright side though...i've always thought of myself as an automobile purist, so the elimination of driving aids such as abs and traction control turned my fear into a half cracked smile. question to those who may know...how...

...and i forgot an engine mount and the etm. that was a fun one to deal with my local dealer on. i'm not whining...i swear. it's given me something to do with my free time.

i hate my volvo....what's up with your name? let's trade for your v70r ;) ..it is a tag that was created out of frustration. i bought my car with 104k on it which was fairly low for a 10 year old car. i test drove it for 15 minutes and it felt okay and had a mechanic check it out to the tune of $50...

+1 on the XC90 spring mounts. Just try to twist it with your hand...if it spins right around, it's bad. If it turns a little bit, do the bounce test with the fender of the car. Upper shock mounts rarely go bad. But it does happen. Sway bar endlinks will give you a lot of clunking too. If you replac...

that's all i needed to hear. i figured if the price sounded too cheap to be true it was. i'll try the above stated parts as well as the obvious torn tie rod end boot. thanks guys. any other suggestions would be appreciated