I bought an Alpine CDA-9885 CD player, a kit and a wiring harness for
my volvo. I removed the old POS radio, no problems.  Now I am not sure
what to do.  With most cars you just connect the new radio's wires to
the harness wires, plug and play.  What is it that i do not know about

Re: 92 Volvo 740 turbo is not going into overdrive:
I removed the O/D solenoid from the side of tranny.  WIth iginition ON
and O/D button IN to enable O/D, I have good power (test light) right
at the solenoid.  I have to touch the solenoid to the tranny pan of

I'm going to replace the u-joints on my 245 while the drive shaft is out
for centre bearing replacement.  The parts house lists two different
ones:  3" and 3-1/8"
Any easy way to decide which ones to order, short of taking the car out

What tool do I need to reset the service light on my '97 850? Where to
get it? May I assume this would also work on any OBDII equipped
vehicle?
TIA.

The kickdown saga......
 A long time ago I found that the outer cable sleeve had pulled out
of the back side of the ferrule it is crimped into. I was able to push
the sleeve all the way back into the ferrule, so it *is* in its

1990 740 GL:
I was replacing the fuel filter, and made a point to note the
orientation of the current filter before removing it.  However, the new
filter has a "FLOW" arrow which, if I install the filter the same way as

Well, I've had no luck figuring this problem out. Maybe someone here
can help.
'82 240 Diesel. Ever since I got the car, there has been this noise
that sounds like pre-ignition would in a gas car and it happens at the

Need new tires for my 2002 S-60.  Know the OEM tires have come under some criticism.  Am thinking about the GY TripleTred.  Any advice appreciated.
Vic
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Hey guys, long time no post for me. I have a 1987 740 and a 1985 245.
My 740 sat for about 4-5 months without use while I was getting my 245
in order.
I started it yesterday and everything worked fine, but the brakes

Please help!
My Volvo, which I bought this summer, didn't having any starting
issues until the temp first dropped to 32 in October.
Now, it sounds like a clunker. After Thanksgiving, it wouldn't even

I found this while searching through the Vadis files I have... does
anyone know if there is a time limit for these things? If I have to
put snows on (or change a flat) I'd prefer not to get crushed. Also I
am located in Canada, anyone know if the recall applies here too?

1998 S70 T5 map sensor.
Where the heck is this part?
I have a code of P0107 (map sensor?) -- but have no idea where the
part is located.