I had the same problem with my XC. I put the v70 version of these on my XC and installed LEDs in them and it went from driving in the dark to concentrated sunlight without the oncoming traffic blind: https://www.ebay.com/itm/S70-1996-2000-Sedan-Projector-Glass-Headlight-W-Corner-Lamp-Black-for-VOLVO ...

I recently had my Intake Cam seal replaced by a friend who's a race car builder, however during the troubleshooting process, rtv silicon was added between the vvt solenoid and its gasket to make sure it wasn't that gasket that was leaking.I noticed it was idling a little rough when I picked it up ...

I have 160K on it. I don't know about the ETM. The car was dealer maintained before I got it so I can probably find out. Yes, I do have the complete AWD system, so that'll be such fun. I was looking at the IPD kit already and will probably go with those.

Further wrench to throw in the works, I ...

When I first purchased this car about a year ago, it was peppy and got about 22MPG with "fun" driving. Somewhere around Christmas time I started noticing that she was getting a little weak. Then my fuel economy dropped to 17mpg all of sudden with no change in driving habits. I thought it might be ...