You need to determine if your valve body is stamped A or with no stamp...so just buying one without removal of yours first is not wise. You'll notice that the one in their ad is stamped "B" which is for late 2001 and over years. Seems like they have great feedback!! Oh! I'm glad I asked. ...

What are people's thoughts on buying one of these remanufactured valve bodies off of ebay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/RE5F22A-AW55-50SN-55-51SN-Valve-Body-for-GM-Saab-Opel-Chevolet-Volvo-SATURN-FIAT-/131730687025?fits=Year%3A2000%7CMake%3AVolvo%7CModel%3AS70&hash=item1eabc2c431:g:W9wAAOSwawpXvomf&a...

TCC lockup is MOST definitely part of the valve body and mostly controlled by the SLU solenoid. The Transgo shift kit for the AW55-50SN may be of interest to you for about $140 however you would need to find a mechanic with a spare 6 hours and a willing spirit to fit it. Most of them won't in case ...

I just gave up on my NA 2000 V70 but for different reasons (totally cracked interior and over 5 years in her with no A/C. It shared the 5 speed that your car had and achieved a creditable 355,000kms on the original transmission. I fed her a diet of synthetic fluid since 250,000kms. I miss the great...

Please help! I'm about ready to give up on this car. For about the last 6 months my S70 has been intermittently throwing code P0740 (torque converter clutch circuit open) and going into limp home mode when it does (locking into 3rd gear). Clearing the code returns the car to normal operation for a w...

My 2000 S70 2.4L NA, 5 speed auto, 169,000 miles, keeps intermittently throwing code P0740 (Torque converter clutch circuit/open). It also throws code P1618, which I understand is a sympathetic code. When it does this, it will not drop below 3rd gear, making acceleration very slow. The only way to m...

I recently attempted to replace my failing TPS on my 2000 S70 2.4 non-turbo with a contact-less sensor, and my experience was so bad I thought I should warn others. I have experience soldering and this was certainly not my first DIY project. I had already done my own repair on the ABS control module...

rspi wrote:It is a common mistake for people to think fuel on a plug is oil... My guess would be that you have fuel on the plugs. Maybe running rich.

Maybe. I'd like that if it were the case, but it looked and felt like oil, and the other three plugs had none of it on them.

Yes, time for a compression test. You may have leaking valve guides. How much oil consumption do you have? The loss in mpg may be attributed to an old O2 front sensor. How many miles are on it? A compression test sounds like a good idea. I'll have to look at the Carfax to see when the O2 sensor was...

I was recently changing my spark plugs and found oil on the plugs in cylinders 1 and 2. This was not leakage from the oil cap, as there was no oil to be found anywhere else under the plastic "Volvo" cover; only on the plug tips. These plugs, especially #2, were drenched. I know what this m...