I found that the barrel connectors on my coil plugs had crumbled into tiny pieces, so I bit the bullet and ordered 12 new connectors from Volvo. At $6.xx each... ouch!! The ends of my stock wires look to be in bad condition, so I cut an inch off the ends, and used bare butt connectors and hooked them up to the existing wires. From my wiring diagram, it seems that Green/Red is the ground wire for all the coilpacks, and it goes to the "-1" terminal on the connector. Am I correct?? If not, someone please let me know, so I can go reverse all my wires.

I also noticed that the plastic retaining ring on the #1 coil (the thing that keeps the big thick o-ring in place) is chipped on one side, but I could still snug down the o-ring, and seat the coilpack just fine... would that be a problem?

Before re-doing the connectors, my car had a slow start problem. However, after I put everything back together, I went to crank, and voila!! I get the engine turning over, but not starting...

I do not smell any gas after a 5-8sec crank, so my first assumption is that there is something wrong with the fuel delivery. However, is there some way I could test the spark on these coilpacks? I have searched and searched, but apparently, everyone already knows how to test the coilpacks... I tried to test #1 but taking the coil and the spark plug out, with the plug still in the boot, and laying it on the side so that the plug housing grounds to the head. I crank, my friend sees no sparks... is this the correct way to test for spark??

I have read up on the FAQ, and will go check my fuel injector relay and cam angle sensor... however, is there any way to check if there is fuel going to the injectors? I read a short thread where it refers to "pushing down on a pin, and fuel squirted out"... could anyone elaborate?

Thanks very much!!!