Turbo drain pipe at union on rear of block can leak a ton of oil under load...the other end without a gasket.

Is it also flinging oil onto the RHS drive shaft?

It could be one of them was faulty. Replacing them one at a time would have been a more accurate way of determining if it were the plug(s) I don't see what all the fuss is about plugs. If the fuse on a stick of dynamite is made of rope with some sulphur impregnated or a viscose fuse the resulting ba...

That would be the most difficult pipe to access with an AWD. I was thinking this when mine failed when I put the motor together 3 years ago. I ended up buying a new pipe as the old one had been disturbed by constant re-insertion and trying to line up the gasket on the other end. Darn expensive littl...

He didn't say they blinked, just that they came on....the magic is in the detail

They are awfully stumpy small dipsticks and totally different in location to a 98 S/V/C 70
The lower radiator hose needs to be pushed aside to view it from the top. Wear gloves as it gets hot down there!!

Look up number of keys fitted in CEM parameters. Could be that key data is lost. Are you using Vida?

The software versions can be identical but key information is stored on the CEM so without some degree of programming they can't be swapped out. Also if the VIN stored on the CEM doesn't match the VIN on the body/windscreen plate Volvo will not work on the car. For some people that's a blessing. Als...

Yes the edge connector is on the base of the ECM. There are pink sliders in there that can release the modules but I'd rather use the special tool.

Wouldn't hurt to clean the TCM with electrical contact cleaner while you're in there.

Bosch computer is ECM. The other one is probably marked TEMIC.

Apply power by means of a booster pack or jumper cables at the jumper terminal in the engine bay at the flap under the + sign behind the fuse box. It is noted by the red circle.

Chassis - can be applied at the arrows or to the engine block. Then use remote or key to operate power locks.