I think it is time for a new one. Seriously, you'd think they would make these things last more than 17 years!!
This has happened again because I just finished the headlight fixes and most of the bad work done by the body shop.
On this car I had one more job to do and that is the clamp between the newer muffler and the original pipe from the cat.
When new the muffler system was a one piece from the cat to tailpipe. As the rear muffler failed long before the rest, Volvo came out with a separate muffler which requires cutting the rear muffler off and clamping a new one on. Guess the dealer did not do a good job as it is clearly leaking from the join.
Then I have to look at getting the replacement mounts for the rear parking brake shoes before the fail and wreck the rear brakes.
Neil.