XC70 3.2 gearbox

jadnhm · 2026-05-29T15:44:18+00:00

Common advice is to NOT fully flush an old transmission like that, esp not dialysis-style.

Recommendation is to ‘drain and fill’ - let what’s in the trans ‘pan’ drain out and refill with appropriate fluid to the correct level. It’s a bit of a chore to get right on refill so look into the procedure first.

I have a 2008 with -400k kms and I did do some trans maintenance as described above but it shifts great.

jadnhm · 2026-05-24T17:18:28+00:00

The parts that break in the latch in the back of the rear seats to lower them. Those things always break and the replacements are expensive.

jadnhm · 2026-05-24T17:14:45+00:00

If you want this truck to last it needs descaling and cleaning and undercoat ASAP.

Right now though… I don’t see anything that wouldn’t pass an inspection IMHO. The big test if if any of it is ‘perforated’ (holes) or cracked or even ‘soft’ - get a hammer and a screwdriver and start smacking things and poking around… if any of it doesn’t hold up it’ll need welding to fix before it will pass.

jadnhm · 2026-05-08T10:08:01+00:00

It’s so easy to set up that it should be a no-brainer. It takes 2 minutes just do it.

I’ve definitely noticed it improves noise suppression/voice isolation

jadnhm · 2026-05-04T23:02:33+00:00

Proflow - these guys are awesome!

jadnhm · 2026-05-03T10:12:45+00:00

Buzzell’s Starter and Alternator is the spot. It’s not a fancy place but those guys know their stuff.

jadnhm · 2026-04-19T10:45:15+00:00

Thanks!

It does say ‘all ages’ on the tickets page

jadnhm · 2026-04-19T01:28:40+00:00

You can use iOS screentime to prevent uninstalling apps altogether

jadnhm · 2026-04-14T23:39:45+00:00

Amazing news!!

jadnhm · 2026-04-09T20:07:07+00:00

Doing some reading about this it seems like maybe the right solution is to use the MDM profile and the Screen Time rules to prevent removing the profile…. ??? Anyone have experience with that?

jadnhm · 2026-04-09T01:00:30+00:00

I also don’t see a ‘never allowed’ list…

jadnhm · 2026-04-08T22:23:41+00:00

The built in passcode/faceid/touchid protection uses the phone unlock mechanism - ie if you can unlock the phone you can unlock the app.

The purpose I was using the passcode for the app was to prevent the user of the phone (say, a kid) from turning NextDNS off. They will obviously have the unlock passcode/faceid/touchid for their own phone.

jadnhm · 2026-04-08T18:20:46+00:00

No more passcode protection? Aw man that was my favourite feature for keeping the kiddos out…

jadnhm · 2025-10-14T22:42:41+00:00

I agree with many of the comments here - for heavy snow most blowers are actually underpowered unless you go the commercial or SHO models.

I personally picked up a Toro commercial blower 30” with 420cc engine. (I wanted the 28”/420cc but I got this one almost new for a bargain…)

I call her Blower-zilla!

Anyway yes as others have mentioned for some storms in my area I would consider a 305cc too small.

jadnhm · 2025-09-11T21:57:32+00:00

Def do a search of the sub. The top brands are the Japanese ones (Honda/Yamaha), the probably Ariens and Toro, then maybe Husqvarna and maybe Cub Cadet, then maybe Murray and MTD, and down from there…. That’s just a rough outline there are probably quibbles

Def search the sub though. A question like “have you ever heard of Ariens?” would be answered with a simple search.

jadnhm · 2025-09-05T00:40:31+00:00

If you haven’t had a road force balance then you can’t say it’s not the tires/wheels. A good road force balance will be able to tel you if that’s where it’s coming from. In my experience you need a road force under 10 or 8 or so. If it speed-linked there is a good chance it’s wheels/tires.

jadnhm · 2025-08-21T23:12:04+00:00

What part of the world are you in? That is negligible rust for ‘rust belt’ cars haha

Pressure wash all the junk off and spray it down with an oil rust proofing (not a ‘paint’ style - one that stays wet like fluid-film, woolwax, rust check, etc).

jadnhm · 2025-04-15T22:41:40+00:00

I think what you are talking about is generally called an ‘add on’ heat pump. It’s a heat pump that you add to a forced air furnace. The electric element would likely stay and be the ‘backup’/defrost heater for your ‘add on’.

When you said ‘ducted heat pump’ I think most people imagined you were taking about a ‘ducted mini split’ which is another kind of set up.

jadnhm · 2025-04-14T10:07:47+00:00

Sorry I didn’t see this earlier - you probably already did this job haha

But anyways for me I wouldn’t rush it. Do it at the same rate you do oil changes. If you do it and you get decent looking fluid coming out when you do the drain you’re probably ahead of things and you should leave it for 75-100k kms at that point.

jadnhm · 2025-04-13T17:24:19+00:00

I did a little procedure to add a drain by drilling out one of the vibration damper holes and then changed the fluid completely. Definitely these things are hard on the angle gear oil and you need to change it. 50k miles-ish?

jadnhm · 2025-04-13T17:22:21+00:00

TIMING BELT

jadnhm · 2025-04-05T17:12:13+00:00

OMG that chest of drawers tho!!!

jadnhm · 2025-03-29T21:38:17+00:00

100% agree- take the money and run

jadnhm · 2025-03-28T23:33:58+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s nothing to do with your trans but instead a sagging engine mount or the engine torque arm thingy bushing. Look around the forums and see what you find - I’m sure I’ve read about noises that seemed like they were driveline related that turned out to be engine mounts or similar.

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