I bought a 2005 XC90 few months ago and now that it is getting colder, I just found out that there is no heat on the driver side. When I change the left temperature from cold to warm I can see (with an endoscope inside the air duct) the door moving correctly. Right (passenger) side gets plenty of he...

I am working at removing the intake manifold. Here are my questions: 1. Can I leave the charge air pipe attached? how do you release the hose clamp of the charge air pipe on the throttle body side? There is no access. 2. I understand that I need to remove the starter bracket (at the back of the star...

Driving in low gear or at higher rpm make the vibration less noticeable, I guess. I am starting disassembling tomorrow. I found a shop in town that will replace the valve, replace all the seals, check the guides and springs, clean and machine the head for less than $300. My goal is to disassemble ov...

Of course the Seafoam didn't fix it...
I borrowed a borescope (pretty cool toy) and I can clearly see a damaged exhaust valve. I know it now ... The head will have to come off. This is going to be a long project so I am bidding on an other v70xc on eBay ... We'll see.

We got snow today so I didn't take the Volvo - I figured that AAA would be busy enough and didn't need to have to tow me ... I have Seafoam in the gas and oil, we'll see tomorrow, if there is no improvement I will have to pull the head ...

Bad news from my 1999 V70-XC 2.5L turbo 166K: Friday as I was driving uphill on the highway, it started to run rough, CEL flashed few times and stayed on. Code says misfire Cyl. 5. Back at home I checked the spark plug, coil (already replaced one on cyl 1), injector - all good. Then I checked compre...