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The factory or dealer installed voltmeter gets connected to ignition-switched fuse 13 -- working only when the key is in KP-II, where it is normally when the motor is running. I prefer to have the voltmeter available before, during, and after cranking, but this expanded-scale volt gauge uses about 0.05 amps -- too much to just leave on the battery.
The 200 ignition switch provides a terminal "S" that is connected to battery whenever the key is in the lock. On our earlier 200's ('83 and '84 f...
The first thing sounds like a bad check valve, did you change that when you did the fuel filter? I also noticed that you didn't mention the crank sensor, a frequent culprit in codeless no starts. Just my $0.02 worth of suggestions in case the other electrical stuff isn't the problem.
good luck
How many 26 year old cars that have 313k miles would you jump in on a whim, no preparations, and drive to the Oregon coast, 3400 mile round trip. About a quart of oil, still clean from oil change, now 4500 miles ago.
No problems. Man, what fun!
Overflow camp ground at Cape Blanco, ~3 acres to ourselves.
matt b; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:47 GMT
I have worked through a number of intermittent battery drains in 240s over the years and if what you have turns out to be an intermittent drain, then I'm willing to place a bet on one of these two VERY common 240 issues.
1. The dome light delay relay. Located under the driver side, clipped to the brake pedal box. Black, cylindrical in shape. Common fault when they get old. Once in a while they hang open after closing the door and will kill a battery in 6 or 8 hours. Solution: simply unplug it...
Hi all,
My Co-volvo lover's, here's the important update for those who were interedted in the SLR perfornace chip non turbo. What i would like to share for the past 4 months my 240 runs so healthy, acceleration very responsive, no engine hesitations on hard take off 5000 rpm per shift all the way thru 3rd gear very strong to picp up that speed. This 240 is not anymore a mom and pop grocery vehicle. What's equiped the this 240, SLR performance chip, K & N filter, synthetic oil, IPD sway bars, T...
As preveiously mentioned. More then likely a split in the In-tank Hose that connects the Pump to the sender. Very common in the 200's The rubber hose sits at about the 1/2 tank mark. Burn 5 gallons and the hose starts to suck air.
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If you are going to "block the (heated air) hole" as some are suggesting, make sure you modify the airbox flapper valve so it is locked in the position where it covers the hot air inlet, thereby fully opening the cold air one. You can use a nail cut to the right length to replace the little thermostat device to do this. If you merely remove the tubing and plug the hot inlet, the flapper valve will block the cold air inlet and you then have both inlets blocked, choking the engine.
The intake a...
Greetings from Texas. "Howdy ya'll"
I had a friend come over to use my garage when I was doing an oil change on my 1992 245 last weekend. One of the coolant hoses in his pontiac grand am had busted and he was replacing it with a new one. Before installing, however, he spray-painted the hose with a primer and then with red spray paint. This is fascinating to me since I am considering replacing most if not all of the (likely OEM) vacuum hoses. Also, I figure I could do the same treatment to the ...
Not using the same IPD hose of course (fittings not the same).
I have a 2000 Honda CRV. Unhooking the line and changing out the atf using the same method I use for my 240 should work fine I suppose?
1. Drain the tranny pan and refill after reinstalling plug.
2. Unhook (cut, actually to install a Magnefine filter later when finished) the transmission line going to the cooler and put the cut end in a large bowl.
3. Start it up and let it pump till it starts bubbling.
4. Shut off, measure o...
The CRV calls for just dumping out what comes out of the pan every 30K miles. On a level surface, your CRV will dump very very close to 3.5 quarts BTW. Hold onto your knickers when you buy the Approved Honda Trani Fluid.
I'm not a big fan of letting the trani oil Pump itself out until the trani is dry.
If you want to do a total flush, I recommend, Taking the Trani line off at the radiator, start the vehicle and fill with New as it pumps out the old. You kinda have to guess at the flow ou...
hi anthony2, i have no time to open that site so keep it to your self,hahahahaha also!!!!!!!!
goatman tell me about it. Very interesting update that you can not handle. Do some thing good for your brick.
David, if you own this site maybe you can dictate what you want to hear to bad. Do you self a brick upgrade.
jake240
Hi Will,
Thanks for the informative comment. This wired chip is attach to the MAF or MAS unit and is read by the ECU.
jake240
My Draw-Tite hitch arrived this afternoon and I thought I would pop it on before supper - delusions of grandeur on my part. All was going as planned until I tried to hold the hitch in place to scribe a nice and neat hole for the receiver in the rear fascia trim. Sure.
I even resorted to the instruction sheet which made a passing remark that some fascia trim may have to be removed or sliced and diced. That's a lot easier to say about a '93 than to do.
