Often suffer frequent minor and some not so minor problems. Can be expensive to maintain and repair. 4-speed automatic transmission fitted to the 2.9-litre...

Many reports of 1.4-litre (TSI) engine failures. This engine has a timing chain but it has been known to stretch so may require replacement. FSI (1.6 and 2...

Spotted on Gumtree is this Super Touring limited edition Volvo V40 T4 with manual transmission. It is in Victoria and has done 220,000km. The ad says it has a...

Have you ever wanted to find the VIN of a car in Australia but all you have is the cars registration number? There are a few ways that you can find the VIN...

I recently saw a letter published in the NRMA's Open Road magazine where a member wrote in to thank the NRMA road service for their help with a flat tyre....

I've lost count of how many times I have had to remove the intake manifold from this car but today I did it yet again so that I could get access to the VVT...

Two years ago Ronald Finger was publishing videos about his hobbies on his YouTube channel and had a subscriber count of under 2,000. Then he found a 1985...

A couple of months has passed since I fixed my Volvo's idle and stalling problem and I have been using and enjoying the car for daily driving duties. But the...

My Volvo V50 2.4i recently threw a couple of VVT related error codes: ECM-640A and ECM-640F and one of the suggestions in VIDA is to clean or replace the...

I've posted here before about possible sightings of phase 2 Volvo V40 T4's in Australia and been wrong each time. But this time I'm sure I've found one! If...

This silver 2001 Volvo V40 2.0 SE Phase II automatic sold at Grays auctions in Melbourne for A$309 on 29 November 2020. It had 235,461 km on the clock, two...

My Volvo V50's rear-view mirror is pretty small and all I can see out of it at most times is what is directly behind me, and not the rear corners like I have...

I have noticed for quite a while that our C200T has been making quite a bit of noise, particularly at startup. It seemed exceptionally bad when I last drove...

In my last post 3 weeks ago I posted that the idle and stalling issue had been solved - one of the greatest days of my life. But 24 hours later the car...

Some amazing news... The idle/stalling issue has been resolved! I had a new theory about what was causing the problem and was now suspecting the fuel...

The new coolant hose arrived and was fitted relatively easy. The cooling system now seems to be leak-free. A set of Bosch spark plugs also arrived so I fitted...

This silver 2002 Volvo V40 2.0 SE Phase II automatic sold at Grays auctions in Victoria for A$1,509 on 21 September 2020. It had travelled 213,845 km and was...

The automotive channels on Youtube often seem to follow certain trends, like the recent one where several channels were combining old Ford Mustang bodies with...

Today is the final update for the supercharged BMW 318is as it has been sold and I will be attempting to use my new (to me) Volvo V50 as my daily transport....

It has now been over two months since I bought this car. In this time I've fixed a few issues but been unable to fix what I considered the major problem which...