So my wife suddenly got "antiskid service required", "power steering service required", "brake failure stop immediately" etc in our V50. We have only had the car 3 weeks and I had started to really like it. She drove the car home. I also had those messages flash up a co...

No sunroof, thankfully. I have had a few cars with sunroofs over the years and once they start to leak they are very difficult to stop leaking! I agree about the likely cause of the alarm siren message. I am not keen on buying a replacement one though. Car alarms are universally ignored and I have C...

I was just wondering if many people have changed the valve cover gasket (Camshaft cover, rocker cover) on a D5. I have been working over my engine gradually for a few months fixing a multitude of leaks and yet despite many definite fixes more oil keeps appearing on the bottom of the sump after a run...

Quick update:- The engine doesn't vibrate around at all any more. Changing the lower control arms and drop links have transformed handling and made the car feel strong and safe. The bush in one arm was so knackered that the inner part fell out when I took the arm off! I also decided to change the ti...

Thanks Scott It is slowly coming together. I really didn't like the car when I wrote this post. Now that the vibration is fixed the car has become a pleasure to be in, so it is growing on me. I will take your advice and look for the Vida/Dice clone. I am a bit old school as I used to rebuild my 70s/...

That was a very impressive write up. I take it jubilee clips are fine though?

According to my Haynes manual: "Slide the seat cushion back on the third row of seats and locate the outlined cutting point in the soundproofing. Cut the flap with a sharp knife and remove the now exposed cover plate. Using a torx socket and a crow's foot wrench remove the shock absorber upper ...

The Volvo Health Check was very thorough and very useful and I have to say I was impressed. The while you wait cappuccinos were good too. The vibration at idle was the lower right engine mount which had collapsed. A new mount and the car has been transformed. I will be replacing the torque rod bushe...

Hi This is not so much a question, just something I thought I would share in case it helps anyone else who has the same issue. A leaking steering oil cooler was one of the problems in the long list I have found so far in my newly acquired XC90. I posted a massive list on here yesterday for any advic...

Hi, what a great forum. I bought a 2004 D5 at auction just over a week ago. It had 85000 miles and "full service history". I think I have made a bad mistake! Turns out the "full service history" was only stamps in the service book, a couple of which are garages with no contact nu...