2 things stick out...

1 ~ i know that last year's winter here in MD was HORRIBLE - 7'+ of snow, but even with most of the snow plowed off the road, the snow traction was not that great. I carry...

Hello all ~ it is time for me to replace my Gen Altimax HPs and the local shop is recommending the GoodYear Triple Tread in 225/60 R16. I drive an '04XC70 and live in MD where we can get quite the...

RockitShip ~

I'm curious about the admonition against replacing coolant. My OM doesn't have a regular service item to address this and if it isn't leaking I guess there isn't an issue, but I've...

Just a general thank you to all who post ~ the saved me a BUNCH of money today.

I know others have said it, but it certainly is nice to find helpful folk who take an interest and offer...

Howdy ~

I just waded through my entire service history (to build a summary sheet) and found that my front brakes (pads/rotors) were lasting roughly 40K miles and my rear rotors/pads made it to...

JRL ~

Thanks.

I've noticed, for some time, that the shift from 1st to 2nd was a bit abrupt and after I discovered that the upper motor mount had failed, wondered if motor movement may have...

Many thanks for the confirmation Aviator.

Is there anything I need to do (make sure gets done) once the new fluid is in the Trans? I saw some "discussion" about a "break-in" procedure to follow...

Howdy ~

I've searched through the forums and believe I've captured everything related to having the Auto Trans serviced, but thought I'd snapshot what I've taken away from the threads to make sure...

At 112K Miles, replaced the Timing Belt, Serpentine Belt and top motor mount. Motor mount was completely shot.

I have 4 children and when I bought my '04 it was a deal lock when everyone saw the integrated child booster seats. My youngest was 4 at the time and none of the kids will be very tall, so the...

NO WAY !

I almost ALWAYS have something there (3x5 card with errand/grocery list....) Guess that was getting in the way of the DRLs. Thank you ~ I'll store the list elsewhere going forward.
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my 04 (XC70) manual says to do the TB at 120K, but many of the online resources (here and others) suggest that it should be done "sooner". I have 111.5K on the vehicle now and am scheduled for a...

ok ~ thanks. If it isn't too much of a hassle, i'll save the $$ on the pump and the extra labor.

Am I correct in doing the serpentine belt at the same time as the TB?

Yes ~ sorry if the original post was confusing. I had 3 things going at once. In the OFF position (9 O'Clock) in FULL Sunlight, the DRLs are OFF most of the time and the low beams on as a result. ...

I asked this ? this morning while having the tires rotated as I too am close to changing the TB.

My mechanic told me that doing the pump at the same time, only adds .5 hours and the cost of the...

Good morning.


I have a couple of ?s about the lights and their operation:

1) DRLs

With the light switch HORIZONTAL, I frequently notice that my DRLs are OFF. This is true during the...

Hello ~

I've managed to eek out 45K miles on the OE Pirelli Scorpions and they now need to be replaced. There doesn't seem to be a lot of tires in the 215/65 r 16 size and I'm curious if there...