Having had many encounters with failed ignition coils, I'm going to say that is your last concern. Were it an ignition coil you'd feel it most prominently under acceleration, not lifting off the go-pedal. Also, symptoms of a failed coil are constant, not intermittent. You will eventually run into a ...

When you mentioned the brake booster not functioning as it should it triggered a recent memory of a part I've replaced (a week ago). https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-booster-vacuum-ejector-s60-v70-xc70-s80-xc90-genuine-volvo-30665561 Car ran like utter crap, (braking was horrible too) if the h...

It was exactly as Jimmy57 suggested - unplugged knock sensors plug at their subframe connection. Jimmy, thank you! Gotta love the simple fixes! It is so rare I get one of these, it's truly more like never. I tried to take a picture, but with my 3.5-year old in the lighting department we didn't get t...

The car did sit unused for ~ 8 months with a full tank of gas in it, prior to me changing the flywheel. I'm pretty particular about where we fill the vehicles up, but still, even the "best" available 93 ethanol will have deteriorated & have a layer of water in it in short order. Hoping it just needs...

I've got a weird one here. This is on our 04V70 AWD. With my ELM327, using Torque pro, I pulled up P0327 & P0332 just this evening. I've been searching & I can find only one Volvo-specific mention of this code & it was on Swedespeed & the thread had zero replies. I recently had the transmission out ...

Congratulations on getting it. Man, sure can be a bugger to get that one figured out. This is what I use. I’ve only done turbo 2.5 P2's, so I can’t speak to any alleged increase in difficulty with N/A engines. It’s just a 1/4” extension w/a wobble end (not a u-joint type swivel), 10mm 1/4” drive 6-p...

...snip ... #1 The CV joint axle shaft on the drivers side, the inner joint has a good deal of play in it at the joint and also where it goes into the transmission? Is that normal or should it be tight like the passenger side? #2 The lower ball joint on the drivers side, if i put a pry bar between ...

Mine was pretty crusty too, 15 winters of MN salted roads!

After liberally applying Kroil, I first tried smaller pry bars, eventually worked my way up to about a 4’ footer and out she came. Pinion seal remained perfect.

I assume you cut into your oscillation damper cuz it seemed impossible to free the driveshaft from it otherwise? I considered something along those lines, but removing the front of the driveshaft from the bevel gear output taught me a different trick. See theses two circled holes on the input flange...

I'd be very interested in seeing your rebuild process. Thrifty is good, especially if it's decent parts & the outcome is functional. Edit: Today, 09:20 Hi Pete. Is the Haldex oil pump original on your 15 year old XC70 with 280k+ miles? I've read they usually only last a decade on the Haldex 3. I rep...