Lol. I just had a similar problem involving my 850. My driver side latch would release but not the passenger. I read on Volvoforum.com about how to get the latch to engage and the writeup was for an s70 so no help there. Worse is that there was no way I could do it from under the car. So eventually ...

As for the coolant flush I guess I'll refer to my manual for the interval

Not sure about that. I've turned the hubs individually without the rotors on and no noise. It almost seems like the noise is resonating off the splash guard(?) when the rotors are attached

Well I thought it could be the shoes so I took all slack off them so they wouldn't engage. And they still make noise!!! I suppose I'll just take them off completely tomorrow and hope it goes away. Yeah, so jablackburn you think I should flush the coolant before leaving? What type should I replace it...

Ok so I'm taking my Volvo on a road trip for the first high mileage trip in a year. Round trip 700 miles, 300 each way plus driving around. So far Ive handled most of the maintainance that I think I need. Got the ac working again, new rotors and pads, seafoam treatment, 5-30 synthetic oil change, dr...

Copper only

Also, at least for 850 models, I found that when replacing my oil pan I had to borrow a cherry picker to lift the engine block a couple inches after taking the engine mount bolts out for clearance on removal and install. I also had to use a rotary saw connected to an air compressor to hack off a hoo...

I did the gasket replacement a week ago and it was easy peazy. Jack the car up, remove the retainer holding the oil lines together, remove the two torx bolts holding the turbo drain pipe, remove old gasket and o-ring, apply new gasket and o-ring, reattach pipe, tighten bolts, put back the retainer, ...

Tune up time?

Gotta say, I just finished sanding down my front bumper last Saturday and it was a pain in the ass. Took two hours and I still need to go over it again with fine grain. Plan on a day for the job off and on. And as for removal, confer with your owners manual. Best of luck