One quick follow up: I replaced my right upper engine mount this morning, knowing that the original one wasn't leaking or fully collapsed, but was still compressed considerably from a good, new part. After removing the original, I noted that, while it wasn't fully collapsed, the rubber seal on the b...

For anyone who finds this 10 month old post, I will say that it can be done without separating the cover from the lens. In fact, I'm not sure removing the lens would give you any better access to the wiring. The hardest part was removing the connector from within the sleeve in the housing. I cut one...

Do you trust your control arms? I second the alignment suggestion. They should notice whether your control arms are compromising the alignment, and they should tell you before tightening everything back up. Whoever is replacing your axles might not be making sure the full weight of the car was resti...

Cams, did you get through this procedure? I just looked at another post from last year about wheel bearing replacement on these cars. Any tool for GEN2 bearings (with the hub an inseparable part of the bearing) that will reach past the hub to contact the spindle while pressing the bearing out, and p...

I bought a bearing separator tool from Amazon that was advertised as having the right cups to separate Volvo P3 bearings from the spindle. With the tool, I was able to press the old bearing/hub out of the spindle in one piece while the whole steering knuckle was still on the car, and press the new o...

Should be for the PCC - I’m guessing you don’t have that option. It supports keyless entry, etc.