Thanks for the info thus far, I will be throwing a lavish party soon for all the people who have helped.

BUT...for now the source of the info that the 2003 takes a coil pack that is unique to that year is my former Volvo specialist of many years, who is retired and hence not available anymore.

So can we say with certainty that a coil pack that is packaged as one for the 2003 S40 is not cylinder specific? That they can go to any of the four cylinders?

I don't want to get into going to the auto parts store five times because each trip yielded slightly incompatible part? We know that never takes place!

Does anyone know whether supplying the VIN and matching that to a coil pack will eliminate the doubt?

In a city the size of Dallas there must be a store that has it. The Catch 22 is the car I would use to go shop for the part is the same one that is sitting in the garage, waiting....

Thanks a lot for whatever

Doug