Replacing the shock mounts on a 2004 Saab 9-3 Arc is an easy DIY that takes about an hour to complete. I found a large crack in each side at over 135k miles so keep an eye on yours if you’re in...
P1 Volvo Oil Change Keeping up with routine maintenance will help ensure that your vehicle remains on the road for thousands of miles. Frequently changing the oil is one of the most important service items which any individual should be capable of doing in their own driveway. While your first oil...
Replacing the tie rod ends on a 2004 Saab 9-3 Arc is an easy DIY that takes about 1 hour to complete. I recommend scheduling a professional wheel alignment at a nearby repair shop that has Tech 2 software needed to calibrate Saab’s steering sensors, timing it so that it’s ready to be performed...
Replacing the front lower control arms on a 2004 Saab 9-3 Arc is a fairly-easy DIY that takes about 1-2 hours to complete. Parts & Tools You’ll Need: Front Right Lower Control Arm (passenger side) Front Left Lower Control Arm (driver side) Floor Jack, Jack Stands + Wheel Chocks Ratchet...
Replacing the fuel filter on a 2001 Volvo S60 T5 is an easy DIY that takes about 15-30 minutes to complete. Part & Tools You’ll Need: Fuel Filter Floor Jack, Jack Stand, Wheel Chocks Ratchet & Sockets Drain Pan Clean Rags About 15-30 Minutes Of Free Time Ready To Replace Your Fuel...
So what does 2017 have to offer? To start with, you will get 525,600 minutes or 8760 hours or 365 days or one trip around the sun, depending on how you prefer to look at it. Regardless, it is a new year for car enthusiasts to set some time aside and get going on long overdue projects. A year...
Seems hard to believe it has been 45 years since the debut of the Mercedes-Benz “107” series cars. These exceptional cars have endured the the test of time and timeless design, even by today’s standards of styling and engineering. The Mercedes 107 production ran from 1972 to 1989, a masterful...
Perhaps I am OCD, as my family would like to suggest, but looking at a dirty, dingy instrumentcluster is very disturbing to me. It needs to be crisp and clean, with all the bulbs working and allgauges functioning, and accurately. And so this brings us to the restoration of Mercedes parts,...
Flushing the brake system on a 2001 Volvo S60 T5 is an easy DIY that takes about 1 hour to complete. I’ll show the traditional way below where you recruit a friend to pump the brakes while you bleed each corner’s brake caliper. You can opt to buy a 1-person brake bleeder system like the Motive...
Replacing Spark Plugs on a T5 P1 Volvo If fuel economy starts to decrease, the vehicle looses a bit of peppiness, or you get the occasional misfire, it is definitely time to replace the spark plugs. Volvo suggests replacing the spark plugs every 60 thousand miles. However, many turbo Volvo owners...