I've got an '88 240 Wagon, automatic. For some reason, lately, the OD stays on all the time. The little orange arrow is illuminated on the dash,...

Jesse

10-14-2009 07:04 PM
clay

I have a 1990 Volvo 240, which came with a hitch receiver installed. It looks to be a 2" receiver, but it will just barely not take a 2" drawbar. I...

Abbey

10-13-2009 11:30 AM
Dave

Hi to all; 1. Twice I have parked at a fairly steep incline into my carport (nose down with a lean to the drivers side) when I was low on gas and...

Gerry

10-12-2009 05:39 PM
Gerry

Replaced both tailgate harness cables on Mom's '85 this past weekend. I used the basic instructions...

Randy G.

10-12-2009 11:45 AM
Randy G.

I have a 2000 V70 (it's the model that was new in 2000) with 230,000 miles. The light behind the odometer on the instrument panel has just...

Brimble

10-08-2009 02:35 AM
Brimble

Someone <someone (AT) somewhere (DOT) com> wrote: Mine as well. The problem is with the cam in the wiper motor's gearbox. Disconnect the battery...

Randy G.

10-07-2009 09:10 PM
James Sweet

I have a 1993 240 that can't keep the AC belt in the pulleys when using the AC. I installed a new belt a month ago when I thought the old one had...

flash

10-07-2009 12:31 AM
Randy G.

Hi all, My drivers side wiper is slapping on the moulding at the top of the windscreen. Are they easy to take off and readjust or is there a trick...

Mark Rayner

10-03-2009 12:02 AM
Mark Rayner

Someone wrote: The guts of my mom's 240 crumbled on their own years ago and I emptied it out by simply tipping the thing on end and letting the...

James Sweet

10-01-2009 10:33 PM
James Sweet

I've got what is developing into a pretty bad oil leak in my '88 245. It seems to be coming out of the area near where the top of the timing belt...

Jesse

10-01-2009 10:06 AM
Mr. V

I have a 94 940 non-turbo. This thing has a Gremlin or something in this car! I start it up, and runs okay. After about 5 min, the rpm's start going...

Mark

09-30-2009 07:59 AM
Jon Robertson

In N.Ireland we have a Gov't controlled MOT, now called MOT2 with all sort of computer gizmos for suspension and the old-rip-the-steering apart...

Tony

09-30-2009 07:38 AM
Jon Robertson

The timing belt broke on my '83 245. Ironically, I was on the way to the auto parts to get gaskets to fix a leaky water pump. Pulled all the stuff...

clay

09-30-2009 02:11 AM
Mr. V

Anyone know if the "later" 245 style mirror (joystick style with the rubber bellows boot on the interior side) will interchange with the '85...

Randy G.

09-28-2009 09:34 PM
James Sweet

The left tailgate wiring harness on my '88 wagon has broken at the hinge. I've found a new complete harness. Does anyone know if this is the sort...

Jesse

09-28-2009 09:33 PM
James Sweet

Gary Heston wrote: crimps on one side only. The non-repairable version has crimps circling both sides of the unit. It also has a metal band around...

sherwin dubren

09-26-2009 10:17 PM
sherwin dubren

My 144 does not get a lot of use, but today, the brakes were almost inoperable. I checked for leaks and levels in the reservoir, but nothing...

sherwin dubren

09-25-2009 01:39 PM
Jim

Does anyone have any recommendations for all-season tires for a XC? I currently have Michelin Hydroedge and they have been o.k. but would like...

Gerry

09-24-2009 08:54 PM
GlennK

I woke up this morning and found the parking lights on my volvo 1994 850 were on. I went to turn them off but to no avail. I notice that the turn...

fxr

09-24-2009 06:37 AM
fxr

Greetings a.a.v (This is a UK 1998 V40 - I am pretty confident a US or other V40(/old S40) would use the same switch) The trip reset on my V40 has...

Roger Hunt

09-23-2009 06:45 AM
Roger Hunt

Andy wrote: I basically agree with you, but I don't have a lot of confidence in the local mechanics - or the dealers! - to correctly diagnose...

Leftie

09-22-2009 01:39 AM
Sharx35

In an earlier contribution to this discussion, John Hunter <jch229 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: Worldwide coverage - Europe, Australia, etc.? No,...

Roger Mills

09-20-2009 03:14 AM
Roger Mills

If you find something, let me know. I've got metal Nissens radiators in both of my cars, and I found one for my mom's car in a junkyard after the...

James Sweet

09-19-2009 07:19 PM
James Sweet

Another major automotive brand will join the electrification drive within the next few years. Volvo is currently testing battery-powered C30 with a...

sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

09-19-2009 01:16 AM
sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

Someone wrote: You'd probably want to have them painted anyway unless you managed to find them from a car of roughly the same age and weather...

GlennK

09-18-2009 10:10 PM
James Sweet

They won't appear for sale elsewhere, the program mandates they be destroyed. Oil drained out, chemical poured in, engine run until it seizes, then...

