So for you logical types that might be following along; there are 10 bolts that I could not identify.
They were in the box of parts that the machine shop included with the old parts.
They hold the flexplate on to the crank.
Therefore the flexplate is still 130 miles away at the machine shop

I would like to know where the eBay guy buys the matching plug for the accessory connector

I would like to know where the eBay guy buys the matching plug for the accessory connector If you read the product details, they point out that the kit only includes the pigtails and the relay ( Not even a Hella! ). The cars ship from Volvo with the mating connector body. Just unplug, it, open the ...

After a few days of driving, the issue has not returned. Looks like it was the ignition switch. I now have a new one on hand to replace the one I got cheap at the pick-a-part.

I did it in the parking lot. I learned from this guy:

Chuck W wrote: ↑26 Jan 2022, 11:30 I just went through the coolant pipes I have on/off the cars.

I have 2 P80 RN, 2 P2 RN and 2 N coolant pipes, ranging from '96-04. All of them face the front of the car.

I’m guessing all your cars are turbos, and we have learned that this is a NA vs turbo variant.

I can take those plots with my shiny new Autel scanner.

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Main fuel injection relay on fan shroud...the grey one....check it's connections too.

The bracket on near #5 cylinder nuts that holds the pipe that runs along the front of the block always seem to manage to get trapped between the block and the intake. And we have a winner ! I fully expected a dumb error during assembly, and it was :mrgreen: My old engine didnt have this bracket bec...