Looks good Neil.......and great score at the boneyard!

great result, I have a boat you can do next.

Quick update... I uploaded my diagnosyic scan to the icarsoft team and they said that I need to reset the Steering angle sensor through the brake control module.. Will try tomorrow and follow up

Regarding the transmission, if the fluid change doesn't help and it shifts weird/hard, you can also try to replace the TCU with a another used one. Mine had failed and it was still working, but acting strange for a long time, before it finally caused a code.

It was the alternator that had finally met its fate got it replaced and driving with no problems

Similar costs P80 vs P2, as I have owned both P80 and P2 cars. Buying a 200K-miles car for cheap (such as $800-$1500) is NOT cheap, sometimes the cost of bringing it back to stage 0 is expensive. My personal opinion is: buy a 100K-mile car for let's say $3500-$4000 and slowly bring it up to par. It ...

I rented a scanner that had ABS. The only ABS codes were related to the wheel speed sensor and were historical as opposed to current. To bleed the ABS pump you need a bi-directional scanner with an ABS Bleed option. The scanner I rented reads coes but didnt have the operational bleed option. Abscate...

Permatex 518 , endorsed by Rspi and Abscate , the marvel Volvo duo of GOAT and Plonker

And the 6 ml tube will do one valve cover. You don’t need a lot, a tiny bead rolled out , but the 50 ml is only $12-15

With his knowledge and experience I'd gladly pay Robert for his insight to your car's issues. Heck, my buddy is glad paying $210 CDN (about $150 US) for an hour of a Volvo dealer's mechanic time so they can confirm what we have told Volvo about his son's car's problem and they have now done that an...

You are correct - I removed the mounting cover. The motor housing has a decent amount of dust as a result of brush wear.

Part is on order...