Alrighty, bought my wife a 99 s70 T5. Never owned a volvo before. I've always had Jeeps, know them inside and out, could do anything to them, but the wife wanted a Volvo, so... Love the car. Pretty, fast, comfy, safe. Cool. Needs 60,000 mile service. No big deal I thought, oil change, filters changed, plugs, belt. Easy. Wrong. I guess I just have'nt found my way around it yet. My first problem is the oil filter cover thingy. On like ugly on an ape. My normal oil filter wrench won't fit around it, because them swedes actually made it flush with the parts around it. I'll have to get a 'cap' type wrench for it. Ok, no big deal, I'll go get one of those. I've got my plugs, right. Ok- where ARE the plugs??! Oh, under that plastic thing. Ok. It's off. Hmmm... what's this? Oooh, the little lightening bolt symbol tells me something electrical is in there. I'm notally totally stupid. Ok, I'll get a Haynes manual before I tackle the plugs I guess. It LOOKS simple- unbolt the bolts holding the plastic lightening bolt symbol things in... but who knows what danger lurks beneath those? I did manage to change my air filter with no problems. Woo Hoo! Victory! Now to the pollen cabin filter. Old one came out great. New one from newandused volvoparts.com is about an inch longer- won't fit into housing that came out of car. Hmm... Ok, Questions- What are the steps-tricks to plug changing? How do I drain the intercooler? (I don't see any hoses with any kind of clamp I could loosen...) Any wierd stuff to forsee when I get to the fuel filter?
Thanks! Hope y'all got some volvo learnin' to share. -Ron
p.s. could you hurry? My wife wants her car back.