I declined the work. The dealership delivered it back to my house. I can't hear what the technician was hearing. It sounds like a normal engine. It sounds just like it sounded when we bought the car 1 1/2 yrs ago (from them...).

Do the V8 cars use anything like this? Just wondering if I should just trade it for a V8 model. My wife loves the thing. Or do the V8 engines have any weird problems that are crazy expensive to fix?

Our XC90 3.2 engine was in for an oil change and the service manager called and said there is a noisy bearing going out, and said it was the "Read Assembly"...that drives the oil pump and alternator...and some other mumbo jumbo... and said it would cost $2,450 to fix it. What is this thing...