Volvo Forum + help for owners

I just have one question. if you are just simply replacing the pnp switch and not over hauling it, do you still need to align the switch during installation

Hello all, I just want to thank you for all of your helpful feedback about the possible ticking noise. The issue has been resolved. I took it to the dealer believe it or to have the oil changed with genuine Volvo filter and that resolved the ticking noise. The culprit was a generic oil filter causin...

Thank you very much for the helpful feedback. The problem mainly is when the car is at idle but they do tick when under load as well but not as much. I have heard of the suggestion to try transmission fluid in the crack case but I thought that was a myth. I called the dealership and they also sugges...

Hello, need some suggestion on what to do about this annoying ticking sound coming from the lifters on my wife's 1999 S70. Just to give you some history of the car. Was purchased from a dealer about 4 years ago and had 102,000 miles on it. The car currently has close to 130,000 miles. It was quiet a...

Hello, the check engine light came on my car about a couples of months ago. At first the light would come on while at idle or low speeds like 15mph then it would come on even on the highway. I purchased a scanner to obtain code and found PO172 Engine running rich, bank one. Here is what I had done ...

Hello, the check engine light came on my car about a couples of months ago. At first the light would come on while at idle or low speeds like 15mph then it would come on even on the highway. I purchased a scanner to obtain code and found PO179 Engine running rich, bank one. Here is what I had done ...

Did you clean your MAF sensor; it may be possible that the output signal from it is out of cal (it first developed in the low range, and now at WOT); the ECU will therefore account for more air than the engine really gets, and you actual Fuel to Air Ratio would be rich. (Cleaning the MAF would be a...

Hello, the check engine light came on my car about a couples of months ago. At first the light would come on while at idle or low speeds like 15mph then it would come on even on the highway. I purchased a scanner to obtain code and found PO179 Engine running rich, bank one. Here is what I had done t...

Thank you!!!!!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!!! Problem has been fixed. It was a fulty TPS sensor. As soon as I installed the sensor the car started and the check engine light came on again. I had to clear all of the codes in the entire system starting with port A1 and then port A2. The car is running and soun...

Thank you for the valuable info and the link to the site. My Haynes manual was dead wrong. I need to get a decent OBD2 testor. Any model or brand you recommend? Sounds like you need to replace the throttle position sensor on the front of the throttle body. A common failure item, and it can cause a n...