Rooting around the subforums here, I learned about a DVD associated with Volvo's VADIS diagnostic system, so I went looking for this. I was not interested in the multi-thousand dollar VADIS system itself, just the illustrated parts lists.

I saw several references on eBay, ranging from a 2-DVD set for $17 all the way up into the thousands of dollars, but they were all for later models than my 1992. However, I did manage to download a DVD covering 1975-2005 from thepiratebay.org.

After burning the DVD, I tried installing it (Windows XP SP3) with no success and a load of error messages. I finally discovered a file called Vadis_set_up_instructions.rtf on the disc which gives specific instructions and saw where I went wrong. However it also said to scan the disc for viruses, which is what I did. AVG found a Trojan called vocsstart.exe and researching that I learned it was probably something that tries to communicate with an "online ford database of some kind", which is probably no big deal. I figure if I go ahead and install this software as instructed and then run AVG, it will remove or disable the offending file.

Anyway, my question is, have any of you installed this particular utility, does it work (as far as being able to look up parts and diagrams, anyway) and are there any caveats?