The last 240 I had with a hitch was bou...
Hi Art,
Thanks for your clear comments.
jake240
Scorron, just start small $$$ cost.
jake240
David, thanks for your kind words, this scam chip i installed in my 240 works in my brick what negative issue can i say, or say the scam works. I took the risk so it eliminated my doubts. What risky upgrade have you done? IPD Suspension springs, torque rods, panhard rod, how about IPd swaybars. Let me know mor about your brick.
jake240
Because an '82 GL I had which ran beautifully developed serious running problems immediately after the Seafoam treatment. There is no question in my mind that the cause was the magical Seafoam knocking 25 years of crud loose and clogging something up.
Also, I had previously tried it on my '93 and it made exactly NO DIFFERENCE. It's snake oil, a placebo, and the best thing it can do is nothing.
No, actually Seafoam has been known to ruin a well-running car or two. Ask me how I know.
Driver side window will not operate. You can hear acuator moving, so I beleive switch is ok. Any directions to remove door panel and what to expect?
This past week I revived my 86 244 for my little brother to buy. The car sat over 9 months and the battery had more corrosion at the terminals than I've seen before. Full piles of it almost an inch above the terminal. I took the battery to the local national chain and had them charge it. When I returned they said it was bad but retested it to show me. It held 9V but then would jump to 12 and then go back to 9.
I took it home and popped off the top covers to top off the water. It took a lot mo...
I would say skip this step and buy a battery now before you are stranded again. You know it's going to happen. My experience with lead/acid batteries is that once the charge goes below 12 volts the battery is bad.
A quick Google search says this is very temporary, like once if you are lucky.
Aspirin
If you get behind the wheel only to discover that your car's battery has given up the ghost -- and there's no one around to give you a jump -- you may be able to get your vehicle started by dro...
Hello all,
My overdrive doesn’t kick in, except for once in awhile (and when it does it usually works for the whole trip). It’s not the relay. I bought the blanking plate from IPD, but one of the solenoid bolts is frozen, so I can’t install it.
I took it to a mechanic, and he said that if the bolt breaks, I’d need to replace the transmission. That sounds drastic to me. If I’d have to replace it anyway, would ...
I've repaired enough 240 glove boxes broken at the hinges to wonder why The Volvo engineers didn't come up with a better design. Well, on the '93 I'm working on they did by running screws at each hinge vertically into the metal of the dash. Now, after spending way too long with an offset screwdriver I have to wonder why they made this improvement so hard to access.
Does anyone know if there is some why to pop the glovebox door supports (without breaking them, of course) in order to open the ...
I wont speak for Dave as he is more than capable. But you are coming off as a demanding pompous ass. This board is full of people like Dave who VOLUNTEER thier time and expertise to assist people such as yourself. Dave is under no obligation to call you, quite the contrary, to do so would be considered by most of us to be way above and beyond the call of duty. You will find that if you observe some simple rules of decorum and provide the detailed info that is requested by those trying to help y...
I don't know if this is fair, cheap, or overpriced, but there is a Bentley 240 manual on the Louisville, KY Craigslist for $50. Here is the link.
http://louisville.craigslist.org/pts/1829002079.html
Charley
I guess this is a follow-up to my post regarding the best Oil Filter Wrench. Thanks to everyone for all the good input.
Ken C's recommendation to remove the heat stove sheet metal and the pre-heat hose in order to provide more room to work sounds like a good idea. But, ever since I saw an early 240 on which a used car dealer had removed the throttle bypass plumbing and cranked up the throttle stop screw because he couldn't get it to idle correctly, I hesitate to modify any system which the man...
I was reminded by bluePV544's thread on K&N filters (http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1407242/444-544/kn_filters.html) that I saw some photo's on the www of some very nice red foam filters.
Thankfully volvosteve left a link at the the bottom of the thread and I managed to track down the source. We previously ran cone shaped K&N's and were very happy with them, but we were looking for a more traditional appearance.
http://su-filters.com turned out to be "Old Kombi" on the BB. "Old Kombi" i...
greetings all,
forgive the question if it is a common one, and if i had more time i could find the answer, but time is of the essence...
so my '88 240 dl wagon wouldn't start the other morning. it seems like it's not getting fuel, so i secured a new fuel pump and relay.
turning the key on, i can't hear the main fuel pump spinning, but by taking it out and hooking it directly to the battery, it spins. so i installed the new fuel pump relay, put the old fuel pump back in and tried to start...
