In my 1995 850 Volvo sedan, the cassette player (I believe it is the
original) whenever I put a tape in automatically switches from tape 1
to tape 2 and keeps switching back and forth and won't stop. Does
anyone have any idea why or how to fix this?

Once again the wires going through the hinges of my 240 DL wagon are
shot. I am trying to determine if there is a better way to re-wire the
thing. 1) I could replace the wiring harnesses through the hinges and
look forward to doing so again in 5 - 7 years. Or 2) rig some sort of

Well, the timing belt broke. Took off the valve cover off and, um, the
cam was in five pieces. I heard somewhere this substantially reduces
power. The head is toast. The cam carriers busted off and there is
coolant seeping everywhere. Since this happened just off of idle, I've

I'm thinking of replacing my 1995 850 GLT non-turbo with a 1998 S80 T5
automatic.  What problems should I look for in the T5?  The T5 has
144K on it. What standard maintenance should be done at that mileage?
Thanks

Hi my v70 2000yr estate srs light came on today rang the dealership and you
guessed it they want me to call in and have the car sorted their at great
expense they say they cant diagnose without paying some deposit to ensure
they get the work when diagnosed anyone have any ideas ...

Morning,
does somebody of you know the exact colour code (a three or four digit
number) of the spring 2004 V70 black pearl effect?
TIA and kind regards, Friedrich

My 1990 240 overheated yesterday, the needle just climbing to the bottom
of the red zone on the temp gauge in stop and go traffic.  On the
highway at 60 mph the temp would drop down almost to normal.  When I got
home I looked under the hood and saw indications of boiling coolant ...

Hi!  My beautiful 1993 240 wagon just stopped tonight, and I can't
figure out what could be the problem.  Funnily enough, I'd just been
thinking earlier in the day how beautifully it's been running, which
held true right up until the moment it simply stopped running!

The rubber has degraded in the harmonic balancer on my B230FT, the
timing mark has slipped about 30 degrees and I know it's just a matter
of time before the sections separate entirely. I've seen new OEM brand
ones available in the $130 range and aftermarket for about half that.

Guys,
    I've got a problem with the motor bogging down upon acceleration. If
you back off the pedal just a little it takes off sometimes and will run up
to speed and run normal until slowing for traffic. When pulling a hill it

For some unexplained reason my '91 740 wagon has quit on me twice in the
last month.  Both times I was coasting to a stop to a red light and then all
of the dash board lights came on and the car quit.  I couldn't immediately
restart it (engine cranked-over but didn't start).  ...

Good day,
Recently purchased a '90 740 turbo.
How much boost (by the gauge) should I see?
Needle gets about halfway into the yellow.

Am changing the front disk brakes and the water pump for the first
time on the 92 740 turbo.  Actually the brake situation is the result
of replacing the  left front strut cartridge.THe strut replacement
went easy!  THought  it a good idea to replace the pads while the

I saw an article on internet saying that if one adds a fuel pre-heater
on the fuel line ahead of the fuel rail, it improves mileage by
increasing the combustion efficiency.  Its easy to do on my 740  or
nearly any car, you could just bend a long piece of copper tubing into

Hi!  I have a 1993 240 wagon, which I cherish.  This wagon has a
stationary antenna, the kind that screws on and off the mount.  A few
weeks ago I discovered that not only had someone stolen the antenna,
but, in addition, instead of simply unscrewing it, they had wrenched