I'm out of town till next Wednesday. I will take things apart again next Saturday and post up the pictures. When I took it apart before taking the car to the mechanic it looked like the PCV system might have had a clog, because I saw some oil that had been dripping/leaking/coming out of part of the ...

As I said we already checked the PCV system. So that is out.

I am getting a second opinion from a Volvo certified tech. The mechanic that I use is certified on other makes, but has not worked on many Volvos. My mechanic checked the PCV. I have never heard of a PVC what is that? The mechanic checked the PCV system, coolant, turbo, spark plugs, oil pan, etc try...

About all I know is that he said, that a lot of oil is getting though the piston o-rings.

Does that help?

So I just talked to my mechanic. The news is not good. My wife's Volvo XC90 2.5t AWD is in need of a new engine. It has 144k miles on the clock right now. It is using about a quart of oil ever 1k miles. The oil is collecting in the lower end of the engine. My mechanic said that it would not be worth...

I did see that tag. I have also seen the ballast.

I called around to a few mechanics to get a quote on having the ballast replaced and the cheapest was $537 plus tax and disposal fees. It seems kind of pricy. Is this about what it runs?

The RH lamp is working perfect now. Is there a ballast for each side?

While driving home the other day my passenger side low beam went out. The car displayed the normal error message. So I decide I will go pick up a new bulb to replace the old one. I got the correct D2R bulb (it look identical to the one it replaced all the writing ect looks the same). I put the bulb ...