The rear one is reasonably accessible. After pounding on it for a bit, I could that it was starting to work its way out. I got the MAPP torch, and <2 minutes of heating all around, it just popped right off.

I'm still having no such luck with the front one. It's harder to get at, but after days of ...

I got the ECM-5200 RPM sensor - Signal missing code after the last round of no starts. I bought genuine Volvo from FCP because I didn't want to have to wonder if I really did or did not fix it because the part wasn't good enough.

No codes since, but it's spent the past week up on blocks because of ...

So, I haven't had AWD for a while - not sure exactly how long, but it was quite evident this past winter. From what I've read, not really worth fixing (this car is also on its last legs, it seems).

Anyway, on Monday the center support for the driveshaft (fore-aft) rusted apart, dropping the ...

Just wanted to update this.

I removed and cleaned the ECM contacts as precopster suggested. This was harder than the internet lead me to believe without the proper tool. I ended up using a knife, but had to go back and forth on those pink slides about 40x each. They didn't slide very easily, and it ...

While I don't disagree with you, I feel like that's exactly what my dealer would always do, throw parts at problems until they went away. It's one of the reasons I went back to doing my own work a few years ago. It's been working well for me until now.....

I took your advice and got DICE/VIDA setup ...

Thanks for the responses guys. I was planning to come here today to tell you my success story - really, I was!

I got a cheap MAF sensor off of ebay with 120k on it and put it in. I also cleaned the crank speed sensor, which wasn't really all that dirty. (side note - this was way easier when it ...

Last Tuesday my car died on the way in to work. 80 mph on the highway, then suddenly nothing (but still running). No response at all from the throttle. Limped off the highway with it stumbling and running really rough, not getting above idle. I shut it down, waited, restarted, and it was all good ...

So I tried again today and it seemed to work. After some time I finally found a spot where the hub would push back in towards the tranny. Now both wheels are straight ahead and I was able to mount everything back up. I guess I just wasn't patient enough trying to get the hub back in line. A few test ...

Hey - I just (mostly) replaced the control arms, ball joints and struts and am having trouble getting everything back together. I did not remove the axle bolt since the instructions I read before I started suggested this was unnecessary. In wrestling with the strut removal, I'm pretty sure I pulled ...