Well documented on a job that looked like a right pig of a job.

Drive things with a punch not a screw driver.

Acquire a heat gun or blow torch.

Put an extension on the impact gun.

Great job! Having one ratchet wrench would be a great help, I think.

Dear Reader, I can imagine every famous mechanic most have started with more despair on his/her first job, than Mr. Indecisive auto. So you've done a very good job, Sir. I think Mr. Indecisive auto will be proud to look back at this moment when he has reached the level he can rebuild a whole new motor when needed. With Kind Regards, Michel F. van den Brun Dutch viewer (car, no tools, no space, not a clue)

Well done David, small observation for the future job if it rains. Get a clear mono tarp, fasten to 90s roof rails and 60s far wheelarch etc to cover gap between the two cars. Should give you some dryness and not cut light.

Great video! I completely agree-it’s so worth spending the money on quality parts. After all, we’re saving on labor by doing the jobs ourselves. Recently, I bought a new front ABS sensor from Auto Doc. I didn’t go for the cheap option; instead, I chose the higher-priced non-genuine part with great reviews. Long story short, this didn’t fix the problem I was having with the car, and all signs pointed to the ABS module being faulty-a very expensive part to replace. For some reason, though, something just didn’t sit right with me. So, I ordered the genuine Volvo ABS sensor, fitted it, and all the problems disappeared.

Is your XC90 equipped with adaptive headlights? If it is, you’ll find a headlight button in the panel below the heater controls. If you do have the button, press and hold it for 30 seconds to switch the headlights from Left-Hand Drive to Right-Hand Drive, and vice versa.

Only 9 mins in but boy that's a floppy old bush 😬

Well done mate 👏 👍

Cut the old housing with a hacksaw blade and curl it in with a cold chiselthen it just pulls out

Heat?

Hi mate It easier to cut the rubber out and slit the metal sleeve out I gotta do the same on pixie Wish me luck 😂

The xc60 buyers guide would be very handy as we're considering a used xc when we replace our c max, hopefully in the non too distant.

that sounded like a beatbox beat

Every.Single.Time.🤬

Yep we've been there😂😂😂😂

Oops. In best Fast Show mode, "you didn't really want to do that" 😂

I've found one of those magnets on a telescopic handle invaluable for just such moments!

I watched to start of the video and thought "that looks clean, why is he cleaning it again?" You'd be horrified if you saw our XC60s, they're black and red and look like they've been on safari. We live on a farm so no point in being a clean freak, we could clean them today and they'd look the same again in a couple of days. Tried the Meguiars Ceramic Wax on our XC60s and I didn't notice any difference. Have a nice weekend!

Also d3 awd 2.4 diesel and d4 awd 2.4 diesel

did you find a final solution??

I wonder who makes the volvo belts cos it's unlikely it will be volvo , just like the massively overpriced volvo penta parts that are made by other manufacturers.

Now I know my trusted garage is using genuine Volvo parts where he can and doesn't want to touch any Gates stuff with a ten-foot barge pole. The tensioners and pulley on my V70 still look original, it's got 220,500 km (137,000 miles) on it now and starts to become noisy so I'm to have them replaced soon. I'm having the alternator exchanged as well just as a precautionary measure.

Interesting that the failing belt was also genuine Volvo. Obviously, we don't know how many miles it had done. I wouldn't be so quick to condemn the Gates item for being thinner as surviving continual flexing is the main design aim. A thinner belt would suffer less internal stress through this continual flexing back and forth and, of course, Gates are known as leaders in belt technology, having invented the toothed timing belt, which were, for many years, simply referred to as 'Gates belts'. You could say, they're the 'Hoover' of automotive belts.

is the Gates tensioner made in China maybe?

Volvo original were found to be INA when I was sorting my brothers D5 xc70…..

Great video. I got a suspiciously cheap fanbelt for my Mini which failed after about 3000 miles. The car is 45 years old, many parts are original, and my only near-breakdown in the last year was from a brand new part. Have replaced it with a Continental one which 🤞 will be better!

