Preventive maintenance always sounds good, but when you have a failure of a worn-out part you want to be careful and review other items that might have been damaged or stressed by the initial...
I had a driver side door mirror that looked like the glass was peeling away from the backing, creating a visual annoyance. You can see the “peeling” effect mostly on the left and along the bottom of the mirror in the picture below: While I could still drive with this distraction it was getting...
When shopping for replacement Volvo parts, most require little fitment research after entering your vehicle into a website. Oil filters, control arms, and brake pads are generally model-specific with no VIN or Chassis number break for two different revisions. On 93-04 P80 chassis Volvos like the...
Every old Volvo makes some creaks and groans, and it's part of what gives them their unique and beloved character. Ignoring my shaky dash (which I've almost tuned out by now) my '00 Volvo XC70 used to have a terribly obnoxious tailgate cover. I used a repair kit that was able to remedy this issue...
I’m starting to think there are either little gremlins at work inside my car, or it's got a character of its own. A couple weeks ago, I announced to my editors that I may be running out of things to work on as my car has been running beautifully. Hand on heart, there were no immediate issues on...
It is probably safe to say that most of us spend a good deal of our time looking after and caring for our cars. We do the typical maintenance checks, such as maintaining our tire pressure, changing our oil with a quality filter, keeping our paint tip-top with frequent cleanings and good quality...
Blower motor acting strange in your P2? Is your Volvo S60 staying on after you remove the key? Or what if it's not coming on at all? The resistor could be at fault and FCP Euro is here to help. Now if this is the case we need to verify that a function called "Afterblow" is disabled before...
Here in New York, yearly inspections are mandatory to keep your car legal and on the road. For a small fee, a shop will go over the basics and deem your vehicle fit or unfit for registration in our state. This process can be a hassle if a vehicle is brought to the shop with looming issues. In...
Manual transmission cars often involve less maintenance and are more efficient than their automatic counterparts. Aside from a clutch change somewhere around 100-150K miles, they are relatively maintenance free. When a clutch slave cylinder starts to wear and is showing age, or if you upgraded...
I’ll admit, I was caught out by the snow. But then again, 7 inches of snowfall as the first warning shot for winter seemed a little bit excessive. My Volvo, still on 3-season tires, wasn’t quite ready for the road. Nonetheless, the following day, I torqued up the winter tires, and the old Volvo...