We have a new Acura MDX. I was on the MDX site and the number of failures of the 01-07 MDX's are HUGE... Is that tranny the same one thats in the 01 X/C? Looking at the issues and that Acura has...

You should be ok. When I bought my 01 X/C it had a uhual hitch on it. The people that had the car before me were bike riders. And they had 4 bikes on their carrier. My X/C was used to pull a 6X12...

I would drive it for a couple of days, then have the tranny fluid changed again.. That might clear it up. Sludge is a bad thing..... Or you could donate it to a notable charity and take the write...

Shouldn't have hurt it... Funny thing happend to me on my 1991 Volvo 240. We always had manual shift cars. Our first auto... Well, I drove my "NEW" Volvo to work... I parked in a parking lot with a...

I have bought a couple for my wifes late 99 and my 98 V70's from Ebay. They are fine. I changed both of my headlights covers and the turn signals cause they were all sandblasted. Dealership was...

Over the holiday I bought a 2008 Acura MDX leftover. Made my son very happy when I gave him the keys to my Volvo...... He will take care of it..


Jake

ABS issue is cheap to fix, send it out and get it rebuilt. There is a place in Tauntan ma. Cheap.. Tranny should be easy to replace....

Jake

Thank you for your service to our country and cudios to your strong wife and kids for being there for you.... If you can find a self storage place where you live and it is big enough to stick the car...

If it were me, and the way the market is right now, turn it in and find a new car. If you factor in the repairs and everything else your old car is going to neeed in a few miles. The car companies...

These plugs were new in May.. They were Volvo plugs... They all came out very easy and went back in just the same.. Are you saying that the locetite could cause a problem when they come out?????
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Number three spark plug was VERY loose in the hole.....Now I know what a Volvo 4 banger would run... :eek: Pulled all the plugs and put a dab of LOCKTITE....


Jake

Trust me, this car WAS NO ONE OF A KIND... I spent alot of time and money making this thing work for as long as I owned it. Wheel Bearings, Front end parts, lots of oil changes and alot of other...

I sold my 2001 Volvo X/C to one of my clients. It had over 200k on it. Sold it for $4500.00. Now that was in 2007. He stopped traveling Job change.. Car was for his two twins.. The car just turned...

Here is the problem.. 1998 Volvo V70 Non Turbo two wheel drive. When its raining and only when its rainging the car after it has been sitting for about 10 minutes will at the start buck and sputter,...

Going to pull the inspection cover and look at the belt. Will advise..

Jake

Not so sure about major leaks.. I had a very SMALL leak and I put in some stop leak from Prestone. Followed the instructions and the leak stopped for now.

Jake

I had my 1998 V70 timing belt replaced for the FIRST time at 135,000 miles. I bought the car with 120k in april of 08. When I brought the car into my Volvo dealer, asked them if the water pump should...

I forgot to do that.. When she gets home tonite I will take a picture of it and post it. I also put one on my Merucury Grand Marquis LS. Looks great....

Jake

I had the alternator and the serpentine belt replaced on my car before I went to Va for a business trip. Got in the car in the am and headed on highway. Got to about CT when I put the A/C on.......

I was at a Harley Davidson Dealership today. I came across two brand new chrome exhaust tips. They were two differant styles. Marked $2.00 each with all the mounting hardware. Grabbed them both. Got...

If things don't go gabang when you do it. I think with all the engine managment systems on your cars, it doesn't really matter if you floor it or not. Even if you drive aggresively then engine...

Well JRL is in the know when it comes to the values on these cars. He sees them at the auction and for the most part is the go to guy... As far as the motor, go to a junk yard and get a motor out of...

We should change your name to Marty Mcfly......... :> sorry couldn't help my self.....


Jake

My wife and I have owned a number of Volvo's. She will not drive anything else.... Her MY04 S60 gets 30mpg on the highway. Non Turbo. Her late s70 non turbo also got about 28MPG... NOT BAD FOR A BIG...

I talked to my guy that rebuilds starters and alternators. Gave him the symptoms. He said that the alternator is giving me all the classic warning signs. Rebuilding it is $100.00. Going to check the...