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  • Turbobricks

    Integrated bulbs in dashboard switches (Solved)

    By BrickBarry

    Hello everyone. What comes to 940's interior lights, I think topic of re-soldering leds or bare bulbs on Volvo's customs interior bulbs is well covered. I have developed some good combinations from cold and warm white leds that keep the original look. When fixing bulbs for my '97 940, I noticed that integrated bulbs inside rheostat (dimmer) and in headlight range (height) switches were also burned out. Unlike other bulbs, these are not meant to be changed but there is quide how to change... Read more

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    Options I wish our cars had from Volvo.

    By dl242gt

    240 I wish there were color matched headlight and grill trim and mirrors on all of the cars after 86. 240 Color matched bumpers would have been a nice option. The IPD blizzard car looked great. 240 leather gear shift trim on all cars. These were expensive cars they should have more than just rubber around the shifter. 240 egg crate grill available on the 86+ cars in the US. 240 late model GLT package available for US 86+ 240 G80 in all cars starting in 1990. 240 A cool badge like the... Read more

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  • Turbobricks

    1987 volvo 760 turbo wagon

    By kolebyp

    I have recently started restoring a 1987 Volvo 760 turbo wagon that has been sitting for almost 20 years (last registered in 2007). I refreshed the fuel system and pretty much fired right up. It had a small stumble at 4,500 rpm and I figured I would sort it out later... long story short I put tires on it, drove jt around my shop, and then it kind of became difficult to get it to fire up, which then turned into a cyl 1 miss fire. Replaced cyl 1 injector, wasnt the issue (was slightly a low... Read more

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    Volvo m46 j type overdrive dropping out

    By Hickey240

    Was driving my Volvo changing the transmission oil. Drive in overdrive for 10 minutes then dropped out. I was certain I over filled it so let it drain from full cap while hot came back in a hour topped off the oil/didn’t need any as it started pouring out as soon as I added. Test drove again overdrive worked for 30 minutes then dropped out again. When it dropped out both times the solenoid will fire and light will come on but it doesn’t want to go back in once it drops out. I figure I still... Read more

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  • Turbobricks

    Meyle Vs Febi: who's better for Volvos?

    By resunoiz

    Due to fact I have to put hand under the egine for the OD 4th gear switch, I decided is time for the engine/trans mounts for my 240 B19A. I contacted Volvo with the OE codes and they said that the trans mount n° 1221967 "does not exist" and the engine ones 274110 and 274111 are not actually available, they not have any arrival/availability date. So I have to stick on aftermarket. I see that febi is the most common online and saw it in a lot of threads around. I saw that... Read more

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    Wife, I need a car

    By pinguin

    For the past few years, I've been driving a 2011 Forester. It had standard 15 year old Subaru issues (significant oil leakage, worn out mount, rusting exhaust, etc.) The plan was to replace a couple dented doors with junkyard units paint it one color, pull the engine and refresh it. Then we had a hail storm come through and it took it hard. The next day, @MistrThou messaged me out of the blue, saying he was told he could get a motorcycle if he got rid of his Volvo. He wasn't... Read more

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  • IH8MUD

    $18 extended front sway bar links

    By bmwjnky

    So the front of my truck has developed a very small clunk over bumps and I figured since I'm lifted and the original links had 325k miles I'd start there. While the Trail Tailor links look great I do not have $145 in the budget for them. So Google image searching I went. After a little while I found some 90s Volvo links that looked like they might work so I took a chance. Rock Auto had them for less than $9 each and I was already placing an order for some other stuff. Today I went to work... Read more

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  • Turbobricks

    Turbo recommendation?!

    By LadiesMan217

    Hi all, this is my first post on turbobricks (or any forum for that matter) so let me know if its in the wrong place etc etc... I am changing from a questionable exhaust manifold / turbo set up to a tubular manifold and new turbo but have no clue what to go for really, please see the below car and mod details - Volvo 940 B200FT engine (13mm rods) 530 head M46 gearbox (Boo) Big front mount intercooler VXR Injectors (470cc) Classic swede stage 3 chip (gold EZK) Manual boost controller... Read more

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    Just what the world needs, another V8 swapped Volvo!

