What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

[scot850]

If the bolts are not rusted. I'm hoping they are going to be ok as I replaced the 2 slider bolts maybe 3 years ago. Actually, they may be newer than that as our son had a prang in it maybe 2-3 years ago and it got a new bumper cover.

Neil.

[vtl]

There are only 2 bolts holding the bumper. The rest is plastic push pin clips and a couple of torx screws. I can do my bumper out and then back in with eyes closed, in under 5 minutes. It is that easy.

[wch2032]

I replaced my oil cap gasket (which was pretty hard) and upper engine mount (rubber insert moved freely inside). Now I'm thinking I need to do the strut brace mounts as they seemed pretty soft–or is this normal?

Also thinking of swapping out the rear shocks. Does anyone know if I need a spring compressor for this on a 2006 XC70?

[abscate]

I replaced my oil cap gasket (which was pretty hard) and upper engine mount (rubber insert moved freely inside). Now I'm thinking I need to do the strut brace mounts as they seemed pretty soft–or is this normal?

Also thinking of swapping out the rear shocks. Does anyone know if I need a spring compressor for this on a 2006 XC70?

Big pry bar to pull the control arm down. I stood on a 6 foot bar with big fat guy on the end of a 4-5:1 lever to get this done

[vtl]

I replaced my oil cap gasket (which was pretty hard) and upper engine mount (rubber insert moved freely inside). Now I'm thinking I need to do the strut brace mounts as they seemed pretty soft–or is this normal?

They are soft by design, to keep vibrations under control.

Also thinking of swapping out the rear shocks. Does anyone know if I need a spring compressor for this on a 2006 XC70?

Yes. You still can take the whole assembly out w/o compressor, but changing the shock would require using a spring compressor.

This type of compressors works very good: https://www.ebay.com/itm/165021127842?h ... SwBgRhKHhC

[xHeart]

Yes. You still can take the whole assembly out w/o compressor, but changing the shock would require using a spring compressor.

Thank you vtl with my project; this may help https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forum ... =9&t=91242

[erikv11]

I replaced my oil cap gasket (which was pretty hard) and upper engine mount (rubber insert moved freely inside). Now I'm thinking I need to do the strut brace mounts as they seemed pretty soft–or is this normal?

Also thinking of swapping out the rear shocks. Does anyone know if I need a spring compressor for this on a 2006 XC70?

Big pry bar to pull the control arm down. I stood on a 6 foot bar with big fat guy on the end of a 4-5:1 lever to get this done

I used really heavy duty tie-down straps and cinched the rear control arms together and down, did not use a pry bar except when popping out the shocks. Yes on compressor. 07 XC70.

[erikv11]

There are only 2 bolts holding the bumper. The rest is plastic push pin clips and a couple of torx screws. I can do my bumper out and then back in with eyes closed, in under 5 minutes. It is that easy.

This is spot on. I just changed the washer pump on my S60, had to unhook the bumper and pull away on passenger side to do it. Seems like a hassle until you see how it's done. Then you get in there and it's super easy.

[Stu70]

Took out radio for the 4/5 time for intermittent fault of no display.
Discovered my sun glasses are polarised, re instal radio.

’User error - no fault not found’

[abscate]

We used to diplomatically file those under OHIO

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