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I have an 89 245DL M47 w/308,000 mi. Car is rock solid, strong engine, no leaks, NO rust. Restoring it to Stage 0. It's my DD and I do all my own work. I am figuring it out as I go. Between the Bentley & Haynes manuals, Brickboard, Turbobricks, and other forums and a whole intarweb full of info I am managing to get it done and it's allot of fun. I'll help you with what ever I can.
So far it's been engine detail, complete fluids changes, vacuum check valve, complete rear suspension bushing change [made my own TAB tool], new rear rotors & reman calipers, rear Turbo sway added, fixed ODO gear, added large Tach & small clock, new main fuel pump & filter and new fuel pump relay and 15" Adhara wheels from a 940 [need center caps]. Prolly some other stuff too that I forgot.
Parts on hand & work to complete in May/June are: in-tank fuel pump w/filter,
engine mounts, tranny mount, drive shaft center mount & bearing, new front & rear wheel bearings, new front rotors & reman calipers, front Turbo sway bar and all front suspension bushings and all new shocks.
Then it's onto the A/C system before it gets hot[there is a gremlin living in it]. After that I'll go thru the engine replacing all the old aging rubber bits and the like.
Using a mix of Volvo parts & OEM parts [Bosch, Boge, Ate, etc]. Sourcing quality parts is as hard as the work, certainly more frustrating. I've had to send allot of junk back.
John
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