trying to decode what Abscate is saying when your old and have BM=bad memory MTFB=? MM=? NA=naturally aspired OMG .

is there a reference table so i can look up these abbreviations?

Worst case to try...it might be possible for someone with the right tools to lift the software from your ECM physically by removing the chip and soldering it into anew one.

I think mike is AUS has some experience with this, user precopster

Good call pixeldust. Thinking back that was the approach I first tried, although I actually opened up the button to do the cleaning. Simple enough process.

I don't really think that stuff would do much good to rejuvenate collapsed bushings due to rubber deterioration. There's just too much weight and pressure on some of these bushings. I think I will instead determine which bushing are most in need of replacement and take that approach, using OEM Volvo...

I just replace the rear sub-frame bushings and was told to leave the rest of them alone. The mechanic specializes in these cars and indicated that the rear bushing last much longer than the front bushings (even on the X/C model's like ours). I replaced all the front bushings including the sub frame....

I see the convenience factor of using an external pump as a plus rather than dashing back and forth for the key, but I usually have another warm body home with us at school without a paycheck for a year. Anything less than awesome for June DIY isn’t fitting enough. We did the Gibbons method ( hose p...

The ignition assembly is different in later years in that it is pressed onto the column, instead of clamped to it.
I think the cut-off is airbag or not.