I am also looking for a noise in the front suspension , was under the car thumping the bits that move, and the drive shaft clonks when I hit it with my hand, is this normal?

I have replaced the alarm modual all was fine for about 6 months , then the alarm would go of at odd times , turned out to be the rear wiring to the tail gate , a bunch of broken wires and one would...

I just changed the tensioner , after I had the old one out took it apart only one bolt in the centre for the pulley , I could have just done the pulley as the bearing was gone and save myself some...

Thank Bill I am in the same situation been looking at poly bushes , as the way to go you have just confirmed it for me , is there any difference in the ride ?

Both mine cracked at the oil cooler in the rad and the coolant went pink, and the tranny just foamed up .

I removed the radio and the cup holder but was unable to fit the spring , as I very rarely us it I gave up , if you do manage to fix it please post how ,

Cup holder does it still grip a cup or close on its own

The test for a blown head gasket is to remove the cap from the header tank , and start the car if the water bubbles up as the engine warms up it's the gasket .

When I have replaced CV joints they always used molybdenum based grease , very messy wear latex gloves that stuff is hard to get off .

You would not have been able to turn the wheel , front and back wheels have to be of the ground to turn , just did the front brakes and could not check the disk unless I jacked up the rear as well .

cruse control is part of the ABS , clean the connector to the master cylinder first , the ABS is under the fuses and a pain to get at and check .

Mine let me push the disks out on the bench , it's only four a disk changer MY01 , the caddy goes up and down and lines with the head and the slot ,I must have been lucky with main .

Have to remove stereo six small torx screws to remove the top of the changer ,two at the front from the top two in the middle from the side and two from the back , all different lengths ,I just...

Had this on the V70 but mine was six months , my solution was to remove the wheels and insert a screw driver in through a bolt hole tap and lever the shoes , tried driving for a hundred yards with...

It's the turbo starting up but it can't spin until the engine builds pressure , then it's got to balance from all the sensors ,

Not to mention that the tires will be chewed up in no time .

If it is tight on the splines just loosen the nut a couple of turns , and turn the wiper on until it comes loose .

The wire on the last sensor I did was stainless steel , I don't think anything else would last .

Do your headlight washers still work ? If so can you tell me where the pipe fits into the bumper .
Jeff

Try Nordic they supply Euro Car Parts and are in Byfleet Surry . http://nordicpartsdirect.co.uk/volvo/default.asp?

Or you can do what I did look on line , then go to the main dealer and say I can get the parts plus P & P for whatever can you match that , and they said yes picked them up next day .

Do you mean the selector wont move ? if so it is related to the ignition and is part of the anti theft system .

The Shift Pressure Control Solenoid (SLS) affects reverse and can be adjusted ,but not a diy job .Hears a link to a how to http://www.sonnax.com/system/pdfs/87/original/PRE-ATRA08-RCW.pdf?1296059717

Had this happen on mine the rad was replaced and the tranny rebuilt , don't leave it to long .

Found this said it was a manual but is just a list of part numbers for , AW55-50SN Aisin Warner