First, I’d like to say, I am a new Member, however I am not new to this site. I have read thread after thread, and I’ve done everything under the sun to resolve the issue I am having to no avail. So I’ll start at the beginning. I bought this one Owner Florida 2005 Volvo…
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Good afternoon Volvo community, I have recently picked up an ’05 v70r with 261000km (162,200mi) and came across an issue within the first day of ownership. I’m looking for some advice or some help with my issue. Here’s some back story on the car, it was advertised as having no check engine lights despite having…
Up until my experience, I never would have imagined a spark plug to be a critical part and that it could fail in a manner to ruin an engine. I appreciate all the responses. The email addresses for Bill Casey don’t work anymore. The other email addresses resulted in two different Volvo responses: Thank you…
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Your engine code is 52, B5254T3, VIN position 6-7, Emission code 4, VIN position 8. LKQ Pull a part may have a 1998 V70 as long as the engine code is 52, emission code 4, it should work. What happened to the ECM. These are pretty bullet proof. Volvo parts webstore list what it fits….
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Hey all, this is going to be story about how choosing the right shop to work on your car is always of utmost importance, even for seemingly insignificant repairs. Monday October 21st 2024. The saga begins. I am driving home from work in my 2012 Volvo XC60. The weather was nice so I had the…
You could have 3 separate problems. RKE receiver and/or Alarm siren, Failing TPMS sensor(s). The battery in the wheel sensors last about 10 years or so. I had a 2010 XC60 that had TPMS codes. Code for a wheel sensor, replaced, drove, return to customer. Customer called the next day, TPMS turned on, on the…
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I have stopped many roof tops at any position in its travel and never had a problem. The top is closed, never use it again or get VIDA or a higher end OBd tool to read any codes. Tops are not that easy to diagnose and repair. I have seen more sensor codes in the…
Up for sale is my 2007 XC70. I purchased the car 2015 with 79,000 miles. I’m the second owner of car and I have taken great care of it, from maintenance, to it always being stored in my climate controlled garage, to making passengers knock their shoes clean before stepping in. Never hauled anything in…
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Holy cannoli, now that’s a build. My only suggestion would be – what about looking towards weight reduction and/or Aero. Weight reduction: 2 piece front/rear rotors, Aluminum parts, etc. Hopefully I am not taking too much liberty with your statement of “Open to suggestions” because.. well, yeah, below. lol. Aero: Front wheel well aero-curtain, functional…
As I just finished this project on my v40, I thought I’d do a simple write up on how to swap an m56 5 speed from Volvo 850’s into a s40 or v40 with various stateside parts. I will not include every step to this process, but instead focus on the grey areas I ran…
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