MAHWAH, NJ (Jan. 8, 2025) – Today, MotorTrend names Anders Bell, Chief Engineering & Technology Officer, Volvo Cars, as a winner in the Leader category in the third annual Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) Innovator Awards for leading the development of core computing technology underpinning the all-electric Volvo EX90. Winners in this category include outstanding individuals who…
Are there any other parts that show crack/damage? The one you identified hides behind the plastic bumper cover, and sits high enough that rainwater splashes will not likely get there. In that sense, I’m surprised that regular water content variation in air can cause that much condensation. Hopefully you won’t run into complications when baking…
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I live in an area that is particularly hard on my AWD system. Mountainous terrain + snowy winters have not been friendly to me R. I’ve gone through 2 AWD sleeves (the coupler between the trans and angle gear) in a year and now the angle gear input shaft was completely stripped. So what could…
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Alpine Amplifier + Subwoofer I have been thinking about a subwoofer add-on for a little while now. I have the Harmon Kardon system, and even though the low end isn’t too bad, I have been getting more and more rattling in the passenger’s side front door, apparently a common problem. I started looking into small…
Had the same P018D00 “Circuit of Fuel Pressure Sensor B is high” code on my 2016. ECU data showed Low Pressure Side Fuel Pressure is at 999.99 kPa. Called Volvo and they said they don’t see an extended warranty for my car. Figured at $40 a sensor I can just get a replacement sensor from…
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MAHWAH, NJ (Jan. 7, 2025) – Volvo Car USA and Canada reports sales of 138,647 cars for the full year 2024, down 2.1percent compared with last year. Electrified models—those with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain—accounted for 35.4 percent of sales during the year, up 22.3 percent compared over last year. In December Volvo…
t-plate is the throttle plate. Hot oil pcv vapor gets burnt by passing through the throttle plate into the engine. Hot oil vapors will build up and coat the colder throttle plate. Over time the buildup will restrict air flow at idle. There is not a Schrader valve to test the fuel pressure. You remove…
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Hello everyone. I’m brand new to this community/forum. The subject line above summarizes my situation but here’s a more expansive description. My daughter’s 2004 S60 2.5T with automatic transmission went into Limp Mode a couple of weeks ago and became virtually undrivable. It starts up just fine and idles normally BUT it will not rev…
Eastwood makes this rust converter chemical. I have used it for years on cars and tools. It works well. You just brush it on and the rust turns black. You can than paint it. No sanding or removal of the original finish. Transforms surface rust into a paintable surface! www.eastwood.com Description We’ve learned a lot…
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Still haven’t started the V8 install. Working on reinforcing the rear subframe at the moment. Truck is in the bodyshop, after I was driven into on the highway near Philly. Thankfully, her insurance company didn’t try to total it & is paying the full $2600 to fix where she drove into the pass door &…
