Thanks Oragex! It was right there in front of me.

Sorry for the title, but it's appropriate in this case. I just replaced the radiator on my '04 V70 non-turbo and moved a bunch of things out of the way. When I was trying to put this little hose back on the nipple at the front of the engine (there are two and the other connects to a little hose that...

Any tips on replacing the radiator? https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18552 There are PDFs in that thread. If you can, could you take photos with your phone and upload them here? I'll try my best. I'm not the most mechanically capable person around though I usually get by alr...

oragex wrote: ↑20 Sep 2017, 09:01 Not sure but I think it comes out at the bottom. A used unit should be fine, these last forever until the bumper kicks a curb in a parking spot.

Well, it's lasted a while and it's the plastic tank that cracked probably before now and it's got 130k on it. I ordered an inexpensive new one.

Well, thanks for everyone's replies. I'll have to consider those eventualities as well. I've been able to fill it up with coolant again and drive it without any issue after re-installing the cam cap. I've determined that the coolant loss was not the hose, which I replaced, but a crack in the rad tan...

Well, it's an unfortunate first post from a long-time lurker. My 2004 V70 is my third Volvo. Previously had a 2001 XC70 and before that a 1994 940 Turbo (miss that car). As consolidated in the title, my V70 overheated today because the radiator hose (passenger side near right headlight) failed and d...