June, Performed the combustion gas leak test and the fluid turned from blue to yellow which shows that the combustion gases are getting into the cooling system. I guess next step it to remove the head. I have older procedures on performing head gasket replacement on earlier version of the engine (85...

I will rent the tester and check to see if exhaust gases in coolant.
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Should I just skip the combustion gas test and go straight to work on the head gasket?
What else could cause these symptoms?

My wife's 03 XC70 (137,00 miles) had the top hose connector on the radiator break. She stopped driving when she noticed a low coolant level alarm. I am not sure if the engine overheated. Towed the vehicle home, got radiator and hoses from FCP and replaced. Subsequently went to have emissions done an...

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Ordered new springs and seats. Waiting for the to arrive to replace

How is the toe adjusted on the rear?

What are specs for camber and toe on the rear?

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Lou

Thanks for the advice. I will call SPC tech line tomorrow for their advice. Do you believe it Is ibetter to use inserts of get new springs? And would you replace the spring seat also? I don't know if the following is useful in troubleshooting but.... This evening I jacked up the car to take a look u...

Lee, I just replaced the Nivomats along with the from struts/mounts and still have the camber issue. Car sits lower in the back. That's why I question the springs being bad. When I was under the car I did not notice any worn out bushings and suspension seems tight. I will crawl under it again after ...

With the measurement of the car being lower in the back be indicative of worn coil springs?

Lou

I recently bought a 2000 V70 XC AWD SE with 170,000 miles. It runs great and used all the great info on this site to repair the ABS module and broken rear ABS sensor wire. No more ABS lights Wahoo!. I also freed up the brakes as the car had not been used for awhile. After driving the car for a few h...