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badass!

For what? just eye ball it, not rocket science here...

Clogged, I really don't think so, dropping into neutral sounds more like a clutch gone bad and/or loosing hydraulic pressure. Clogging is not an issue as sludge doesnt build up and the amount of pressure in the system would blow anything out of a line.

I can't remember if the N/As had issues with ...

Dealers know nothing 99% of the time, unless they are someone from here or Volvospeed.

The AWD and FWD will both work but when you add the FWD tranny you will not have AWD and you will need to get a new pass. side axle as the axles are different from FWD to AWD. No big deal as they are cheap. Also ...

Get an N/A tranny, although is this a 4spd or 5spd auto? some of the N/As were 5spd auto and those are not good trannys. Not really worth the effort to keep it if the vehicle has a 5spd auto.

Used is better then rebuilt unless it's rebuilt straight from the factory, as most rebuilds are not ...

Poor install, but it's almost always due to dirty contacts in the PNP switch.

If your hands on, rebuilding them is not bad and will last another 200K miles. but if you are not, then just replace it.

this does not sound like a PNP switch but it's worth rowing the shift and reseting the light.

ohh ...

Taking it for scrap metal right?

Row the shifter back and forth about 20-40 times. then you will have to wait a few days for the light to go out of you don't have a VAG-Com ($10-$15 on ebay) cable and Vol-FCR (Free on TPB).

Sounds like a PNP switch but really depends on how the fluid looks and if rowing the shifter helps. Once the ...

Check timing (pop cover off and align the marks)
Compression check!!
Wires NEED to be in the correct spot and Bougicord NOT Bosch
Plugs should ALWAYS be Volvo branded when diagnosing misfire issues
Cap rotor should be bosch but are not as much of an issue most times.

Replace the altitude sensor ...

Never had an issue with EMPI...

The cheap ones at advance auto parts with a coupon code work great.

Auto, manual, turbo, N/A have ALWAYS been the same for me. I have switched them all around

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