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quick update... car is now MOT'd and road legal again!

definitely heater matrix... had a bit of steam again, some even from the under glovebox area, and misted windscreen

Stribo... i don't...

Thanks!

let me know on that please, siamblue

i'm hoping to have an investigate this weekend, but i can't find my haynes ... not quite so necessary in these days of tablets and stuff but i have...

maybe... how easy is it to get to?

wow, can't believe it's 2 and a half years since my last post

my S70 has been parked up on SORN for a year due to "budgetary constraints", although it had this particular problem before it was...

quick update... it's deffinately the big "trigger" button on the shifter thats causing the problems (now i make sure the shift lock is up and doesn't get touched!), but it's getting better and when...

excellent, thank you gentlemen, especially Pd2, thats exactly what i'm after - i don't recall seeing that side arrangement on my old 850 t5 that did have a spoiler, i'm going to examine what i've got...

my s70 t5 doesn't have a boot spoiler but i got one off ebay yonks ago and haven't got around to fitting it yet.

It's a standard T5 one and hopefully a good colour match so i'm keen to get it in...

i've been running around doing some errands today, stopping and starting etc and i think that certainly the main problem was that button but in everyday use, the big button on the front of the...

quick update... it seems that the shift lock button has got sticky and was very slightly pressed in and this was causing it - pull it up with a pair of needle nosed pliers and its ok again

so now...

just wondering if anyone else has had this?

it's an auto and its almost like i havent put it in park fully (but i have) as the key sometimes wont come out easily - so far i have managed to get it...

bump... anyone able to offer any help on this? it's still a major problem for me

anyone got any more thoughts on this - i still cant get it into park and still cant get the key out!! HELP!!

excellent info, thanks!

i'll give both the bilberry and iron x a go and let you know!

thanks again for the input

apologies if this has already been asked but i was wondering what you guys think is the best alloy wheel cleaner?

my s70 t5 has the standard alloys and the fronts have the usual hard to shift...

nope, key won't come out in neutral! i've had no luck this weekend so far, deff won't come out, deff still won't go into P.

was reading a forum about another volvo model of similar age and they...

i'll ask him what the 12 refers to tomorrow. i remember he did say that it was near the max limit that the machine will read, way way above an mot fail!

The car has been laid up for a few days while i did a coolant change and when i moved it this evening it made a more noticeable jolt than normal when coming out of park... anyway, did my short...

cheers for the info, i've done as you did, think i "rinsed" it 4 times even though it was pretty clear on the second go an temp seems rock stable again now (yet to do a decent journey though), but...

dunno where my haynes is (not that they're always that helpful anyway) so can anyone run through the best way to change my coolant?

got some wynns cooling system flush but i seem to remember...

Cheers Simon, i'll give them a go although last time i went in there was a very snotty bloke who didn't seem interested in helping anyone with a 10 year old+ car ... snob!

i'll let you know how i...

hmmm an mot tester mate has just tested the emissions, it's 12 when sposed to be 2... does that sound like a buggered cat?

We've got 2 volvos, S70T5 and V40T4, i need the security codes for both of them !

I've been in touch with my local dealer who gave me what they should've been but neither are right (how the hell...

I cant believe its been so long since i posted here... I've even moved house since!

Anyway, got an issue with my T4... there seems to be a "light" sounding metallic rattle (a bit like an exhaust...

have you found any noticeable difference with the K&N?

i got a 57i kit off ebay some months ago, havent fitted it yet as i decided a shield like yours was needed and never got around to sorting it...

oh dear, chow, you really dont get the hang of this reading lark do you...

all the previous T5's i've had have had a spoiler and sunroof and marked cam covers - this one doesn't so its reasonable...