Look up flash code reader in the repair data base -an LED, a push button and a few lengths of hook up wire.

20 valves are 10 too many anyway...

There are pass-throughs on the firewall on the driver and passenger sides. If you look under the main fuse box (may need to remove it), you'll see a piece of corrugated hose with a rubber piece on the end with nipples that can be cut off to run wires/hoses. There is one located on the passenger/righ...

So yesterday was one of those days... I really dislike repairing my own car. I brought it to the diy-garage and started to work on replacing the cv-boot on the right axle (the larger one). Everything went fine, untill I replaced the bolt securing the axle in the wheelhub. Workplace manual states th...

Usually CV joint noise is a clicking sound when rounding a corner especially at low speeds. As you came to a slow rolling stop I heard the noise again. I would look at the top of the strut. The strut mount is a common point of failure but you would probably hear it going straight and over bumps. Als...

Oh, my bad! Here's the link again: https://youtu.be/yOCtKi2Sr9M Can you explain what drop links and arb bushes are? Do you mean the rubber bushes in the control arms? Keep in mind, English isn't my native language :) My bad! Drop links are the little links that are bolted onto your suspension strut...

the only thing that comes to mind: are the motor mounts shot?

I would say that too.

Using the engine as a reference point Front mount bolts to subframe near crankshaft pulley Right hand mount bolts to subframe Torque rod up top bolts to firewall and top of cam cover Left engine mount bolts to subframe Torque rod underneath bolts to subframe I think there is a pad on the subframe at...

Brushes are close to end.

There is a good replacement motor from the company TYC that is about half the price of the Volvo OEM one.