Remove the suspension components

Fig 1: Identifying Air Baffle And Splash Guard Under Engine

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Raise the car 

Remove: 

• the front wheels
• both the screws for the front splash guard. Remove the cover: Press in the catches at the front edge of the cover. Pull the cover backwards
• the splash guard under the engine. See Slacken off the nut on the return line for the oil pipe bracket a few turns .