Hi:

I have a pristine 1990 760 Turbo (Intercooled) with about 110,000km that I purchased last year from the original owner. I live in Ontario, and the car is not winter driven. It's a real keeper and I would like to get forum thoughts on what parts I might want to stockpile so that I have them available for my own repairs (I can do most routine maintenance at home in garage), or for taking to my trusted local mechanic. Any thoughts appreciated re. those OEM major mechanical parts that are getting hard or expensive to come by would be welcome, or experience with basic parts like: door seals, interior electrical/mechanical or ??? I have a 1993 940 Turbo daily driver, so I don't yet know what I should be keeping an eye out for on my 760. All thoughts appreciated! Thanks everyone.

SM

I just bought a 1990 764ti yesterday, so my thoughts are running along a similar vein. Just off the top of my head:

Plastic interior pieces
Front grill and/or other front trim pieces
Tail light lenses

I've never had an air mass meter go bad, but they do occasionally. I have a spare, just in case.

Seems like the radio wears out after a while. The one in this '90 760 doesn't work. I determined today the problem is internal to the radio. The one in my old '88 760 wore out also. I have a couple of spares, but don't have the codes for them, so they may or may not be of any benefit.

Antenna mast retractor assembly. These seem to break somewhat regularly.

You're in Canada, so A/C may not be that big of a deal, I suppose. If your car has A/C has it been converted to R134a? If not, might want to get the kit for the conversion. I converted over a 740 and 760 several years back, and it wasn't difficult.

That's about all that comes to mind at the moment.

Best,

Michael

As you probably know the 88-90 760 were "test mules" for the 960 series, so there are some important differences, most not mechanical. Although the hood is different, the front suspension, radiator, engine control (AMM, ECC, ABS, etc), turbo, trans are the same as 700s. For specific spares: front lighting, wiper arms, hood strut gas shocks (inserts), the climate control computer and any dash parts. The plastic gets brittle over time even though the upper dash itself is more resistant to cracking than other 700s. FYI, the headliner, unlike other 700s, doesn't separate from the roof! If you have a sedan, the tail lights are specific to this model and year. They resemble the '90-740 lights, but are a few inches wider. I have a spare set of carpets from Strandberg, who claim they are the same as in a 960. They differ from 740 or 940 because they appear more plush and insulated.

Some personal rambling . . . I wanted to keep my 760 close to OEM, but have retrofitted R134, replaced the radio with an Alpine head unit and Boston Acoustics speakers, and installed Boge Gas front struts, upper and lower chassis braces and a 25mm front sway bar. Great improvement in the ride and handling. I highly recommend those suspension mods. Although it generally isn't a good idea to upgrade only one sway bar, the Nivomats somewhat compensate by helping to keep the rear more level. Summer projects are installing a rear sway bar from a 960 and Euro headlights. At 225K miles, only uses .5 Qt Mobil1 in 3K.

Hope this helps. Enjoy the car.

Jim Weiss
90 744T/M46, 90 760T, 93 945T, 94 945T
83 245T/M46, sadly, soon up for sale...

Most of the useful spares are the same as your 940, except turbo hoses.