They key is about $50 programmed at a good independent with VIDA AND SERVER subscription.

The fob is more expensive

Do you know anything about the donor car mileage? The MTBF on the MM is about 150k+, so that will give you an indicator Once you start getting codes, you have about 10,000 miles before hard limp mode, in my limited experience You beat 5:1 odds getting that donor to bolt in and work without software ...

That would be near impossible, and certainly not advisable

Hei and Welcome to MVS!! I am going to send a link, but promise me you won't hurt yourself after you read it. (I have this same problem on my S70 and can probably publish a large book on this - not solved yet) The problem is probably a board level component in the 2/76 lock controller - the other sy...

It’s not crazy to think about shipping motors.

Add 200 miles of driving to a junkyard and you are arguably spending $150-$200 in time and miles cost, to then face a 5 hour engine removal

If you go to guys like Erie, I think you can get an engine shipped for something near to that?

Welcome Beth. Yes, we are the adult Volvo forum indeed.



Oil burning is all in the eye of the beholder. If the engine is not wet with oil after a good inspection, there are a few other places that can need work which are relatively cheap.

I think I have the carpets from the 1998 , will check color code

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Appreciate data, lugnut.

It’s painful watching states reopen with case loads growing. Absolute;y Moronic

Moms house, three doors from mine....aka another place to store Volvo’s.