bump b/c I'm watching this thread like a movie...what is the soot people?! I'm dyeing to know!

i see. that would definately make sense, thank you. Car has always run very smooth on idle,however, it now hiccups about every 5-6 second, and when accelerating from a stop, it tried to gutter out and stall. If it does actually stall, I can shut off and restart no problem. What I do to keep this fro...

good for you! Congratulations!

ok, converter seems to have been gutted, so that debunks our clogged exhaust theory. Muffler, likewise, seems clear. ideas?

Hi guys, hope you are all having a beautiful Easter weekend! My 740 has had some issues lately. I've owned it about 4 months, have changed oil, flsuhed coolant system, and got new tires, that's about it. New battery was put in at time of purchase, car has roughly around 220,000 miles on it. I took i...

Thank you JimBee, while everyone in my circle is supportive, no one quite understands my love affair with this car, Volvo owners though, they get me ;) bigkev, you may be on to something, as the guy who sold it to me claims to have changed the tank and the fuel pump. If he did, then he used an old o...

will do, thanks!!

Got my radio code! Now I can say all my interior parts work! On to the bad news. The rattling that I thought was the heat shield, is actually the catalytic converter. The side seam is spitting air and water (slightly) and there's something rattling around in there. What should I do? My hubby says th...

So sorry it's taken me so long to respond, my internet has been acting up! Have now driven the car a week, gone through a full tank of gas, and have noticed the following things. *Metallic rattle when accelerating through 1st and 2nd, assume it's a loose heat shroud? *Cruise control does not work. N...

Thanks! Will do!