don't know if this is gospel, was just looking at replace a radio on a 2005 V70xc and saw this " Note. You will need to disconnect the battery while you work on the radio console, and to be sure to turn the ignition switch to position 2 prior to reconnecting the battery, or you will need VIDA o...

thanks, seems counter to "old" wisdom, high temp is your "friend", the previous owner took very good dealer care of the car, I doubt he even knew much about anything going on under the hood. The oil fill cap seemed a bit crusty to me, probably why Volvo suggested a PVC service. I...

Just bought a 2005 V70xc with 124K miles, lead a very good life with regular attention from Volvo dealer. with that said, 2 questions, the cooling fan responds nicely/comes on instantly when the AC is engaged, in fact once I shut the AC off, the fan will continue running to about 186F, and then shut...

All my windows stopped working, also the electric mirrors would not adjust, and finally the electric sunroof wouldn't work. This is a 99 V70, so I spent a bit of time looking on the forum, and with that info, went to the junk yard, and found another master window switch for $10, popped it in and mag...

Just finished installing my $350 hose clamp. Little background, 99 volvo v70 XC 149k miles, was driving home around 75MPH and SUDDENLY lost power, lucky for me a service area on 95 North was just ahead, thoughts that run thru your head, timing belt-oh well time for a new car, coast in and try restar...

I did the same, my wife has a 2000 C70, everything is pretty much the same with the body being a bit different, IE doors, and windows. One thing you may want to make sure is the front power window, they have a tendency to have the cheap rollers that the cables ride on break. I had to replace the dri...