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model number confusion 200

posted by  mshelby on  Fri Jul 30 03:33 CST 2004
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I am VERY new to Volvo.
I just bought an '89 240 GL and am picking it up today!

I have seen a lot of posts on this group regarding 242's, 244's and 245's.
The model always looks like the 240 though. I thought I had it figured out as 242 is a 240 with 2 doors. A 244 then would be a 4 door 240...

But what then is a 245?

Am I way off here?








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    model number confusion 200

    posted by  richink on  Fri Jul 30 05:12 CST 2004
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    Hello,

    The basics...

    The first 2 means it's a 200 series

    The second number can be a 4 or a 6 telling how many cylinders.

    The last number is how many doors.

    You can also have letters after that. DL for a base model. GL for the middle. GLT, GT or Turbo for the sport models. GLE for luxury and C model for a special 2-door coupe model. Diesel for a diesel model(really a 6-cyl VW/Audi engine).

    75 to 79 models had numbers followed by letters. 80 to 85 models just had letters. 86 to 93 models had simply 240 followed by DL or GL (all the other models had been dropped by this point).

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    Happy Bricking!!! - Richard - '87 245 DL , '82 242 GLT - Half a million km between them!!!








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    model number confusion 200

    posted by  mshelby on  Fri Jul 30 03:54 CST 2004
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    So am I correct in assuming that for the most part (engine differences noted) any part listed for a 242 -265 will work on nearly any '240?'








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      posted by  bulletproof on  Fri Jul 30 05:22 CST 2004
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      There are enough changes that you really need to make sure you're getting the correct part. For instance, my '80 is nearly identical to my old '79 (RIP). But in '80 they went to a different main fuel pump. Lucky me. The newer one is less expensive. The tank pump, as another example, changed in mid '84. I don't even know what the difference is but that's a case where you need to check the chassis #.
      But there are a lot of instances where you can use a newer part on an older car or vice versa. I took the torque rods from my '84 (also RIP) and put them on my '80 because the bushings are beefier. I also transplanted an M46 tranny in place of the 80's M45. The overdrive was always available but my car didn't have it originally. But that required also changing the driveshaft. Another example is a lot of 240 owners change over from solid brake rotors to vented ones but then you must also change calipers. One thing sometimes leads to another. These are just a few examples.
      The 240 evolved like any other car produced for nearly 20 years. It's a good idea to do a little research which is easily accomplished by asking about it on this site and checking the vendors to see what's listed for what year.
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      '80 DL 2 dr








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    posted by  walrus3 on  Fri Jul 30 03:41 CST 2004
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    I don't think the numbering system was totally abandoned but
    the badges were simplified sort of like the 122 (which badge also
    covers the 132 [two-door] and the 222[wagon]. In many cars badged
    as "240" you can find the 242, 244 or 245 in the VIN.
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    George Downs, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Central US








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    posted by  MSW on  Fri Jul 30 03:37 CST 2004
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    245 is the wagon. (Tailgate is the 5th "door") This numbering system was abandoned by the factory in 1980, I believe.

    There are also 262, 264, and 265 models, discontinued in 1985(?) The middle digit refers to engine type.

    An exception is the 240 diesel, which actually had a 6-cyl.







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