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AC stopped working for the first time in the life of the vehicle (2005 Odyssey). I verified the relay is okay. I assume the refrigerant just finally got low enough to trip the low pressure switch. I scheduled a visit with my local guy but won't be until next Thursday so I figured I could try...

Not my pic but from the Costco reddit btw

A few years ago, I bought the NAPA UOA kits from Rockauto for I think $7-8. I still have a few sitting on the shelf. Are they still good to use?

Someone posted a deal the other day about some QS and another commenter linked an ebay page for two 5qt jugs of 5w40 Euro Full Syn for $37. Rumor was it's shipped via Walmart somehow even though the ebay seller isn't Walmart related. Anyways, got the jugs today and they're legit and sealed

This week was the Volvo's turn. According to the Carfax, these were replaced in November 2022 at 184K. We're now at 209K. I normally wouldn't replace so soon but I pulled a couple and they didn't look great. New plugs installed were NGK Ruthenium LFR6AHX-S 94122. This is the 3.2 non turbo...

Thought these looked pretty darn good for 100K. Replaced them this morning with the same part. Engine has been muzzled for the majority of the life of these plugs which probably helps.

Just went to check the oil on our Volvo that the kid short trips to school and back. Do I have a big problem lingering that I caught just in time or is this just moisture?

Wondering what would be a safe grease to use on the aluminum threads of flashlights. All of my torches are bone dry. A friend brought over his Emisar D4V2 and it was greased from the factory and it was super smooth to twist off the caps. I have some Super Lube that seems appropriate but...

Wondered if anyone here has dabbled in the Meshtastic/LoRa fun. Without going into a ton of detail, it's a license free mesh communication network that runs on the 915~MHz band in the US. The nodes are cheap and fun to build with 3d printed parts. They can be handheld and mobile or Larger...

Any opinions on what to use for a somewhat gentle engine flush? Bought this volvo from a friend and while they kept up with regular maintenance, I'm suspicious this thing saw conventional 5w30 most of it's life. It's burning a fair amount of oil and a quick peek inside the oil cap shows some...

So this seems to be a pretty common issue with Volvo's. Needed a jump last night coming home from a swim meet and I did some research and it seems the place to start is the module itself which is $240 and takes 15 min to replace with a right angle screw driver. I've seen some cases where the...

I see they are South Korean made and come OEM on a lot of KIA/Hyndai and transit vans. Local BJ's has Buy 3 get 1 free and free installation. Van and Mazda in the sig need tires before inspection next month. Out the door with both cars I'm looking at just a hair over $1K. Decent deal? I...

So I probably should have done this procedure in reverse doing the serpentine belt last but I just changed my serpentine belt (Bando $13) on our Odyssey and the next day I flushed power steering fluid and cleaned the screen on the reservoir. While doing this the hose came out of the tube I had...

My area seems to be plentiful on used pressure washers well under $200. I have an electric 1800PSI 1.2GPM already but wanting something with more power to do some cleanup on loose paint around the house trim. General consensus seems to be "get one with a honda engine". Are Kohler or Briggs...

This is on the front bumper of my Volvo XC60. As you can see the one on the left is broken and needs replaced. It appears to be connected to something internally.

Hey all, so I obtained the full carfax for this new (to me) 2012 XC60 and it had 15 pages of service records from the dealer and local mom and pop Volvo mechanic. It looks like it was maintained well but I see nothing regarding a tranny fluid change. This thing has 200K mi. and I'd like to do...

Hey all, in the span of about 12 hours, found out about a friend trading in a XC60 and ended up buying it at a very good price. I know nothing about volvo's and have zero experience working on them but online reviews and carcomplaints.com showed very few problems. It's the 3.2 non turbo. It...

I've noticed this grade of gas at Sheetz here in PA. As some may know, PA is heavily taxed for gas and prices are on the rise again. Regular 87 is $3.30 or so but Sheetz has this Unl88 for $1.99 ($1.94 if you use sheetz card). Apparently it's just normal gas but 15% ethanol vs the normal 10%...

Using some youtube video's as reference, I found the sticker that should contain my paint code but the area that I circled is usually where the paint code is according to the video's. Here is the reference from youtube