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still looking for a 4x4 with long mot

2000 volvo s80 2.4 litre petrol and gas-lpg private number plate goes with the car. very good mpg on petrol or gas. mot november 2015 drives first class. air bags.cruize control. alloys towbar cd radio cassette player. full leather interior heated front seats.drivers seat is torn. has service...

well i swaped the freelander away as two doors was not enough plus the three amigos was driving me crazy being intermittent so now i have a volvo s80 2.4l petrol with gas conversion its a lot lower being a car but its still great too drive and very comfy and quiet but i maybe back too a land...

now swaped thanks

just had an mot done failed on track rod end ball joint and drop link not bad at all for its age 2001 1.8 137000 miles i may be mad but i am still thinking of selling it as the intermittent abs lights are doing my head in

just put the window up also press your key fob five times so it works

mine is a 2001 1.8 i put £20 127.9 litre and get roughly 107 miles short journeys only

Hi sorry you are getting mucked about by the dealers if you want a straight answer contact mike Aitken 4x4 in ladybank in fife I know he is too far from you but he may know someone who can help

since I bought this motor in February I have replaced the front discs and pads abs sensors camshaft gasket full prop shaft axle centre mount the abs sensors not working were doing my head in well they were not faulty the problem was one of the front tyres it was causing steering shake...

throttle cable too tight causes those symtoms

check your spark plugs for oil camshaft gasket leak caused mine the same problem

Hi check my post about high revs at idle

use a long screwdriver put the screwdriver blade in the grove and hit it rearwards with a hammer and it will move

Hi hope this helps anyone else with the same problem my 2001 1.8 was running fine till yesterday when started from cold the revs would go too 2000 revs and a bit more after checking for air leaks etc I found the camshaft cover was leaking oil onto rear spark plug this was causing a short I...

Haynes do the manual from 1996 to 2006