Just tried this method... worked for me!!!

Thanks guys!!

Tom

Our 2004 XC70 just rolled over 100,000 miles this Christmas holiday with a trip from NC out to Amarillo, TX and back. We have HID headlights

On the two day drive back, I noticed a warning on the...

Gosh, seems I may hold the record for spark plug neglect. We're getting ready to hit the road in our 2004 XC70 heading to Texas in 4 days from Bryson City, NC. She currently has 99,100 miles, and...

She has a slight pulse in the pedal when on the brakes, so the rotors are going to need to be resurfaced if they mic greater than 26mm. If I have to take the rotor off to change those darn front...

Getting ready to do the front and rear brakes on my wife's 2004 XC-70 because the front wheel bearings are shot. This will be the first time for the brakes. I've got new pads. Car has been driven...

Sorry to drag up yet another wheel question, but the tires on our Volvo (Continental Conti's) are worn almost smooth again. We originally ordered an aftermarket set of wheels on-line and got a...

Do the instructions listed above. I tried it 5 times, but it did NOT reset the Service Engine Soon light. Here is why. Once you advance the key to position II, after about 5-10 seconds, the...

The brakes on this car are very easy to do. I had all 4 brake calipers off this week to paint them red. The only difficulty you might encounter is removing the rotors to have them turned. I tried...

Here's a few photos of the new tires on 17" rims.

Tom

P.S. Those are the stock calipers, just painted red with caliper paint since they are so much more visible now with the 17" wheels.

Has anyone tried installing the Thule 2100 "roof coffin"? We have a stroller that measures about 16" in height when compressed, and found the Thule 2100 to have the tallest clearance.

Any...

I had my 255/50 17 tires mounted today on aftermarket 7.5" wide ATS wheels and found that they fit the 04' XC-70 exceptionally well.

I was shocked, and was honestly expecting to have to send them...

I'll be trying a 255/50 17" tomorrow.

ANYONE TRY THIS SIZE YET? It is only 0.1" taller than the stock 215 Scorpions.

Tom

I just received my new 17" wheels and my tires should arrive tomorrow.

The wheels are German-made ATS 2-piece alloy.

The tires I chose are the question/problem... I chose Continental...

I use the manual mode every single time I drive the wife's black beauty.  I use it when coming down mountain passes, I use it to slow the car when approaching stop signs, I use it to prepare for...

Barry,

We had DSL while in California, but now that we moved out to stickville in NC, we decided to go with DirectWay satellite service.  It is very comparible to our DSL service in CA,...

Take a cushion and enjoy the flight.  The whole experience is worth it.

Tom

I, too, have heard this "siren" noise. It occured in our XC70 while driving south from Stockholm toward Malmo while in Europe. It only occured when switching lanes on the slush covered highway, and...

For others with a cooling problem, please see the topic I posted on our XC70. The problem it had, was that the cooling fan was on 100% of the time whether the engine was hot or cold. They found a...

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The idea of putting on a 1.25" hitch, then welding a 2" receiver onto that and using...

Update:

The coolant temperature sensor needed to fix our car is on a national backorder per our Volvo dealership.  They do not know when they will be able to get the part in and are hopeful...

Update:
The part needed to fix our XC70 ( the one we drove across Europe without a problem x 5000 miles, then couldn't get off the dealership lot without it breaking) finally arrived.  The...

We've pressure washed ours twice thus far, once in France, and once in Stutgard, Germany before we turned it in.  There is a pressure washer here in town, and that'll suffice until warmer...

We, also, appreciate all the advise.  We ordered the Volvo factory hitch as well as the wiring harness, the 2" ball receiver, and the premium bike rack for the hitch.  We ended up paying...

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Well everyone, you&#39;re not going to believe this... we drove to Hendersonville, NC which is quite a drive from Bryson City, NC to finally pick up our XC70 fresh off the boat from Sweden.

As soon as...