I pulled my own shims out.........The independent VoVo shop wanted $125.
If you aren't going to do it yourself, shop around till you find a shop that will "Pull the shims out".
If you have it done by a shop, please post the price.......

MadeInJapan, I've just learned my car uses a AFR sensor.....Not an O2 sensor. Although I, and Volvo, and anybody selling the part, will still refer to it as an O2 sensor. Technically it is an ARF sensor. Most notably by the blue signal wire, and the fact that it is a current based device, and not vo...

Clutch shim problem.........Just fixed mine after 2 years of this 10 minutes on 10 minutes off bs..........And it works incredibly great. I took out all 3 shims.
Shop wanted $125 to do the job......I did it myself.........

Which does my car use?? An AFR or O2 sensor.........I'm leaning towards AFR do to the blue signal wire and the output voltages.......The ECU keeps a constant voltage on the sensor........

Made In Japan...........
Thanks for the reply

I bought this car used several years ago at 59k miles.

I just read in the past few days on some forum that

there was a 10 year 100k mile warranty on some things

relating to the engine. (someone had their MAF sensor replaced

under warranty)

I have noticed my new battery running a little low in the mornings. More so if the car has sat for 2 days. The is a humming coming from the idle control valve. Its powered up. Unplugged it, it has 12v running to the center wire. Plug it back in and it is still powered up. Unplugged the MAF sensor an...