i just bought a new 2006 v70 a few days ago and i am having problems
already. when i test drove the car at the dealer before i bought it,
there was a warning on the dash that said "passenger side airbag off.
urgent service needed." (or something close to that message). the

Hi forks,
I am driving a volvo 850 wagon of year 1996, with only 89K miles on it.
But as you can see, since the car is getting old, more and more issues
are coming. I just replaced a new battery 2 weeks ago, and today I was

Does anybody happen to know the thread size for the oil pressure switch? I
want to install an oil pressure gauge and I need to buy the sender.
I already have the gauge, it reads from 0 to 3 bar, will this be adequate?
(It is a genuine Volvo 240 gauge, so I'm assuming it will...)

I couldn't find an iPod solution for my XC90, so I tried an experiment.
I got about 15 feet of very thin insulated wire. At one end I wound a
little coil and taped it on the OUTSIDE to the plastic roof pad where
the antenna hides. I then snaked the wire through the right passenger

I am very close to buy this car and in the process of making decision.
Couple questions:
- are there any crash-test results available ?
- how does the AWD system really work in XC70, especially comapring to cars

Can anyone provide resistances for the blower motor power stage so I can
trouble shoot it? My fan stopped,no blinking lights on ECC unit,and I
think it could the power stage(actually the resistors for the blower
motor speeds). Also, where is the relay for the blower motor ...

My V70T auto wheelspins when pulling out of T-Junctions in the wet, and I
found out recently that its fairly hopeless on snow.
Is it possible to retro fit traction control?
I appreciate it might be hard to do, but then again it might just be a

I'm changing front Calipers on a 1999 2WD S70.  I was thinking the
Bleeding Process would be pretty straight forward but a friend of mine
said that you needed to use a pressure bleeder for Volvos and that it
was a difficult job.  I've Bleed a lot of brakes the old fasion way -

One thing I miss having in my otherwise nicely appointed 98 Cross Country is
a cargo area cover shade to hide the usual floatsam and jetsam that
accumulates back there.
Any recommendations on picking one up either used or aftermarket, or do I

Just got a '99 C70 convertible and want to add a 6CD changer (either OEM
Volvo or Alpine).  I have the SC-901 with the changer controller cable.  
Where does the changer go on the convertible model of the C70?  Trunk?  
Glove box?  Thanks.

I put a new car stereo into my 1996 Volvo, but now I need an
appropriate alternator to drive the stereo. Does anyone have any
recommendations on a good conversion kit? I saw this one mentioned in
past postings, http://sw-em.com/altkit.htm, and it seems to be a good

We bought a V50, 2006, in July 2005.  Early December, 2005, with less
than 2,000 miles on the car, the transmission axle sheared off.  Total
loss of power to the drive train.  This happened in city traffic.  If
it had happened on the expressway, death would likely have occured.

Can I post a Volvo for sale here? I don't want to break any of the
groups netiquette rules.
Thanks

Sadly most Volvo fans are probably not aware but I wrote a book about
myself and former Champion Jockey doing the Gumball 3000 rally in a
Volvo
V70R with many excellent stories of us blowing away various Italian

I just replaced spark plugs and wire and now the car doesn't start.  What
seems to be the problem?  All help and advise is greatly appreciated.