The display lights on my 90 740 went out the other night. The lights for the
clock, speedometer, tach etc and the lights for the heater controls, ash
tray and shift control are dark.. I changed the fuse but that fuse #21 also
is for the marker lights and some back lights and they ...

"My daughter just wrecked my beloved 1985 740.
New parts *never* installed:
*Timing belt (list $30)
*Timing belt tensioner (list $89)

The brakes on this car just don't respond with the force I expect, even
when slammed. In the moring when descending a steep driveway, the
brakes need moderate pressure to come to a rolling stop, especially
during the first couple presses of the pedal.

I was considering the posts I made and others also made about Volvo parts.
I bought from Rock Auto someone else said they had good results from FCP
Groton.
I just want to share my observation that these sites are letting us get

1986 245 with power steering.  I know that the struts need replacement and
tires are done for also.  I've got 195/60/15 size tires on Virgo rims.  When
I turn the car at full lock in either direction there seems to be what could
best be described as wheel hop.  It feels as though ...

Hi all...
Our 1978 244 (with 4 speed gearbox) was fine yesterday.  This morning
the clutch pedal has gone "hard".  I put the quote marks, because it's
not hard to press down - it just "feels" hard...  (Yeah, I know that

1998 V40 (auto)
I find it very difficult to read the information from the various locations
on the instrument panel, particularly in daylight.(greyish background with
small black numbers)

I was a long-time Volvo customer (67 1800S, a bunch of 140's and a 242T back
int he early 80's) but switched to buying Saabs for some reason back in the
late 80's.  I'm now considering switching back but don't know a whole lot
about Volvo's.  I always buy cars a few years "used" ...

1996 Volvo 960 station wagon
I need to remove the center arm rest console but cannot find any way to
get the rear half to come up.
I've removed the inspection plate from the center - directly beneath

My 740 turbo seems a bit soft in the rear end ,can this be fixed by putting wagon springs on instead just did the front shocks and tyres all round gone gas on the shocks need a bit more highth in the rear or a least a bit stiffer 1990 update turbo sedan .Thanks

I have a 1990 240DL that has sat for a couple years. The gas turned to
varnish so I had the tank cleaned, bought new fuel pumps, sending unit,
gas cap and a few other small items to complete the repairs.
My problem is that I'm not getting voltage (current) to the pumps. I

I have a '93 850 with 161,000 miles and really I love it, it's just got
a bunch of different problems that I'm hoping are common enough, and
can be fixed.  For starters it randomly loses power while I'm driving,
just while I'm going along, it will all of a sudden stop going, and

I have just bought a 740 turbo diesel from a garage.
A couple of days later I opened the bonnet and the whole turbo side of the
engine bay was black with oil.
I established that oil was leaking from the join where the metal pipe on

Where's a good place to get rear poly suspension bushings for a 700
series? Mine are completely shot, I'd really like to replace them before
the weather gets too cold.

I've analyzed the EPA's fuel efficiency statistics for 2006 and posted
the top ten most fuel efficient cars in four categories (overall,
mid-size car, American vehicles and trucks) at
http://www.infozak.com/carmileage.html.