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Originally Posted By: Kira Hello, My '02 Volvo V70 has 178,000 miles and I'm changing the hoses, giving the cooling system a little cleanse and replacing the coolant. The original owner had the coolant replaced at 5.5 years so I'm not too late. I bought Gates upper & lower radiator hoses and...

Agree with the others on URO part quality - garbage, ESPECIALLY rubber parts. European cars like high quality parts, and will eat anything else in a couple thousand miles. I drive Volvos ('90 240 wagon, '78 242, and '98 V70XC), which are comparably "maintenance-picky" to Audi and BMW. Two...

Here are a couple relevant threads: Discussion of common leak areas in the L-series More reading on the design of those connectors Walkthrough (with pictures)

I generally try to grab either SKF, Timken, NSK, or Koyo. National is the same as Timken, but they tend to be "Made in Korea" rather than "Made in USA". Don't know if that affects the quality, but it is a difference.

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So, I don't want to pile on the "What oil should I use" thread count, but here I am, asking "What oil should I use". 298,000 miles. Stock NA 2.3L B230f engine ~20,000 miles/year 60% highway, 40% "city" (not really stop-n-go - let's call it "suburban" driving) I check/clean the PCV at every oil...