Mainly it seems to be after I have driven a short distance (3-5 k),
switched off for a short time, then back on to drive home.  One
mechanic thinks it might be a small oil leak, and doesn't warrant
attention right now.  But it is embarassing to sit a stop light and

looking for used D5 engine

90 240 wagon,sits over night and will not start on first turnover in
morning.  Second crank and she fires up.  First crank can be long or
short, still no start on first try.
My other two 240's fired up no problem.  there is definitely a problem

I lost it in a huge downpour on the PA Turnpike.  I have just a small bump
on the right front which seems to have pushed the hood back a bit.
I skidded accross 3 lanes of traffic and through some wet field for a while
till a fence stopped me.

I would like to ask for some brief advice regarding a curious problem
that has arisen recently in our '95 850GLT Wagon with Synthetic 10W30
oil:
The car doesn't seem to be blowing smoke during regular driving but if

Here's the question. I upgraded to e-codes, and did the following - but
still get a bulb failure light.
I used the passenger side wiring as the main run from the headlight
switch. Instead of just cutting off the driver's side, I bought extra

Please can someone give me some advice about how to change the heater
panel bulbs in a V40.  I have:
...removed the three heater knobs
...levered off the facia

Hello I have a 1993 Volvo 850 I will trun over , power to every thing , but
it will not start . Any Ideals?

Just listening to my engine, it sounds like it runs well, but it a bit
loud under the valve cover. I want to pull the cover and check the
valve clearance per the Haynes manual instructions.
If the clearances are off and I need to replace the shims, is this a

1990 240 wagon.  Sluggish movement of steering wheel.  No smooth return
of steering wheel after right or left turn. Stiff kind of jerky like
three step motion to turn with literally no correction of steering
wheel. No fluid leaks and reservoir is full.

I have a 1996 Volvo 850 Turbo wagon with about 180,000 miles.  Three
weeks ago my AC died.  My mechanic tells me there was a hole in my
condenser so I'm having him replace it.  I've read on the internet that
one should also replace the accumulator/dryer (or

Hi i am looking for a drawing of a Towbar for the 850 estate UK spec.
As i want to make one myself  for a Cycle Rack
Thanks
BigGuyUK

When I set the climate control, it seems to try to start and then shuts
down and all the indicator lights begin flashing.  They stop when I set
the fan speed to 0.  After poking around under the hood and replacing
two fuses, I opened the main fuse box and found that there is no air

Well I got my cylinder head back from the machine shop on friday, and
went to put in on top of the block, but never actually set it on the
block, just kinda hovered it over it.  Then decided I needed to do a
coupla things first, so I took the head away from the engine, and what

I am recently starting to feel a decreasing power on my 240 '91with
310.000km on the counter.
This weekend I was pulling a small trailer (300kg's) and on small hills, I
had to go up in a lower gearing than I was used to. There was no wind.