I didn't. I went on line and found a real Mechanic who only works on Volvos. I have set up an appointment and hope to speak with them next week.

Finally got my car back tonight. Wanted to thank everyone who offered me advice. Turns out the mechanic who had a garage (In his back yard) was never a mechanic for Volvo like he claimed, but a detailer for Volvo who watched the mechanics!!! Anyway, When he tried to start it, it turns over slowly ...

You were all right. I went back and asked him if he was absolutely sure he had the timing correct and if he wanted to go back and double check only to get a response of...and I quote..."I don't know what to do."

So does bending the valves mean I'm looking at another tear-down?

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I recently blew a head gasket in my car. (I felt a loss of power pulling away from a stop light, shut the motor off, and towed the car home.) Anyway, the mechanic pulled and machined the head. I had every gasket replaced during the rebuild i possibly could. The guy mentioned early he ...

Thank you for the help. It turned out the be the fresh air turbo hose.

Okay so I am sure I will get a very simple answer from this. I am looking for the name of the hose that comes from the top center of the Intake Manifold and runs under the fuel rail, along the front of the block about 12" and connects to a "T" at the front right corner. From what I have seen and ...

I know I'm late on this reply, but you were correct. I replaced the ABS module and its been a year with no problems. Thank you.

I have a 2000 V70 R. I bought the car in March (My first Volvo!) I love this car! over the past month my ABS light and brake light kick on, usually in the afternoon, and after about 27 miles at highway speed. The usually as I have also read happen: Speedometer drops and the milage goes ...