James Sweet

09-16-2009 11:58 PM
Leftie

Hi all, I am in a bit of a bind and I hope this is a straight-forward/common enough problem that a solution is evident to the pros here. I have a...

Serial # 19781010

09-16-2009 08:13 PM
James Sweet

I know this is probably a very easy question that I should know but can I swap tyres from alloy wheels on to ordinary rims? Bassdiva

bassdiva

09-16-2009 10:07 AM
Roger Mills

855 TDI automatic 1997 Some weeks ago when having a look at the engine because of the low voltage at the battery, I noticed rubber vacuum tubing in...

franz47

09-15-2009 03:01 PM
franz47

Volvo is recalling the 2008-'10 S80, 2009-'10 XC70 and 2010 XC60 because the engine may stall, which could lead to a crash, according to the National...

sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

09-12-2009 01:13 AM
sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

We have a 1995 850 GLT with 125k mileage. When last started everything worked fine, except the trip computer which does not come on at all, not even...

Mystical@pacbell.net

09-11-2009 05:37 PM
Mystical@pacbell.net

2000 V70 2.5l fwd turbo found i had a small leak in the reservoir for coolant- it was coming from a hairline crack in the bottom of the tank near...

Robbie Wilson

09-11-2009 02:33 PM
Radioguy

My mom has the above vehicle. Recently, the battery has been dying periodically. We are going to replace the battery, but the mechanic has said their...

John von Colditz

09-11-2009 07:28 AM
the Mink

How difficult is it to replace all 4 shocks on an 84 242? Any special tools needed? Thanks, Dave

evad49h@gmail.com

09-07-2009 12:56 AM
James Sweet

Alternatively, "The new Volvo C70 rewards the owner with self-assured elegance." So what if you're an owner without self-assured elegance? Thank God...

sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

09-05-2009 01:12 AM
sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

Volvo was funded in part by a Swedish ball-bearing company (the name is Latin for "I roll") before becoming independent in 1935. The company favored...

~^ beancounter ~^

09-04-2009 12:01 PM
~^ beancounter ~^

I'd like to convert my 242 to use the newer style electronic speedometer that uses a tone wheel in the rear differential assembly to read the speed....

James Sweet

09-02-2009 09:58 PM
James Sweet

Hi! The counter sometimes stops....I think that my car doesn't become old!!!! I have to change all the block intruments?

andrea1717

09-02-2009 09:56 PM
James Sweet

Hi friends. Yesterday I replaced the old starter, with a regenereted one, on my 240 Estate. There are only two screws but one, the upper, is in a non...

andrea1717

09-02-2009 05:34 AM
andrea1717

850 TDI automatic 1996 with 265.000 km Last year in summer 2008 before a trip through countries with sparse Volvo-support possibilities I had my...

franz47

08-31-2009 11:03 PM
James Sweet

Does anyone sell a *metal* vacuum operated heater control valve? The valve in my brother's 760T appears to be original, and I'm getting ready to go...

James Sweet

08-31-2009 10:59 PM
James Sweet

I'd posted a while back about a '90 244 with the check engine light on. I got 213 and 231. Checked the throttle switch and wiring, verified that to...

James Sweet

08-29-2009 09:05 PM
James Sweet

In an interview with Bloomberg, Ford's European CEO, John Fleming, said that The Blue Oval Boyz aim to sell their Volvo-shaped money pit by the end...

sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

08-29-2009 01:11 AM
sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

The car was driven a couple of miles. It was behaving well but had a fairly rough idle. The car came to a stop, the accelerator was press, the car...

Mark Barron

08-24-2009 09:08 PM
James Sweet

I recently left my 2007 V70 D5 with an airport parking company - who managed to lose my key! . The parking company have said they will pay for a...

Roger Mills

08-24-2009 07:31 PM
GlennK

does this model (the 2.5 liter fwd turbo) have an idle air control valve? if so where is it located? a good description or a couple of pics would...

Robbie Wilson

08-24-2009 01:41 PM
Robbie Wilson

Just the other day the power steering seemed about 10-20% stiffer than normal. Later it seemed normal again. The stiffness seems to come and go....

mcbrien410@aol.com

08-23-2009 03:01 PM
OUS

A group calling itself Consortium Jacob AB is making a last-minute play to keep the Volvo brand out of Chinese hands. The alt. Geely newbies consist...

sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

08-22-2009 01:15 AM
sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk

"Gary Heston" <gheston (AT) hiwaay (DOT) net> wrote You are correct - the dino was a little green cutie. As expected from all gas stations, I'd...

carterbear1@gmail.com

08-21-2009 08:31 AM
John von Colditz

Someone wrote: If you can swop over the whole starter assembly then yes it would eliminate other things, but it is a little easier to start with...

James Sweet

08-21-2009 12:01 AM
James Sweet