Gates have gone from the one to get to the one to avoid.. I only use INA or genuine belts now

Agree 100% with never skimping on parts quality where a failure can result in big bills. I've got an XC90 V8 and about 18 months ago the idler pulley failed. I don't recall the brand, but it was not Volvo OE. The failure damaged the timing cover, which I had to import from America because nobody could source one in Europe, let alone the UK. The replacement of the timing cover resulted in a huge oil leak, which was eventually tracked down to the crank seal which must have been disturbed when the crank pulley was removed. In the meantime, the timing cover job was done twice to replace the seals, meaning importing more seals and replacing inlet manifold gaskets. The oil leak killed the alternator and degraded the the newly replaced belt, so that had to be done again. The alternator failure has resulted in a raft of electrical gremlins which I'm still chasing, including a random misfire and what seems to be an impending ABS module failure. And, whilst it was in for misfire diagnostics, coolant was seen in one of the cylinders, so it looks like the short time it was running without the water pump was enough to pop at least one head gasket. I'm already several grand deep into trying to get it back up to dailyable condition and still need to spend probably several more, all because someone wanted to save £30 by buying cheap parts. If it wasn't a V8, I'd have thrown it away long ago. There are only 73 V8 Execs left.

Could the Gates be a counterfeit? You hear a lot about that lately

Wow, what a difference!

It took me a moment but I thought "that's the XC60 that Mr Hubnut reviewed" and it is. I envy you lot who all live in Blighty and test each other's cars

More XC60 content, bitte! 😊

wow 25:20 my beauty from Belgium...... next year i'm back, such a nice event

Nice Chinese vehicle

Check the headlamps. Is it actually a car imported from the US rather than just one that’s spent time there? The rules for cars imported from the US regarding headlights are not quite what you’d expect as you’re allowed the flat beam with no kick provided they’re aligned within vOSA-specified parameters. I might be a bit of a nerd on this subject right at the minute

That's pretty good, almost there 💪🏼😃

😂😂😂😂😂😂

It is great car. More content for this xc60

I miss mine got written off in march 😢😢

Well I don't mind watching XC60 videos as I've bought, repaired and sold a fair few and there are 2 in our household but it's your channel! The only thing I hate about them is the fuel economy. I saw your aux belt short, I'm booking both in to get pulleys checked and belts replaced as a precaution. Shame you farmed out the rear brake job, it's surprisingly easy once you've put the calipers in service mode.

Dear Reader, This car gives me, as a viewer, the impression it also has darker rear windows. If this is also done with plastic, it would be interesting to see if Mr. Indecisive auto can get rid of it. Not intended to stare at someone's hard labour, but still interesting to watch. With Kind Regards, Michèl F. van den Brun Still not an owner of a Citroen BX or CX

Looks 100% better. Lovely stuff. More value has been cleaned into it over the last couple of videos 👍 Top work Dave 😊

I've already said this before, but the TNG lettering is magnificent. One day you'll get the budget to beam into a video... 😅

The lights are led on XC90 instrument cluster? Not sure why they didn't stick with bulbs as in the rest of P2 line up? The clusters are plug and play units anyway, the peeps you bought it from might have had one with similar mileage on the shelf, just me being cynical? This might seem obvious but did you check the instrument dimer switch wasn't just low, it did look like it as the DIM was illuminated OK but not the speedo etc... which are controlled by dimer switch?

I bought a 54 xc90 couple of weeks a go for same money, I went for early XC90 because they don't have a dpf and swirl flaps. Biggest issues are undoing previous owners bodges! He allegedly used a local garage for all work, but after finding that the head light bulbs were in upside down and a few spanners left in the engine bay plus absolutely mullered lock nuts, either he should find another garage or leave the jobs to a garage? Currently rebuilding the parking brakes with 850 adjuster mod, new engine mounts, cambelt etc.. and a stage zero service, I have replaced all the discs and pads. Sold my V70 T5 to fundthe XC90 and give me some working capital, basically the same amount again. I did have some money left over to buy a 2010 Mondeo estate, transport whilst I sort the Volvo. Plan being the XC is sorted and good to go a few more years for under £1200. My reasoning is that for £1200 I could buy something newer with a longer MOT but still needing similar work at some point? I also get disabled tax relief which saves a few pennies. I was quite surprised how big the XC is when I parked it next to my L322 Range Rover, always thought of them as mid sized SUVs but it is on a par with LR though I don't think I would use the XC for serious off roading?

The diameter of the wheel magnifies any slight play in the bearing. Hence why the movement is apparently non existent when the wheel is removed.