For Volvos of all years, you essentially have two choices of radiator caps: the Green cap or the Grey cap. Grey caps were prominent on RWD Volvos, with green caps making their appearance in FWD Volvos. The differences between the two are simple, but choosing between them isn’t as straightforward...

Like it or not, there will come a time that you just won’t be able to drive your car. Maybe it's because you need to put it away for the season, or that you need to take care of other projects before getting back to your toy. Nonetheless, if you need to park your car for long periods of time, you...

Remember the days where you would walk down the grocery store aisle and spot your favorite snack on sale for $0.50? You wouldn’t think twice, and yes of course, you would buy it. These days are a little different. In order to buy cheap items online, you usually need to pay for shipping. To...

Be it oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, or coolant, leaks are the worst. You could argue which of these leaks cause you the most grief, but at least for today, the answer has to be coolant leaks. Unless you buy a tracer dye and a UV light, it can be impossible to figure out where...

It’s never a good feeling to walk out to your car and see a puddle under it. As wishful as it is, a stray cat probably did not take a bathroom break under your car. The good news is, fluid under a vehicle may not be a bad thing. Here’s a quick primer on what you should or should not be concerned...

Last week, I wrote about upgrading your window switches to lighted window switches, bringing a little bit more life into the cabin of your old faithful brick. You may also remember that I scored a generous serving of miscellaneous parts for only $20. I knew in the back of my mind that there was a...

For safe winter driving, modern day society tells us that you have to have a vehicle with AWD, and preferably, winter tires. The logic is sound of course; more wheels with power being transferred to them equals more grip in the slippery stuff. Audi took this ideology and ran with it, branding...

Occasionally on my drives, I wondered if it would be good to have lighted window switches. You know, the times where its pitch black outside, but you need to wind down your window for the toll booth. Lucky for Volvo 940 owners like me, there’s a very simple and cheap upgrade. Step 1: Find...

The other day, I needed to pop the hood to refill my washer fluid. If you’ve ever driven in winter weather, you’ll know the importance of having your washer fluid topped up. Unfortunately, I neglected this important step before the first big snowfall of the season. I should have remembered that...

You would usually think that January in Southwestern Ontario would mean lots of snow, ice and cold weather. I’m not going to dive into our ever changing weather patterns, but with rain replacing the usual flurries, an otherwise innocent sunroof leak is now a consistent drip in wet weather. These...