The emergency release is along the rear quarter panel, inside of the door to access the tail light lamps. Look for a metal loop and pull it towards the back of the car.

...Lee

Just read through this entire thread (I'm at the beach on vacation) as I'm getting ready to do this on my son's '07 S60 when I get back to town. There were some misconceptions in the thread by a few people that need to be cleared up although the posts/questions were years ago. First off, we do a dra...

I would add, MIJ permitting - 'sump' drain can be done using the lower 24mm 'pan' bolt (located just at the bottom of the transmission casing) and fill can be done by the upper yellow dipstick tube. - manual 'flush' with the engine running can be done by the return cooling line - the upper line - di...

These guys should last a couple of years and are not bad. Just don't expect them to be as refined as an original Volvo shock https://www.ipdusa.com/products/5870/112346-rear-shock-fwd-s60-v70-s80 If you can find the correct part for your car with the Volvo/Sachs yellow sticker it's worth the $20 ext...

If your current shocks are worn enough anything is going to make the car feel like a F1 car. The German made Sachs with silver stickers we get over here are OE spec or at least very close* and the ones I put on the car made it feel like new. Like new for these cars is not however anywhere near a sp...

Like this one, with a yellow sticker Volvo/Sachs (the one in the picture may not fit your car, check see if yours have the lower spring seat on them)

https://www.ipdusa.com/products/7889/11 ... 0-v70-xc70

Here's a small video

This is the list with several torques http://www.volvohowto.com/volvo-s60-v70-torque-specs-specifications/ there is also a DIY for the rear shock http://www.volvohowto.com/volvo-s60-v70-s80-rear-suspension-shocks-replacement/ Careful with that Meyle mount, don't throw away your old mounts (which wou...

ECM-6805 (P0224) Turbocharger (TC) control valve, boost pressure fault. Pressure too high Diagnostic trouble code (DTC) information Condition Diagnostic trouble code (DTC) ECM-6805 is stored if the pressure measured by the boost pressure sensor is higher than a calculated desired value. This is inte...

To check for coils/spark plugs, just undo the injector connectors one by one, pretty much like this (or the coils, but injectors are easier to unplug)

Start with things that don't cost anything to check.

Intake air leakage
Exhaust system air leakage
Turbocharger hoses.