Ever hear a high pitched squealing sound from underneath your vehicle? Have any of you AWD owners out there ever experienced a condition when driving through water, slush, or snow you start to hear a high pitched squealing sound coming from underneath your vehicle? This could be caused by...

So you're in your ride cruising down the streets when all of a sudden you hear a knocking noise coming from the front suspension. Now, most of us love our Volvos and have come to know that there are several things that could cause knocking or clunking in our front ends. But, one of the weakest...

Short and sweet, yet useful. Many of us have performed the most basic of maintenance procedures, an oil change, where we've had a cartridge insert filter instead your traditional spin on. In some of today's modern engines some of these filters are inserted down into an oil filter housing rather...

Previously, I posted, " How To Fix and Reseal Your Volvo XC90 T6 Angle Gear. " After it was published, I was approached by the 5 cylinder owners requesting that we put something together for them, too. So, here it is. The following procedure is directly related to our Angle Gear Resealing...

Karl Czer has been through it all. After purchasing his first VW, a 1995 Canadian Corrado, it wasn't before long that he started to fall in love with the MK1's. As we all know, these cars are becoming harder and harder to come by, so if you're able to scoop one up, you do. It doesn't matter if...

If you're a Volvo XC90 owner, chances are that you've seen that notorious leak on the floor and splash pan. You get down on the ground for your routine oil change, remove the splash pan, look up, and your heart sinks into your stomach. Where the hell is that leak coming from? You quickly...

Gasoline is a mixture of hydrocarbons refined from crude petroleum as a result of complicated distillation and a cracking process. Gasoline vapors are highly flammable and it's octane rating is the number given to classify it's resistance to detonation. There are several different factors that...

I've got a few years on me. I've been in nearly every part of the automotive business, from starting out at the auto parts counter at Advance Auto, to working my way up to management, to switching my game up to wrenching. Eventually, I worked my up to ASE master tech status, then a Volvo Master...

  Image Courtesy of Bendpak.com   Here's the scenario: You have a brake pulsation in the pedal when applying the brakes and have narrowed the problem down to your front rotors. Tech A says to " cut " or "resurface" the rotors and Tech B Says to just replace them. Who's right? A tough one for...

Here's a common question we get all the time about brake pads: "When replacing brake pads is it better to lubricate the entire backing of the pad, the contact points with the carrier and piston, or to not lube at all? Also, what type of compound is better to use; anti seize, silicone grease, or...