Hi All,
A few weeks ago I mentioned that may be my front end bearing / or carrier bearing needed replacement due to humming noise, well after further investigation
it turn out that the humming...

Hi javaxc70, very nice exhaust system can you tell me what is the diameter of the down pipe and the rest of the exhaust system.
Cheers
franxc06

Hi All, I have always used Bendix brake pads on all my cars I only changed the front pads on my XC late last year with out any drama,
I think if the brake pedal feels soft is because the system...

Hi underxc70, I use to have a 440gl volvo and these had a thermo-switch screwed on the radiator, same happen to it the fan wouldn't turn off until I replaced the faulty thermo-switch.
Do our XC 70...

Thanks Guys, mapper my car is a right hand drive and on my side the driver side the drive shaft is longer then the other side, so to support the extra length of the drive shaft there is a bearing on...

Thanks StuntmanMike, I don't know the name of the rims , but they are standard rims for the XC60 17" x 7.5 , I agree complete about the colour it always looks clean.

Cheers
franxc06

Hi everyone my xc has only travelled 46,500 kms and I can hear a rumbling humming noise from the front end I suspect that it could be the carrier bearing,
the noise is there even if I'm going...

Here are more pics and a couple of my 2 German Shepard :the dark one is the male he's name is Zeus is about 15 months old and the lighter one is the female Keesha she is about 2 1/2 years old...

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51215122512351245125Hi All here are some pictures of my XC with the XC60 rims17":

Hi Sweet Lew here are my pointers :

1 make sure you clean any protective coatings from the new rotors
2 inspect and clean and lightly grease the callipers runners/ guides and put back the dust...

Hi norski, sorry to hear about your brake drama I have changed my front brakes a few months ago the discs looked good and never machined them, braking is very good and no vibration the only thing I...

Hi All I'm thinking of selling my car 2006 SE model its only done 46,200kms silver exterior and black grey interior ,
its got the XC 60 17" rims with 235x60 tyres near new and the rear spoiler. The...

Hi Campy nice rims , I stuck a set of XC60 17" on mine with 235 X 60, tyres proper tyre size should be 235 x 55 very slight height difference std rims and the XC60 rims both have the same off-set,...

Hi All, I hope everyone is enjoying the Easter break,
Well I just received my S60R rear sway bar I had it on order for about a week and a half ,
I started to take the old sway bar of my car last...

Hi dirtyd851, the only upgrade I done on my XC70 2006 was installing a set of XC60 17" rims with 235 x 60 handling has improved you can tell the difference ,
I would like to change the sway bars...

Hi Guys , my XC70 2006 it only had aprox 36,000kms when I started to flush out the gearbox sump oil ( 3.4 TO 3.5 litres replaced ) and I have been doing this every time I need to change the engine...

Hi All happy new year,

well over the Xmas break we done some travelling and these are my travelled kms and fuel consumption manually calculated ( kms travelled over fuel used ):
710 Kms 66L used...

Hi ifnt420 , proper size tyre should be 55's not much of difference with 60's around 0.58 of an inch radius / height gain will be post photos soon.

Hi Guys these are my stats over last few weeks regarding fuel consumption ( these figures were carried out manually kms travelled against fuel used , not by on board computer ):


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Hi Guys this been busy :
1 replaced the front brake pads and flushed / bled the brake fluid
2 changed engine and oil filter I use CastrolEdge Sport 0W - 40
3 drain gear box sump oil (3.4 liters...

Hi wheelhouse I got a 2006 XC70 with only 37,000kms on it don't drive much that's why low mileage any way I changed the Pirelli Scorpions after 36kms I found them very good in all situations.
Any...

Hi Guys I read a lot of articles regarding BSR and they seem to increase about 30-45HP with stage 3 and the torque is rather impressive as well. Its available in Australia
for around $1000.00 not...

Hi everyone I got myself a set of XC60 17" rims last week, the tyre shop had to send the rims out to enlarge/ machine centre hub from 63 mm to 65 mm (64.9 mm)
so will fit my XC70. The rims came back...

Hey Ocean, I done a couple of CV drive-shafts one for my wife's 440 volvo and the other for my X-trail to take them out you normally give them a good pull and they normally come out without too much...