Thnaks for the help guys - Howardc64, your site is awesome and has answered more than a few of my questions - now I know why my turn signals are flashing rapidly with the indash saying I have bulbs...

That souds like it could be the problem, as it did blow hot air when we moved the temp control to max hot, How do you unclog the sensor?

2002 XC70, with just about 100 000 miles - my climate control is acting strange. It's always blown cold air (ie outside temperature - I live in Canada so often that's cold) for about five minutes...

Got back from the dealer - they did a flush with BG transmission flush unit and replaced with BG fluid (which they have apparantly done for years). All seems fine, the tech noted that the old fluid...

Hope all had a merry Christmas...the update on my 2002 XC70's tranny is that I have an appointment with the dealer on Tuesday for a transfusion....interesting thing is that they don't use Volvo ATF,...

Thanks folks! I know I committed evil by mixing the fluid - going in for a flush the Monday right after Christmas. I only need to drive to and from work for the next few days, no epic trips planned...

Hello all - like many parts of North America, Northern Alberta is in the middle of a cold snap which has ben going on for two weeks now. My 2002 XC70 has been OK, up until Friday. Leaving work, the...

I didn't check the parts, just took pictures and wept as I pulled out my wallet. I think the bearing failure is what happened - it must have seized as a result of repeated lack of lubrication caused...

No record of a pinion seal replacement. I bought the car privately from a person who owned a heavy-duty repair shop and had his own techs work on it so it's possible that a seal was replaced.

Only...

Not long - I bought the car and then took it on a highway trip of 400 miles approx, from Edmonton to Jasper and back. During the trip, there were no untoward noises.

I recall hearing a...

No, the internals looked pretty good other than broken teeth on the gears. There was discoloration on the gear shafts - they looked brownish - and one of the bearings did look like it may have packed...

Thanks Howard & JRL -my question is that if this car didn't have mismatched tires or a lack of lubricant in the angle gear in the past -can't rule these factors out, since I just bought the car, is...

I just bought a 2002 XC70. I live in Canada, the car was brought in from the US by the person I bought it from. It has 86 000 miles on it. A week after I bought it, after a short highway trip...