What a fun car. Lots of zoom above 3500 rpm. I just swapped radios at my dealer, pulled out my SC812, wrote the security code and VIN on a piece of paper, gave him $230 (tax included) and slid in the new SC816. Now we never use the CD remote in the trunk.

If you cannot find out when the timing belt was changed, change it. And go to bay13 and learn how to change the tranny fluid. If you like to go 0-60 a lot, change the tranny fluid every time you change the oil(synthetic, of course). Leave the mode switch in fun mode(S) and have some fun. Turn the radio off so you can hear the turbo spoolin' :)

klaus
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98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 88 245(165K mi)

Most of the time when a shop (or a good mechanic....) changes the timing belt a sticker is applied to the timing belt cover with the mileage written on the sticker when the belt was changed. Other than that you'd have to ask the previous owner, or take the timing belt cover off and examine the condition of the belt yourself looking for any cracks or burn marks that indicate a change is needed.
The original six-disc changer was mounted high in the trunk, between the speakers. If it's not there anymore you can swap out your stock SC-811 cassette radio for a later model SC-816 CD/Stereo at your dealer for about $215 exchange. That way you'll have the CD player in the dash.
The plugs you mention sound about right. Anything but Champion plugs will run fine. I use the Bosch +4 plugs, but they don't do anything special.
The '95 T5 is OBD-II compliant (Data Port under the coin holder in console...) and also has the DTC code boxes under the hood to read any malfunction codes that set off the Check Engine Light. You can also enter a code and get the ECU recorded mileage if you suspect the odometer mileage to be off. It was very common for the plastic gear that drives the odometer and tripmeter to break, but the speedometer would still function fine. If you want an OBD-II reader I would recommend the Actron 9135. Its easy to use and made in the USA. However you can reset your Service light under the hood with the DTC boxes, whereas the '96 and newer Volvos depended on a service tool plugged into the Data Port to reset their Service light (oil changes).



Mike
'95 850T