Folks,

An FCP Groton sales person persuaded me into using purchasing a set of Meyle strut mounts. He did this after I told him of the horror of the APA/URO strut mount failures from some years prior on a 240 sedan of mine that I also purchased from FCP Groton.

I rebuilt the front end on my 1992 240 sedan, yet went ahead and bought Volvo OEM (made by Boge) for Volvo from Tasca.

The made in China Meyle (a German brand) strut mounts remained in a box.

Finally, in mid 2012, I started the front suspension bushing replacement on the 1990 240 DL estate (wagon). I chose to install the Meyle brand strut mounts that had remained in a box for a two years or more.

The strut mounts have around 9-months and maybe a few scant 1000s of miles in the 1990 240 DL estate. The Meyle strut mounts have bulged upward pressing into the strut tower hole opening at the the inner fender. Under gentle acceleration, the front suspension moves around much like the original Volvo OEM factory-installed strut mounts.

The factory installed strut mounts, when I removed them, had around 170,000 miles and some 23-year long duty cycle. They both had tears and the bushing matter had started to separate from the exterior of the bearing assembly.

So, not heeding my own advice, I guess I get to pay it.

When replacing strut mounts on a Volvo 240, and perhaps any Volvo, use ONLY Volvo OEM strut mounts on your MacPherson front suspension equipped Volvo

The curious question no one has answered is whether the Volvo OEM Volvo 240 strut mounts, made by Boge, are the same as the Boge aftermarket strut mounts.

Any answers to this curious question?

Summation: MEYLE STRUT MOUNTS FOR VOLVO 240 ARE CRAP. AVOID.

Research on other Europa auto enthusiast sites like for BMW berate Meyle strut mounts as well for the same reason.

cheers,

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