OK, I've come to the conclusion that my engine wiring harness is baked beyond repair, and I'm ready to undertake the job of replacing it.

I'm looking for a reasonably-priced supplier of this part... Any tips from folks who've done this recently? I've so far seen prices ranging from upper $100's to almost $500. I have no idea which are genuine Volvo, if that's even necessary, or whether some of these are more complete harnesses than others.

Help! Somebody please point me in the direction of a good supplier for this.

I replaced my harness last year. Since I did not know you could buy them used, I shopped around and found the best price on a new one from www.newandusedvolvoparts.com, around $360 I believe...

Anyway, I have heard that Dave Barton (at the below link) sells good used ones for under $200!)

http://www.linkline.com/personal/dbarton/WireHarnesses.html

The job itself was rather simple. I wasted about 45 min. making sure I got the correct injector connector on each injector, but that apparently does not matter. So It should not take you more than 1-2 hours. You may however find that other electrical components may have become damaged as a result of the
shorts caused by the 'missing' wiring insulation. I ended up needing to replace my ECU to cure my idle problem...

Good Luck,
JJ

1987 745tic 257K miles

Thanks for the info... I checked Dave's site, but the harness for my car is out of stock. I've emailed him... If anyone else wants to chime in with another option/suggestion, I'd sure welcome it.

Dave sells some of my harnesses on his site.If you wish to buy a used one directly from me contact me at B21ft@cs.com.I have a couple in like new condition.Thanks