Alright, so I finally got a compression tester, and sure enough -- 25PSI on cylinder 3. My buddy puts a bit of oil in the cylinder to see if this changes the compression, and now it reads 40PSI. We're at our wits end, not really wanting to tear this engine apart, so on the off chance that it's just ...

Does anyone know a good place to buy/borrow/rent a camshaft locking tool for an S40 for a reasonable price? I really don't want to buy a kit for $250+, and even just the one little piece that attaches to the camshafts is still $100 on ebay.

-GB

It runs poorly at all speeds, though it's worse at idle. I get the blinky CEL frequently, both at idle and at speed. Sometimes from idle, it dies right after giving it gas (it's been worse immediately after starting, but it's happened at a red light before). Where do I find the oil pressure switch p...

So... 4 hours over at my buddy's house this afternoon, and I've got everything pulled off so we can look at the timing marks, expecting to find something off (nice little pool of oil in the bottom timing belt cover, whee). Marks all look good. A bit strange that it didn't appear to be TDC when they ...

Hey guys! Is there an online source for instructions, preferably with pictures, on how to verify the timing on my 2000 S40? The engine is running nasty, throwing a P0014 as well as cyl 2 misfires (not to mention some coolant codes including P0125... I'm pretty certain given the strange water temp di...

Cool! i had a similar experience with the Fuel filter for my 2000 S40... I was expecting a no-name brand, but what I got was a Mann. Color me happy!

-GB (who's S40 has a host of other problems, but that's a different post to follow shortly)

Hello! I'm experiencing a strange problem with my V40, and was hoping y'all could steer me in the right direction. I'm just starting to learn how to do my own car maintenance (on our 2000 S40, which has lots of problems), so bear with me please :). On our '04 wagon, I get 3 different behaviors from ...