I would go with the 940 Turbo, personally. Your friend may be correct in regards to other makes and models of car, but the Volvo redblock engine is tougher than rhino leather. The block can take double the normal horsepower easily, and triple wouldn't be overly stressing it (though expensive to ...

Hi all,

Having a spot of trouble with my RWD Brick. When the car is started (no hot starts, slow starts, stalling, etc) the engine will idle slightly rough (swings of roughly 100-150 RPM). The worrisome part is when I shift from park to drive, or reverse. The engine will idle very rough, and the ...

Thank you for the help JRL! Looks my dear mum got lucky, and has DSTC on her V70 based on the button on her center console. I'm assuming the button was omitted from cars that had it removed as a feature?

David, any luck solving your high idle issue?

Hi all,

I've got a mushy brake pedal on a 2003 V70 T5, which tells me that the master cylinder is in need of replacement. I've already solved the transmission issues (B4 servo notwithstanding) and would like to get this resolved as quickly as possible so my dear mum can drive her car safely and I ...

Okay, it sounds like the problem is isolated to the throttle body, because I can't imagine the IAC valve causing RPMs to climb over 3000. It may even be that when your foot is on the brake and the IAC activates, it retards the airflow as much as possible to bring the RPMs down (the exact opposite of ...

Honestly, I'm going to take a SWAG here (Scientific Wild-Arsed Guess) and say that something in the car is killing the engine on purpose, likely the crank speed sensor. I've heard of these sensors causing automatic shutoffs when they go bad. A car will drive fine for up to 20 or 30 minutes, and as ...

Have you had a mechanic look at this idle problem before? Some lazy mechanics will merely crank the idle up to mask the symptoms of a dirty IAC or throttle body. If so, perhaps this is your problem. The high idle can be adjusted back to within specifications by yourself, provided you're comfortable ...

All finished with the replacement. Not an overly difficult task, either. I've got the write up on my blog (see signature), and once I upload the images to Imageshack I'll post it here. Hopefully it'll go into the database, if not, I hope some other enterprising individual finds it useful.

Thanks ...

My mistake, I should have been more clear. I suspect the problem lies in the wiring connecting the tail light bulb holder (the so-called 'bracket' I was referring to) rather than in the switches and relays. From what I can gather, the relays and fuses are fine, and doing their job as intended.

So ...