Thank you everyone for your input. It's much better to know before starting a project if it will work or not. The airbags are one of the good reasons for driving a Volvo, and defeating them just to get slightly better seats isn't necessarily a good idea. Cheers.

I have a 1999 V70 Base wagon, with vinyl seats and manual controls. I have a '98 T5 V70 parts car, with nice leather seats with electric controls. My question is: if I remove the vinyl seats, will the base V70 have the necessary connectors for the power seats from the '98? Also, they are heated seat...

I came to this thread to find a solution to my dipstick problem - the plastic part separated completely, and the dipstick is not even visible, it's so far down the tube. Thank you both for the suggestions. Too bad the plastic is so brittle. It did last 203,000 miles and 17 years, though. Ebay has a ...

I have a '99 FWD V70 parts car with a non-turbo engine, and an automatic transmission. A friend needs a replacement automatic transmission for a '98 V70 XC. Would my FWD transmission work for the '98 AWD? On a related question, would swapping out the AT cause any problems with the computer system? T...

I found this on another Volvo forum site. It should be helpful when someone else has the same problem in the future. It was posted there after being copied and pasted from Volvo. What are Readiness Codes? As required by Federal and State laws, there are various antitampering devices installed within...

The fuel filter was changed last at 163K, and it now has 235K.
The fuel pump was the original, and it had finally given up the ghost.
Now it is running fine... the next project is to replace a front half-shaft.

The trick to get it running again was to squirt some brake cleaner into a vacuum hose at the front of the engine. I'm not sure what the hose is, a mechanic friend of mine did it and explained it afterwards. I had tried ether in the air cleaner box, but apparently that's not enough to get things goin...

I have a '98 V70XC. I cleared a code after repairing the problem, and have driven more than a hundred miles since reconnecting the battery. Today I took it in to smog, and the tech said I had to drive it more, until it had run all its tests. How may miles does it take to reset the OBB-II system? Tha...

I have one for you. 15" wheel, right?
Shoot me an email me at dxer - @ - sbcglobal. - net
Thanks,
Chris

The fuel pump does hum for a couple of seconds when the ignition switch is turned on, and also when it's turned off. I replaced it by cutting an access panel behind the passenger seat. The fuel pump relay has been replaced. There is now gas at the fuel rail where there was not any before. I research...