I have been smelling gas from the fuel rail area. I currently have 3/4 of it taken apart. I can't get the rail to seperate from the injectors or the injectors to seperate from the head. Does anyone know how to get the complete rail and injectors off? I want to replace the o-rings to fix the gas smell problem.

Chris 1996 960 240,000 miles
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1996 960 234,000 Miles

Before you go that far, be certain the fuel isn't leaking from either the END plug at the front of the fuel rail (fairly common leak area) or, from the pressure port at the rear of the fuel rail.

DEWFPO
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1998 S90 071,245 and 1995 964 154,100

As I remember, the first step is to remove the dress cover which just snaps in place. Pull from the direction of the engine toward the driver side of the car. Next there are a set of bolts holding the rail assembly with the injectors in place on the manifold. With these bolts out the entire rail with the injetors should pull out of the manifold. Find a place to gently but forcefully pull/pry such that the injectors will come straight out of their holes. I think I used a very large screw driver. You will likely find some of the plastic shields at the end of the injector degraded or broken. I've seen no bad effect from having them missing. If cracked or otherwise messed up take the bad ones off because you don't want them to fall into the manifold later.

The rail will still be attached to the fuel lines. If you want to take it to the bench these will need to come apart. There is then a bracket that holds all the injectors to the fuel rail held by about 4 screws. With the bracket removed the individual injectors can be pulled from the rail.

That is the general method but my memory may have missed a couple points. Hope this helps.
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'96 965, 16' wheels, rear 18mm bar & Koni + 204HP cams at 124K. Had '85 745 Turbo Diesel for 200K.

on the B230F 740 that I took apart over the weekend there are some small clips that secure the top of the injector to the bottom of the fuel rail. They just push right off. The same is true of my 940, but it may differ on a 960.
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Six Volvos: all wagons.... 1972 145S, 1976 245 DL, 1983 245 GL, 1986 740 GLE, 1990 740 GL, now a 1995 940. Number 7 (a 1967 122S Wagon) is on the way.... Who needs a sedan, when you've got storage compartments in a wagon?