After 17 years I started to get "Alarm Service Required" messages in my '01 S80 with which I have had a love/hate relationship since it was new. Love it because it still looks good but hate how difficult it has been to work on when something goes wrong that I can usually fix easily in other cars ...

You will find most, if not all, manufacturers specify "genuine (Volvo, Ford …or whatever manufacturer) lubricants". That is nonsense designed to get you into the dealer service department. Every power steering unit I know of uses Dexron/Mercon or whatever the current ATF spec terminology is. It is ...

It's just ATF. Says so in the manual. Any brand should do.

Never priced a new one and every console cover I found in wrecking yards was trash—I guess the material just doesn't last 16 years. So we went to a local upholstery supplier and got lucky. They had a nearly perfect color and texture match in vinyl for the 8991 interior color in my s80 in their ...

My wife sewed up a new cover for the center console and handbrake boot which I installed. Came out pretty well as you can see in the photos.
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However, the plastic latch button assembly is loose and causes the lid to move back and forth when it is down and latched. I can ...