I'm impressed that the SAS trouble code was the first one you've had on a 22 year old car -- super reliability!!
Could the lack of a chime at start up be due to a worn out electrical portion of the ignitiion switch?

I haven't replaced a fuel pump, but I have replaced the timing belt components a couple times and replaced a couple of CV boots... My memory is that --for me at least-- those jobs were harder than most of the repair jobs I've done on the car over the years. I wouldn't recommend them as the first job...

Our car leaks about 100g of refrigerant per year. A few years ago I added a refrigerant to the system that contained a small amount of UV fluorescent dye. Yesterday under UV light I could see signs of a leak around the junction between the low side port (at upper left in image below) and the receive...

I have read that if the PTC port gets clogged up, then that can also cause the glove to inflate. If you haven't done it already, it might be a good idea to pull the PTC and check to see if it's clean.

In the kit listing above, the INA tensioner is the "tensioner roller", and the FEBI tensioner is the hydraulic tensioner.

I recently replaced the rear springs and shock absorbers on my '97 855 GLT wagon. The shock replacement procedure has been written up before several times. I couldn't find a clear write up for the springs. There is a very helpful video by RobertDIY (http://robertdiy.com) that shows how to change the...

Another possible source of the groaning sound can be the oil thermostat near the oil filter. It makes a strange moaning/whistling noise when the engine oil is cold and goes away when the oil is fully warmed up.

I would refer to this thread from 2012, with the description by Ozark Lee
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forum ... 22#p261822

Just a quick Sunday afternoon tip to report on a good tool combination that helped fix a small problem: A 1/4" drive miniature breaker bar with a 7mm socket is slim enough to fit into the tiny space around the turbo outlet hose. It makes it easier (though not easy for me at any rate) to tighten...

There have been some recent reports here of belts that don't fit as intended....
For example:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forum ... 4&p=552702