Interesting. Mine has no circlip or nut holding it in place but I cannot believe Volvo would weld the end plate on there by making the centre support bearing non replaceable. I have sent an email to Colorado drive shafts to ask for some advice even though they are on the other side of the world to m...

Thanks but Colorado drive shafts are a long way from the South of England. You can buy this support bearing as a spare part and I can think of no reason why Volvo would make a prop shaft that had a bearing set in the middle of it which could not be removed. How did they get it on in the first place?...

I was getting a ticking noise when cold which means the prop shaft U/J bearings are on the way out. Changing the front and centre U/J bearings is simple and can be bought off ebay. I also want to change the large rubber support bearing on the centre of the prop shaft. I have the shaft off and have s...

Finally go to the bottom of this noise this week. I had taken the car back to the gearbox garage but they assured me the noise was not from the gearbox. Took the car back to the cam belt garage and they assured me it was not coming from the engine or the cambelt area. So I finally got the car up on ...

Thanks for the replies. Plugs have been changed but not the coil packs as they are performing well and do not see the need to replace something which is not broken. Understand the oil flow when warm but this is not as far as I can assertain coming from the engine in that way. In the UK fuel has not ...

Thanks for the info. The milage is just under 95k and yes it was the first cambelt. The cam belt broke one cold morning just as I tried starting the car but did not damage any valves. I was very lucky. As soon as I turned the key I knew what had happened and the car was lifted to my garage for repai...

Knocking is constant like a clock but only until the car is warm then goes away.
Water pump was done with the timing belt which I believe was OEM but no other repairs have been done other than I serviced the car and changed the oil and filter so I know the oil levels are good.

I have just heard an annoying noise start up on my 04 XC90 T5 auto. Start the engine no noise. Drive off and there is a slight knocking noise which appears to be coming from the front but only when the car is cold and under drive. Lift off and the noise goes away. coast downhill or put it in to neut...

Sorry its taken so long for you to get a reply but obviously its not a problem that has occurred to others in the past. First are you sure the noise is coming from the rear? I had a similar knocking sound when on full lock but it was coming from the front. It turned out to be the drive shaft bearing...

I have not come across this dash board warning before so do not know what it actually means. If you think its a compression problem you have to look at why first to get a remedy. Putting oil down the bores will increase the compression as this causes a seal between the piston rings and bore so the a...