Thank you for the write-up. I actually followed your procedure to service my '02 XC70 (turbo) PCV, but with this added caution: There is a short hard plastic vacuum hose that goes from the top of the breather box to the underside of the manifold, close to the power steering pump that can break easil...

Tig, If you get a PCV kit from Volvo it will contain everything you need including hoses and those clips that you tension with special pliers (Oetiker clamps - speeling probably wrong) I prefer to use Stainless Steel worm drive/ Jubilee clamps depending upon which side of the "pond" you li...

What's more important, the mileage or the years the belt has been in the car? I've never had to change the belt, so this one is a new one for me. Yes. You are way overdue on time (7 years) but since I don't know the current number of miles on the car I don't know about that limit (70,000 interval)....

The siren and sunroof on P2 Volvos are married together in a complex way, I think you may have discovered this!

Another idea for future use: For retrieving non magnetic parts, buy a cheap spring operated parts retriever with 3 or 4 small fingers on the end. Very good for those dropped tools that roll to the center under the car. Also sticky tape ball on a stick can pick up many things in places the hand will ...