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I was sporadically getting email notifications some weeks ago, but not in past several weeks.. Is this a known issue, or is it just me? As far as i can tell i have them turned on in my account settings

Update FYI: Passed smog cert w/M4.4 ecu in there per above adjustments though it wasn't perfectly smooth sailing.. Their equipment would not communicate with car's OBD2; guy says we'll have to scan it with the handheld scanner. That seems to work but he notices the readiness monitor has not reset. So then he does a tailpipe sniff test, which passes w/flying colors. Supervisor has to come over and manually over-ride it as a pass since (I'm assuming) because of the readiness test not good. Did some research afterward; apparently it's common for 96-98 volvos to fail the readiness test so I'd say they're aware of the problem and let it go.. below table from here: http://www.rlescalambre.com/APPENDIX_J.htm TABLE 1a The EIS Ignores Monitor Readiness Status Make Model YearModelDISPActionBMW1996750iL, 850Ci, 850Csi 12-cylinder engines. Complete Inspection as prompted by the EIS.Dodge1996Stealth, Stealth RT3.0Complete Inspection as prompted by the EIS.Mitsubishi1996-973000 GT, 3000 GT Spider, 3000 GT VR-4, Diamante, Eclipse, Galant, Mighty Max, Mirage, Montero, Montero Sport1.5, 1.8, 2.0, 2.4, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 Complete Inspection as prompted by the EIS. Subaru1996Impreza, Legacy, SVX1.8, 2.2, 2.5, 3.3Complete Inspection as prompted by the EIS.Volvo1996-979602.5, 2.9Complete Inspection as prompted by the EIS.Volvo1996-97850, 850R, 850Turbo2.3, 2.4Complete Inspection as prompted by the EIS.Volvo1998C70, S70, V70, S90, V902.3, 2.4, 2.9Complete Inspection as prompted by the EIS. End Table 1a more fyi http://www.vcoa.org/forum/26-S70-V70--V70XC---1998-2000/731-monitor-readiness-problem-in-1998-v70

OP, whites are only slightly larger than the stock orange tops. If you're going to do any significant mods to help engine breathing (and corresponding tuning) i would go straight to greens, assuming you're staying with td04hl series turbos. Whites would only be appropriate if you are planning mild tuning mods (e.g. similar to the old ard orange tune). Piet, et al, I need to do smog cert in my state every two years (49 state, usa). Mine is '96 so they only do OBD2 connection (no tail pipe sniff) plus visual (i guess). Have to do the cert in next few weeks. Was thinking I should be able to pass w/M4.4 ECU but just using stock 607 (auto) bin with following mods: A/C s/w mod (thanks once again Piet!!)re-cal for greensre-cal for S90 MAFdisable following Diags as they are N/A on 96 850: Fuel Tank Pressure, SAS, baro sensor, accelerometer, & IAT.Oh yeah, disable the logging feature too, so normal OBD2 comm works. There is a way to do this and save this state to NV memory, yes?Has anyone tried this? Success or no? Worse case i can throw the whites, stock MAF, and the M4.3 ECU back in temporarily, but rather not hassle with that if un-necessary.. Thanks!

those photos are one hell of a tease..! how long is a few seconds? Long enough to get manifold vac reading (i.e. huge vac leak maybe?)You're sure you have fuel pressure when the engine dies? It shouldn't drop dramatically even after dieing; should take tens of minutes before you see the fuel pressure bleed off. It it's bleeding down in seconds then ck pressure regulator, for a leaky injector, weepy fuel pump ck valve, etc.Ck for spark? Got an inductive pickup timing light? Clip it onto one of the plugs and see if your fire's going out causing the engine to die..Stupid stuff like compression?injectors firing? IIRC if you lose spark, then the ecm will stop firing the injectors shortly after..

Hmm, I'd say you have the 855 bug (too)... Good luck on your restoration project, and getting (anything close to..) 40 mpg out of one of these cars. I've heard of people getting in the 30s out of these on the hwy; I don't believe it myself.. that last pic just makes me cringe.. so sad..

Aha! We've all wondered about that me thinks!