Does anyone have experience with the "55W Ultra High Efficacy Plus 50"
halogens? My S70 stock lights just don't seem bright enough for me
anymore. I'd rather not fiddle with HID lights, and I read about the Osram
Silverstars. Some sites don't like the Slyvania ones and recommend the

I have a 1988 Volvo 740 GLE Wagon. It runs very rich. It does something
like 18mpg or so in the city and around 23mpg or so on the highway.
I changed the O2 sensor, the spark plugs are relatively new, the gas
pressure regulator, the fuel filter. I have tried additives to clean

The steering wheel of my 1989 Volvo 440 locked today. It simply won't
move, and as a result the ignition doesn't turn. Has anyone tried this
before? What can I do?

How does one tell if they have a limited slip differential?
I've got two '82 models.  One with 4 speed and the othe with auto
trans.
One of the differentials has what look like cooling fins on the bottom

I just converted my 1987 740 A/C system to R134. As of yet I have no
evidence of leaks or of any system failure. As it stands, here are the
quirks I am trying to understand.
1) This system is definitely relative to the outside ambient

I woke up this morning and my 2000 Volvo S80 imbolizer activated. :(
I have two keys for the car.  I know one is the valet key and doesn't
have the fancy full access fob.
I don't know which key is which.

My heater only works on number 4.
I think it is the resistor pack for the motor that has burned out.
Are they easy to access and replace. Where do I start looking?
Thaks in advance

I'm thinking of buying a Volvo V70 but found some spy pictures on the
Internet of a new V70 model. Anyone knows if any changes are planned in
the coming years? Until when will the current model stay in the shops?
I'm also doubting between the 2.4D and D5. The D5 is heavily taxed ...

2000 XC check eng light and the arrow is blinking What does this mean
Just paid 2, 800 to fix this junk box
I hate this car !!!
Someone please help!!!

I put a new battery in my Volvo and now I don't have a working
speedometer or tachometer and the odometer reads in kilometers.  And the
service engine light is blinking constantly.  Any ideas?

I am loosing my mind!
Can someone plz help me and send me somewhere that I can get a diagram
and clear instruction on the location of the (FI relay, specifically),
relay box. Thanks!

Please help
2000 Volvo XC directions on how to turn off service engine light.
Thanks
Ray

On July 27th I e-mailed a colleague whom I know has a 2000-ish S80(I
think), Volvo car. I knew he had problems in the past with glitches,
bugs, super-expensive electronics repair, etc. I was reading about the
faulty ETMs of the 1999-2001 Volvos that some dealers were trying to

Just bought a 81 245 as a parts car for my 84. How can I found out what
parts are interchangeble? I bought it mainly for the rear hatch and
rear drivers side door. It's in poor shape, but seems to have probelms
with parts that are ok on my 84 and vice versa. My 84 is a manual and

Could somebody please suggest a good mechanic for my volvo near
Champaign, IL.
Thank you very much.
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