Hey Nick -- wanted to thank you for the post. I have had one (or more) oil leaks that leave a few drips on the garage floor and coat my aluminum...

These r the gear ratios from v70xc,the final drive is different all the gear ratios r the same?

These r the S70 gear ratios.

New or quality rebuilt transmission is of course better than old transmission with unknown damage plus a new/rebuilt valve body. The question is if...

U r absolutely right that I will need that valve body one way or the other, appreciate your advice, but...read my post bellow pls.

Vtl sorry, misunderstanding with the donor gearbox. The guy who is selling the box says it's coming from S70.MY2000. Price is 600 e for the box and...

Yeah so I opened her up last night and sure enough- right side wiper arm pivot is frozen / rusted tight. No movement. Junkyard trip for me.

OP here, with an update. The jerking behavior appears to have subsided. I can't say with confidence that it's resolved. I want to observe it for...

VT, thanks for the suggestion, I will investigate tonight. Dave

Remove the cowl and inspect the wipers mechanism. It can disassemble itself when it lucks lubrication.

WOW! Loved the write up and what an experience! I have a 2010/11 XC70 on the opposite side of the 'Pond' same colour as yours now with over...

Brush and voltage regulator assembly did the trick! She's putting out 14.2 volts at idle. Dave

None at all. Car started perfectly in the morning, no sign of a failing battery as I would have expected. Drove 80 miles or so into London then left...

Guess who's back! I have the pump in my hands. Dripping from the weep hole and draining my windshield washer fluid. Time for pump #4! Car now at...

You need a new valve body. Park the car until you have a new valve body. There's no way around it. You may also need a whole new transmission or a...

Codes are p1618 Ana p0733 incorect gear ratio. Clear them and they are back after 20 min... Lost 3 gear, heavy slipping and winning sound after the...

Vvt hub was blown out. No in and out movement with the new one. I suspect that's the biggest part of the gusher I had going on. With 275,000 miles,...

Is this the ABS module repair that I would possibly need? Or is it the one with the pump? ...

I bought some Seafoam before my first fluid exchange several years back but didn't have the stones to use it. The trans shifted much better but was...

For the 3.2 and T6 engines, Volvo recommends 100% synthetic that meets the ACEA A5/B5 spec, 5W-30 for most climate regions, and 0W-30 for regions...

When Volvo went from 7500 mile service intervals to 10,000 (2012?) They specified full synthetic for oil changes @ 10k intervals instead of regular...

not to hi-jack but...............what type of oil are you/they using? High mileage synth blend or full synth?

In my case, it was "CEM-1A5F Communication with BCM control module Signal missing" that pointed the electronic repair tech to the ABS module. The...

Have replaced upper unit and reinsulated suspect wiring,all put back together neat and tidy but no joy.Nothing on that side is working except the...

From those codes i would record, then erase and rescan to see what comes back or click on ones that you think are relevant (brake pedal sensor and...