I have a 2004 X-country and a very fine layer of the skin on the
steering wheel is peeling.  Has anyone heard of this?  It's very
annoying.
LD

just replaced the front bearings with  no problem, got to the back and
a whole different story.  it seems to be all inclosed with no chance
of getting to the spindle.  has anyone tried this or know where to
find help with it?

I am wondering if there is anyone out there who can answer a question about
my 1995 Volvo 960.
Yesterday the Serpentine Belt broke on my wife whilst she was driving home
from an errand.  Naturally the car kept running on the battery, and my wife

The car (1990 740 Turbo, 154,000 mi.) failed the emissions test due to
higher than allowed NOx output.  CO and HC were fine.  Does this
vehicle have EGR?  I can't find anything that looks like an EGR valve
and there are no tubes leading from the exhaust manifold to the intake

The brake pedal suddenly started going almost to the floor and the ABS was
coming on when I tried to stop. Thought the master cylinder was bad so I
replaced it.Bleed the system and everything seemed Ok.But did not have the
full pedal feel it had before troublew started. Then the ...

Today my 1996 850 came up with a fault code P0755 (Shift Solenoid B
Malfunction).  As an added bonus, the "up arrow" started flashing on the
dash and I believe the car was stuck in third gear for a while.
After a couple of starts and stops the car feels normal again, the up-arrow

my driver seat wiring harness is broken.
I oops.
I put the seat back as far as I could (power) and the multi-wire cable
became caught in the track and ripped out of the plug.  Does anyone know

HI all !!
   I have the sorry task of replacing my heater matrix in my V40 TD CD.
Its an R-reg (98) with air con....
If anyone has ANY tips regarding getting that damned thing out then please

I have one of these lovely cars and I use it to work on cable television.
I carry a 24ft ladder on the roof and drive through overgrown and trashed
out allys.
I need to know the best and or cheapest or coolest way to jack the vehicle

Can anyone tell me how to change the front pads on a 98 V70 please? Step by
step instructions appriciated.
Thanks

Somehow I've ended up with two volvos, an 850 and a 740. I don't want to,
but I've decided it's time for the 740 to go.The volvo is a 740 estate. late
1988 (they revised the model with a lot of modifications in this year). It's
a 1998cc in line 4 cylinder fuel injected. I am the ...

V40 2.0 Turbo
When you move off backwards or forwards at low speed there is a metal
knokcing noise from the front of the car. I was told by the garage that its
the turbo balance value on the exhaust and it makes the noise because its

the driver's door has decided to make an annoying popping noise on
opening and closing- i know it has to do with the spring loaded arm
that keeps the door from hitting you if you are parked on an angle;
the arm is attached to the door frame and extends into the door

Here's the story:
1) Engine starts, runs for a short time, then quits.
2) After restarting, engine will not idle, but as the engine dies, if
you mash the pedal to the floor, it will keep running. And, after you go

I have a 2003 V70 and during my trip home tonight thought about the
possibility of roof mounted DVD for the kids.  I looked up to where
you would probably fit the screen and noticed a plastic cover in the
roof lining.  On removal I find the back of the cover has some covered