Hello MVS, Apparently, Volvo used two different shades of gray for 850 interiors and I've only been able to find beige and the light gray. I do not believe the dark grey is exclusive to R models but I could be wrong. I didn't know Volvo used two shades of grey until trying to replace this part from ...

There is a change from 4.3 to 4.4 Motronic engine operating software that occurs in this model so we need the year of the donor engine You need to measure fuel pressure, not just detect it at the rail If it won’t fire on a sniff of starter fluid, you have a spark problem. I chased the incorrectly p...

ahhhh yes? I didn't cut the whole connector, I jumped two pins with a piece of insulated wire based on an m56 swap guide. Must be the thing you're talking about? I'm sorry for my ignorance. I was under the impression that if I didn't do this, the car won't crank at all?

Did you remove the distributor during the process? You mention you washed the engine. When you did this did you cover the distributor to prevent water getting into it? There are many other possibilities like cam sensor signal issues if the wire is routed too close to the distributor. However, you s...

Well don't panic. There are plenty of folks here that will probably be able to help, if not in person, at least online. So is the trany the only thing that you switched over ? Are they both the same year ? First shot in the dark - the plate under the distributor that can be installed 180* off if yo...

Hello Volvo Lovers, So a little about me, I'm a 25 year old gardener living in San Francisco and I own a '97 Volvo 850r. I decided one day that the car needed to be a manual. I'm proficient at vehicle maintenance but big boy stuff, such as this, is a little out of my league :D So, a little over a ye...