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Thanks Mark,
When on the road it is impossible to 'shop around' for a good mechanic, and, unfortunately some shops can see nothing but profit from a one time customer.
OEM fuel pumps are not cheap, full assembly and not just the pump motor. But why new plugs and filter? Of course, none of these items take a lot of time to replace, but if you were unfamiliar with Volvos... and looked up the book time for all 3 things separately - 3 hours, not 1 hour of actual time.
You were lucky that you found the loose clamp. A shop not familiar with your particular car and prior DIY work probably would not have noticed and just replaced the pump and put on a new clamp and everything would have worked.
Keep a 10mm, 13mm wrench and a pair of pliers handy!
Klaus
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