p_gill wrote:

Take your time and clean and polish the sealing surface, you want it to last at least another 10 years.

Quick update but no pics.......pressed for hoist time again today, good thing I was early. I did review the video link Paul posted and the job went very smoothly! Removed maf, air box, engine bracket, part of the harness, & an extra earth installed by me and never touched the battery or battery box ! It's helpful the have a buddy mechanic with tools and the video the review twice b4 job......

The brake vacuum pump looked like it has been seeping intermittently for a while, the pump interior looks like a rotary engine deal. Anywho, with the right tools this job took just over an hour and is not difficult. The mating surfaces were pretty decent but now they are clean and shiny ........no sanding but a bit of brake cleaner utilized. Most trouble I had was removing the nipple connector, new one going in was easy but the old one coming out took more time than it should have. Not sure why there are screws in the Volvo kit but I swapped them anyway and kept the old ones as they were perfect.