I’ve lurked for 6 years here and I owe this forum a lot so here is my first post and I hope something you all can use. Last summer I purchased my 2011 XC90 executive with 155K miles. I was told it had a “stutter” when it was cold and had done this for 3 […]
I assume that you have D1S bulbs. Blows new bulbs, they fail, break, and you need to buy new replacement bulbs or they fail to light up. What issues were you having that you replace the ballast, one or both. Are the replacement ballast made for your headlights. Any ballast wire corrosion. Get a better […]
You read that right. P3 and P2 power folding mirrors use the same motorized folding bases, at least for S60/S80/V70/XC70/XC90…so let’s get into it! Obligatory before pics to start – I had folding P2 mirrors w/ satin silver caps. After, w/ Anthracite KPAX covers and sequential/dynamic smoked turn indicators w/ BLIS cameras. Comparison on passenger […]
Short answer: Yes, a well maintained rust free 2010-2015 XC70 T6 is an excellent car that can reasonably be expected to last 30-40 years and 300k-400k miles. Assuming you get a excellent example that has not been in an accident, or neglected, and is free of rust and is kept maintained and love it’s a […]
Hello all – A long time since my last post, but I have a major update to share. After almost 2 years and 45,000 miles (and more than $7k of restorative maintenance) with my beloved P3 S60, and with no plans to sell, I stumbled across my dream XC70. My friend’s dad / mechanic wanted […]
Scoped it with a camera–found heavy carbon build up on the intake valve in cylinder 3, and on the piston itself. Heavy carbon build up on the intake valves? if it’s in the combustion chamber side, is not ideal, but it can happen. Now if it’s on the intake manifold side, that’s odd…… these are […]
We do not have diesel or manual trans in the states for P3 or above cars. I added the Alt anti tamper PDF’s just incase your diesel has one. In the US market, the alternator would not charge if anti tamper radiator piece has failed. At first we replaced the complete radiator then Volvo introduced […]
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Before I got the T-5R, I got this 850R. Before I got this 850R, I got a red/tan 850R estate from just north of Albany, NY, but, while it was sitting in a huge snowdrift in our yard last February, it got picked up by a front end loader that was supposed to be clearing […]
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