FYI, Dealers and many others have said that you need to buy a new one in order for it to be able to be programmed by the dealer or that other company online that sells the TB cheaper than the dealer. What I found that my 99v70 non-turbo needed a TB as well and I am friends with my dealer and a mecha...

Mecheng, as far as can remember they are all Volvo except I got a deal on a set of front pads that I think where Zimmerman. I am 99% of the time using factory everything but I think I learned my lesson on my last Volvo 940 turbo wagon. I babied that thing and used all Volvo parts and made sure every...

So far so good but I have the timing kit ready and will do it next week. The one thing though, I have never used synthetic oil, do I keep using standard or should I change?

Sorry, I have done engine oil every 4k with only Volvo oil filters or mann, I have changed the trans oil 6 times, I flushed the coolant 4 times, and flushed the brake fluid 6 times so I have spent money just nothing major and yes my front and rear brakes have been on there for more than 100k and I j...

That's funny!!!

You are 100% Ozark, I will most likely do the timing belt next week. Your are correct about things are going to start to happen. I guess I am just to the moon how great this car has been. Before I bought it, I knew that I was going to have it a while and put a ton of mileage on it so I went with fro...

This is my 4th Volvo and I don't know how or why I have been so lucky but only if my life could go as well as my v70. I have literally done no major repairs in the last 100k and I now have 210. At 100 the throttle body went bad and I got lucky with that. The dealer told me I needed to get a new one ...