I have a 91 240 5-speed with 250k on it. It started making noise at the right rear wheel, a scrapping sound especially on right turns. It would continue to do it on straights, and would stop on left turns. I first changed the brakes which did nothing. I then pulled the rear axle in order to change the bearing. I really didn't pay much attention to in/out play at that point. I changed the axle bearing, both seals, and the spacer. When I put it all together it has too much in/out play, lik...
Check out the customer review here:
http://www.ipdusa.com/version.asp?strPageHistory=category&numSearchStartRecord=0&strParents=69,258,465&P_ID=277&CAT_ID=465&V_ID=13613
The guy reveals the size of the bolt.
Jesse
"My internet research reveals that this is a 6mm x 1.0mm thread pitch bolt. I just measured the threaded part, and it's 3 5/8 inches long. The Volvo part number is 1336-962. I don't know if IPD's are OEM or not, but even if not, I'd consider non-OEM a plus, considering how the ori...
Do you know what a screwdriver is dave. Bet you dont get your hands dirty.
Here is a photo of the B18 and B16 (foreground) AC fuel pumps... the photo is a little deceptive as there is more 'slack' in the B16 pump arm. I measure the effective angle between the pumps at around 10 to 12 degrees instead of the 'apparent' 27 in the photo.
You can change the "arm" or follower and use a "pump lever" type on a B18, the pivot points are the same as are the internal features. I have one that I use on my '68 B18b!
Most "lever" pumps (that I have seen) have the H type holder for...
Correction i get my hands dirty working on this car on weekend hrs barely runs but runs better theres too much info to post here mobile phone this is my computer pages expire well sorry for demanding post
Dan, I agree. Brakes are a major issue. However, when they seem to be working fine and the light is still on, it is easy to suspect a wiring problem. The thing about where and when I drive is that it is really easy to not rely on brakes, (all that much). I think the important thing is that I learned a valuable lesson in Volvo brake systems and never underestimating brakes ;-)
AC seems to work fine on highway. In town, at low rpm, sometimes the steering gets hard like power steering pump is not working. This is accompanied by a quick spike on temp gauge. Any ideas?
Virgil
For a month or so, my 242 turbo has had a hitch in her giddy-up for 2-3 miles every morning, sputtering slightly, but always going forward. It is fine the rest of the day, whether cold or hot start. Just today, the cough happened on the way home from work, and has not quit since. With just a little gas, I seem to keep it fairly smooth, but it has no pickup at all, actually losing rpm the more gas I give it. I thought it might be a simple spark plug, but the car parts store guy told me it's ...
..you have serious health issues.
According to your profile you just celebrated your 9th anniversary on this board. (Yes, I checked.) This is a DIY board and you CAN'T replace brake pads on a 240 after 9 years?! Get well soon.
If my assumption is wrong, then ... SHAME!!
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1980 245 Canadian B21A with SU carb but electronic ignition and M46 trans in Brampton, Ont.
So I was driving my 245 this afternoon when I had to pull over due to a noise coming from the engine compartment. Upon inspection, there was a broken belt (torn apart, worn out, wires and rubber) wrapped around another belt in the engine. I took out all of the pieces of this belt and was able to drive the car home without any problem (about 2 miles).
The belt connects to the fan in the front. The fan still turns and everything seems to be working okay. It is the belt that is the first belt fr...
The black stripe trim that goes the length of the wagon at "upperlevel", under the windows, not the "bottom" trim, has developed "crackels" in it over the years; can it be stripped off and replaced? Something put over it? I can "make it black" with that "Back to Black" stuff from IPD, but the "crackels" dont go away. Im sure it's from being in the sun for many years. Painting it probably wont cover it, I think. Suggestions?? Thank you.
I wish Volvo oil filters came with flats formed on them because the oil filter removal/installation tools I prefer are the socket type.
The tool I have now for Volvos is a band of stainless steel about 2" wide with a square drive on the side. I think it was made by Cal-Van and it certainly works well enough. . . once it is in place. It doesn't distort the oil filter, but it sure takes a bit of gymnastics to use it. Also, with an oil pressure sender in place, the task is even harder.
So, 24...
When I recently started the car I noticed a small but definite puff of blue (oil) smoke. The car had been sitting all day but was driven for about 30 miles at moderate speeds about 7 hours earlier in the day.
I changed the oil and plugs about 1k miles ago.
The 200dl automatic has about 170k miles on it.
There are no other symptoms. It could be running a little rough, but that's probably unrelated.
What are some common causes for this problem? Fixes?
Thanks.
I got a steering column assembly from a 240 1993. It has the original air bag and the under driver seat impact sensor with it.
Which other Volvo model uses this air bag?
