erikv11 wrote: 29 Jul 2022, 08:16 Let's see a pic when (fingers crossed)! you get it out. Must actually be stripped right?

There's a pic in my reply to firstv70volvo. Not stripped, thank goodness!

cn90 wrote: 29 Jul 2022, 19:57 This only happens in Down Under lol...

Yeah, must be 'cause we all drive around upside down

I don't think you have as bad of a problem as a rounded off spark plug. I used Photoshop to lighten your photo and it looks like the rubber spark plug boot broke off and is still in the spark plug hole. If you dig this out you should be able to get your socket on the plug.


Thanks - this was it ...

2005 XC70, 186000km

I bought the car about 20000km ago, and went to swap the spark plugs for the first time. Nos.1, 2, 3 and 5 were routine. But No.4 is completely round, and I can't get a socket on it. I don't mean the flats are damaged and rounded - it looks like there never were any! Just a ...

VIDA shows a fancy tool for measuring lateral runout on brake discs:
http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz180/myzomela/P2%20Disc%20and%20Hub%20Measurement/BrakeDiscMeasurement.jpg

Rather than buy one of these, I decided to try a crude subsitute.
http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz180/myzomela ...

While I haven't done it myself, I've read that you need to drop the subframe to get the pan off. Sounds like a b***er of a job.

Do it! I'd definitely prefer to do the repairs than buy a new car. There's an adage that "the cheapest car to own is the car you own."

I'm about to do the PCV on my 98 S40 - but do it myself, so at least I'm not up for $2000. Unless I make a complete mess of it

That's a pretty rotten thing to happen!

It's a long shot, but if the timing belt was within its expected lifetime (years and miles), you might be able to go back to the shop that installed it and get repairs done under warranty. But some warranties aren't transferable to new owners, and I don't ...

I had the same thing happen to my 1998 S40. After a short look at it myself, I took it to my indy, who put in a new seat belt for about $500. I expect the relevant parts prices are much better on your side of the Pacific Ocean. If there had been a cheaper fix, I'm sure my indy would have done it, he ...

If you hold a piece of a rubber glove firmly over the dipstick, or oil filler hole, and your PCV system is clogged up, the rubber will start to blow up like a balloon. If the PCV system is in good shape, the rubber will get sucked slightly into the hole.

I picked this tip up from the man behind ...