At a couple of other boards there has been discussions about the down sides of flushes. Some are advocating - slow flushing - draining the pan and topping up the fluid like maintenance for 740s.

You pick the intervals.

You need to add a second 12v source of power before you disconnect the battery to avoid a number of power out issues.

Your fuse box or its cover should have some spare fuses and perhaps a fuse pulling tool. If not, look in your owner's manual to see what fuses your car uses, and get some spares and a fuse puller. You might find that some or the exterior parts use Torx screws. NAPA sells a decent tool kit in a case ...

Early Volvo turbos were built loose. You are probably hearing piston slap. As long as it quiets when the engine gets warm, you have little to worry about. Our '90 744 TI did the same thing - I sold it with 230,000 miles, and I later saw the car with 275K on it. Have a Volvo specialist listen to your...