A psuedo-randomly ordered list of things that I did wrong which either wasted time, resources, or just sucked. Preparation Lost snap ring on clutch adapter assembly - flew off into River Styx. You just need to ease those clips up a bit to release the pipe. Could not release heater hoses at firewall ...

How are you with a volt ohm meter? It's much faster to start diagnose with tests than by symptom.

Scour the web for a wiring diagram for model/year and market so we can point you to where to look for power.

I suspect a fuse or relay has taken out your climate system

The hours saved will probably be equal to the hours needed to research :-) It usually doesn't end well, asking a mechanic to do a job a different way of their choosing. When I dove into my clutch , I had people who told me locally you didn't have to drop subframe which was patently false. There is b...

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Your mechanic should be close to retail for parts , making margin on the wholesale to retail

The labor hour at 100-125 is the shop profit.

I think that quote is way high. $400 retail for Volvo parts, 6 hours labour.

Whew, that was close. I thought this thread needed moderation but it was safe....

Nice. Black is the New Orange County car

Let's get some ether and figure out if you have fuel or spark issues What's the status of ignition parts...coil wires cap rotor spark plugs..if they have more than 12000 miles or 12 months, that is the first in t-he ignition diagnosis tree. Fuel pressure test at the rail is the sure way to diagnosis...

It might be easiest to do this with the seat unbolted and on its side in the driver space. You need to be able to get to the back of the connectors while they are in place to see if you are getting voltage to the right places - specifically Do you get 12 Volts to the Blue and Violet wire on the C co...

There were heated rear seats , but they are rare and hard to find Good Dads find them for their kids though, let us know how you measure up The heated third row seat has a unicorn appearance , there are rumors , innuendo, and many believe they all ended up at Area 51. I believe MVS used to have an i...