Thanks heaps for these excellent articles Tahoe_XC. I am learning fast! Its scary to see and read just how much damage sludgy, crappy old oil causes. It all makes perfect sense. We will definitely...

We know its scraping because when we started it up you could hear something making an intermittent sound like something was spinning freely then hitting something as it spun. Then roadside mechanic...

Thanks everyone for your advice and help with this. You've been great! We will read your links and familiarise ourselves with the PCV (pressure control valve I assume?) system and what's required to...

Hi Tahoe_XC,
The turbo has not gone again, only this once. It has never been worked on before. All we know is an oil leak caused the problem.

Hi everyone,

This is my first post, but would like to say that this forum has been so useful in the past. Thanks! Some very knowledgeable people.

Hubby and I have owned several Volvo's in the...