    By bogmire

    Greetings TurboBrickians, After years of watching from a distance, I finally made the plunge into the Volvo world. Back in August I purchased a 1995 940 NA Sedan with 240,000 miles on the clock. It had a slight stumble on acceleration, which was fixed with a new CPS. Other than that, the car is great. Comfortable, efficient, unsuspecting, big upgrade from my previous hot rod, a turbo LM7 swapped 87 S10. But there's one issue, It's sloooooowww (And the A/C doesn't function) So I'm doing... Read more

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  • Turbobricks

    The Boost Goose (T6 swapped 760)

    By 244tiCanuck

    Hello all, This will be place to document my Volvo 760 T6 build. I'm a diehard Volvo guy, run a Volvo repair shop in my town, have had about 45 Volvos. Have built a few cool cars for customers of mine, but never really done a nice build on a Volvo for myself. Fell into an Audi URS4 for a few years, got it to go real fast, and blew it up. The car; 1989 Volvo 760 Turbo that spent most of its life in the Okanagan valley BC, so incredibly clean. Not a single speck of rust that I can find. It's... Read more

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  • Turbobricks

    1990 5-speed manual 240 wagon

    By mistermerp

    I have had this 5-speed manual 1990 240 DL for 5 years. It is in good condition and drives well, but is no longer practical for my lifestyle. It has ~235k miles. Here is the work I’ve had done in the last 5 years: - Transmission replaced at 210k (from salvage vehicle with 130k miles) - New clutch at 210k - Catalytic converter replaced at 220k (passes CO/CA emissions) - New fuel pumps at 220k - Replaced mass air flow sensor at 234k - Oil changes every 3k miles - Maintenance done by Volvo... Read more

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  • Turbobricks

    Volvo T5 Engine Clutch Bell Housing Pattern.

    By big740

    Hello all, Not exactly a turbobrick, but a friend of mine is putting a T5 engine from an 850 into a C30, and wants to put a sequential shifter gearbox behind it. For this it needs a new Clutch Bell Housing made. And to make it easier for myself (and to make sure I design it accurate enough!), I was wondering if anyone had the bolt pattern/measurements or anything from the housing on a 850 T5 Engine they would be willing. Cheers,

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  • Turbobricks

    600-ish hp b230 16valve?

    By V1.ex3

    So this is probably asked a lot, but i guess here is another one... Okay for those still here i am planning on making a track/street Volvo 240 with an amazing engine build and to keep the spirit of the car i want to use a b230 with a 16 valve mod. I hope to be able to reach like 600 + or - hp. Also id prefer to be as least reliant on the turbo and instead try to push some good rpm out of this car. I also would prefer for the power to not only be at the top so its nice and good at the track... Read more

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  • Turbobricks

    1992 745 GL - electrical gremlins

    By DennisCA

    Here's an interesting electrical conundrum.... The battery charging warning light came on this morning on my new to me '92 Volvo 745. I tried driving off to see if it would go away, I noticed the light came on and off in sync with the washer fluid warning light (I was low). So I solved the issue for now by refilling the washer fluid container! Hardly a permanent fix though... This hasn't been an issue until today as I've been low on washer fluid for a few days. But it was the... Read more

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  • Turbobricks

    Correct new CV joint for 960 propshaft?

    By petiww

    As title says. I want to test a rear section of a 960 CV propshaft on my liveaxle 940. Sadly the CV on the one i acquired has a big crack on the ball cage, and lots of play. I see that on skandix it is NLA: https://www.skandix.de/en/spare-par...parts/joint-propeller-shaft-rear-kit/1028111/ And for our luck, this volvo part number is not really useful anywhere. I found this: https://www.driveshaftparts.com/CVJ052 It has the correct... Read more

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  • Turbobricks

    Oil pressure

    By _blockr4

    Good evening everyone, after breaking my turbo, I installed an oil pressure mano to see if I had a lack of pressure. Cold and slow motion, I have between 2.5 and 3 bars. On the other hand, at hot, the pressure is about 1b and it does not climb above 2 bar when I accelerate. Any idea of the problem? HS oil pump? Bad oil? This is a Volvo 745 of 85 (B200ET), the oil currently in it is of the 10W40.

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