I took my s80 to the dealer yesterday and they informed me that the left side turbo was cracked. Is their anyway i can change the turbo without taking out the whole motor? I would appriciate any suggustions. Please email chernioglo@hotmail.com Thank You

Of course you can change the turbos without dropping the engine.
Did the dealer tell you that?
It is a little cumbersome but the Left one is easier than the Right one.
I have done it and would not however recommend it to a non experienced
mechanic.
What exactly is cracked on your Turbo?

The dealer did tell me that to change the turbo you have to take out the motor, so they gave me an estimate of 10 hours of work. I was planning on taking out the motor to replace the turbo but wanted some advise first. I have done many stuff with volvo's but didnt know what to do with this problem. The dealer informed me that the turbo itself was cracked. When you press on the gas pedal you can here air comeing out on the left side. If you can tell me how to change it without taking out the whole motor that would be great. It would save me alot of money and time. Thank you i appriciate it.

Pulling the motor, replacing the turbo, and replacing the motor would take more than 10 hours, perhaps they meant to say manifold?!? Anyhow, an air whooshing noise could be the actuator, an intercooler hose, or...

NEVER have I seen a cracked turbo; I have seen (not on an S80) the lock tabs give way and allow the turbo to rest where it shouldn't and rub a hole in the housing, but NEVER a cracked turbo. Get a second opinion.

Your dealer is full of it!!!!

You do not have to take the motor out but it is tricky and one could
use an extra joint between the elbow and wrist.

I have never heard of a cracked turbo unless there has been a major internal
faliure. Make sure you check for any loose connections or blown O-rings on the pressure side as you remove parts.

Start by taking the brace between the strut towers off.
Remove the plastic pressure pipe from the top of the engine, there is a screw
under the "Twin charged" emblem.
remove the low pressure plastic pipe.
Remove heat shield to expose the Turbo.
Remove the clamps that secures the aluminum pipes to the Turbo.
Remove the three nuts securing the exhaust 90 degree elbow from the turbo
and tie the pipe to the other one.
Drain the antifreeze completely into a container, preferrably with a lid
(animals love that stuff and it WILL kill them).
Loosen connections for coolant pipes from the turbo, dont loose the copper gaskets .
Loosen the Oil pressure pipe. Loosen the oil return pipe from under the turbo,
(This is where the extra joint would have come in handy).
Remember to have a new gasket set for the oil return line.

Finally loosen the four nuts for the turbo to the manifold.
The turbo is now loose and can be removed.
Make sure to put some oil on all the nuts that see heat before loosening them, this due to that the studs have a tendency to back out of the manifold and the Turbo and messing the threads up.

The above descripition is to the best of my ability, not having the car in front of me and being about six months since i actually did the swap.

One more thing, make sure to have some band aid handy, you ARE going to get some scratches and nicks out of this one, but Hey, its worth it by the money you save.

Thanks. I removed it yesterday morning and the turbo was i should say broken. I think this was due to the collision is was involved in earlyier. It sure was worth the money. I dont think the dealer would take out the whole motor either they just wanted to get some money off me. Thanks for all the advise. God Bless