About two weeks ago, I posted about my transmission (AW-70) not shifting correctly. It will not shift out of 1st gear when driving it, but only on occassion when I let off the gas for a second, then gas it again, then goes into 2nd. It will only do this if it feels the mood. Sometimes going into third.. I really can't tell, since the engine is revved so high.
The first thing I figured was to do a full transmission flush. I know how to do these correctly, and have done them in the past. Replaced...
the plastic handle and trim comes off easy enough, but from there how to remove the panel? the underlying cardboard is so fragile it's gonna break as soon as i try to pull it. stupid beige interior....
help, anyone?
The first warning was two spare wiper stalks in the box of junk from the PO. As time went on I was finding the wipers getting a little more difficult to park after using, and later after first starting the engine. Playing with the wiper stalk would temporally allow the wipers to park. Finally the wipers wouldn’t stop and the only fix was to disconnect the wiper motor plug and use fresh Rain-X. Due to an upcoming inspection I found it in my best interest to repair. Boerre i...
Haha, uh.... Oops!
Yeah, if the belt is not working right, that is more than likely the issue. Wouldn't hurt to check the brushes when you are doing other maintenance though.
I really like the belts that are solid on the V and notched on the back - like the Dayco top cogs. I replaced my original daycos after at least 5 years with new generics (notched V's) and had the new ones fail within 2 years. I replaced them with new top cogs, no such problems.
As for how far you can drive, it depends o...
I have a non factory radio in my car, that all the sudden (after having it for a few years) is acting all weird.
It will turn off when I close my door, and sometimes even re-set itself.
I thought first that maybe it was an issue with the dome light, because it did blow that fuse. I had put some sound deadning material in the roof, so I cleared out some of the insulation around the dome light. That seemed to fix it, until just now.
I was sitting in the car, fixing my lumbar support, when I c...
How much does a rear axle assembly weigh?
Reason I ask is that this shop said that my "rear" is bad. I assume they meant the rear axle assembly... I found one at a pick and pull for $75 and want to pick it up if it is not too heavy.
I have been looking at a '79 244DL sedan recently and someone had mentioned it received poor results in the crash tests due to excessive play in the shoulder harness/seatbelt system. The results gave it 1 star rating for both the driver and passenger sides of the front positions, where as from 1985 and newer, they were given the 5 star rating. Would replacing the front belts for both driver and passenger with a newer (i.e., '92 or '93) vehicle resolve most of that issue?
Thanks for any input.
Hey Weather. I saw a post you had back in December about a Cruise Control Module/Unit for a 90-93 system. I wondered if you still had it. If so, shoot me an email at brian.maxwell.wiley [at] gmail [dot] com
Thanks!
I just discovered that my brake master cylinder has had oil added to it. If you followed my alignment thread you know who the only suspects are. Good thing I had my safety done the day before, I'll have to go there tomorrow and ask if they would have noticed it or not. My brake fluid is a rootbeer color which its never been. My eye first caught sight of what I thought was just an unusually high brake fluid level. When I opened up the cap I could see oil on the top of the screen plastic ring. I ...
But why should I be ashamed of being right? I'm the only one who clued in about your health.
Changing brake pads isn't much harder than changing a tire. This is a DIY board, I was going to give you a rundown on how to do them, to save you a lot of money, and decided to check your profile to see how "rookie" you were to adjust my response. Discovered you were a 9 year member and noted that you didn't ask for directions but claimed "can't". Why shouldn't I suspect health problems?
I didn'...
I got this car from a PO who doesn't seem to have done much in terms of maintenance.
I didn't ask whether or not to use seafoam, I just asked how long I can safely run the motor with it in the oil - 5 blocks or 15 miles.
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1990 740 Turbo, on its way to stock specs, maybe beyond
First, my sincere thanks for all of you who have offered advice. I want you to know the outcome of this nearly month-long ordeal -- and I reveal it at the end of this. But this can be a learning experience -- and because I get somewhat miffed at folks who ask for help that we offer and fail to let us know how it turned out (not letting us know what they found out, so we can all learn from it), I don't want to be like that -- so I'm first going to recap (mainly for the benefit of those who jus...
I'd look at a pick-n-pull first. Yeah you're likely going to get an older pump that lasts you a year or two, but right now thats what you need, isn't it? You can get one for $15-20 there and add in the gaskets, and even replace the fuel filter (and maybe the lines if they need it,) for under 50. Obviously get new filter, gasket, ect. new from fcpgroton....
I wouldn't get the knock-offs. They tend to be undersized or whatever and break faster than the OEM. While you're not planning on the car f...
Just purchased a 1991 240 with a 5 speed manual trans. All stock. Going to install a Tach. Where should I set red-line on the Tach?
In an '87, the e-fan has nothing to do with the A/C.
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