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This article covers various repairs on seats and seat belts that you may find helpful, should they come through your shop. We all know that Volvo has always made it a point to set the standard in automotive safety. Over the years, Volvo has helped develop and perfect...
The 3.2 liter engine is a six-cylinder non-turbo engine. In this article, we will cover the replacement of the engine timing chain and related components on an XC90. The procedure may differ on other models. To do this job you will need some special tools: front...
On a Second Generation Volvo XC90 (2016—Present) T6 2.0L B6324S Engine, With Supercharger and Turbocharger Volvo 2.0L T6 B6324S engine More and more of these remarkable second generation Volvos are coming into independent shops every day, as these cars come off of...
The design and function of this transmission, what goes wrong, and how to diagnose problems. The Volvo TF-80SC transmission was used starting in 2005 in the V8 XC90 all the way through 2016 in most cars that had a 5-cylinder and all that had 6- and 8-cylinder engines....
When a high mileage Volvo is due for overhaul, pay careful attention to the installation of new pistons and piston rings. Have you ever had a customer come in and say, "I've been putting a lot of oil in my vehicle, but I don't see any leaking on the ground," only to...
How to replace the radiator and A/C condenser on a second generation Volvo S80 with B6324S engine (MY 2007-2012). Replacement of the radiator and/or air conditioning condenser on these cars can be challenging for some technicians because of the number of hidden bolts...
Advanced materials and technology play a leading role in Volvo lighting systems. Through the years Volvo’s lighting systems have changed significantly. From the basic bulb lights, front and rear, to halogen, xenon, and now LED. In this article we will go over the...
No matter what vehicle system we technicians tangle with today when servicing Volvo vehicles, we can be sure that electrical circuits, electronic controls and communications networks will be an integral part of whatever it is we are trying to solve. Even during...
We can get lost very quickly if we are not savvy to the fact that the engine is the actual modulator for the computer controlling it. Wow. Sometimes in the world of diagnostics, we run into some extremely hard to solve technical problems. Most of the time these days,...
Catalytic converters have been all over the news lately, but not because of the fact that they are incredible devices that can literally change the molecules of the exhaust gases and convert toxins into less harmful byproducts, such as water vapor (steam) and carbon...
