Hello, I'm looking at buying what looks like a tidy '99 S40 T4 manual (220k kms) - I have fond memories of a pristine '97 T4 I had until a muppet drove into the side of me and wrote it off... Anyway, I had fitted a 19mm rear ARB and a set of KW coilovers to the first car so it handled pretty well. I...

Great write up - hope I don't have to do it!

Thanks for referencing the tools/parts - that make life easier too.

Cheers,

Chris

The video pretty much covered it. Take care with plastic clips holding boot/trunk side covers in place. With re-installing the struts, I put the shock top on top of the shock (I'd loosely fit the nut as well) and push it all up inside the spring. This saves a bit of fiddling with doing them separate...

Thanks for the video link!

Gives me the info I need! I'll update this post with anything I can add that will help someone in the future.

Cheers

Hello, I can't find any useful information on whether it's possible to replace the rear shock top mounts on an S80 without special spring compression tools. Does anyone have any more info? I've got new rear shocks and bought the shock mounts as well but am wondering if I should have bothered... Cheers

It sounds like a mismatch between the gear selector in the gearbox and the position of the gear selector in the car. This could be a cable issue or the more scary option is an internal selector switch issue. Given you changed the gearshift cable, the old adage "check the last thing you did"...

Hi, There is a significant difference between the 2003+ transmissions and the earlier ones but you might be looking at internal differences... It could be minor seal differences or it could be the valve body. I thought all Volvo transmissions had the 'tiptronic' mode but this might be another point ...

Hello,

I'd say no - there's a lot involved just from a dis-assembly point of view and to get it right (my opinion) takes time and patience.

Cheers,

Chris

Hello, A fascinating problem! :-) But what a PIA! Just to clarify, if you leave all spark plugs in and have one coil removed/disconnected, will it start? A long shot, but there are some ground leads in the coil wiring that will lead to a bad misfire if not connected. They're near Coils 2 & 5 and...

The Maxiscan EU702 works for me - it can capture and save live data too if you're keen!