r/Volvo240

I have 79 non-Turbo 245 automatic. I recently picked up an m47 transmission with driveshaft and all other relevant mechanical bits for a swap. This is an eventual project, but I want to hear from anyone who has done this or had it done.

How feasible is it to do yourself with ramps in a driveway? What was the most difficult part and are there any guides you might recommend.

Anyone have experience with bne coilovers? previous owner put these on in the front they seem pretty sweet, but the car is stiff as a board going over bumps. I can’t find much info, do I just need to buy a softer spring? Also the car is much too low in the front, will bringing the gold piece up raise the car?
Thank you for any help and forgive me being naive. 🤦‍♂️

Hi,

I am replacing the cartridges in the front struts of my 1990 240.

The passenger side is done.

I am having a problem with the driver's side though. I got the new cartridge installed properly in the strut housing, and I am at the point of rotating the assembly up into place. The problem: the strut keeps hanging up on the third bolt stud in the strut bearing. It won't go in the tower. I have tried for hours.

I was able to jiggle the passenger side around and then lift it into place for bolting with a hydraulic jack; but that method just isn't working on the driver's side. I can't understand it, everythng seems identical side to side.

is there a known "trick" that folks here can share? Or, failing that... would it be viable to unbolt the 3 bolts holding the ball joint to the control arm, attach the strut up above in the tower, and then re-attach the ball joint below? Or is that opening a new can of worms?

Advice appreciated...

I just installed new 4inchers and a new head unit and now I’m trying to get my sub hooked up.. does anyone know how I can route the audio cables to the head unit from the passenger side and get the power cables to the engine bay from the drivers side? 89 245

Honestly I’m not too worried about doing it and am comfortable with the procedures, just want to know if anyone has some useful tips that may help with the process, and maybe save some headache. As far as tools go, I am good, only thing I don’t have is a machinist edge to check the deck of the head and block. The head gasket isn’t blown yet, this is more of a preventative measure, so I am not too worried about the head being warped, but is it necessary for me to get one? Other than that, any other little tips would be great. I made sure to get new intake, exhaust manifold gaskets, and a new valve cover gasket. Oh, and I’ve already done the timing belt, and front seals, as well as the rear cam seal/plug so I will not have to do those while the head is off which is nice. So I pretty much only have to tackle the head gasket, as the other things mentioned have already been done.

Hey hello, my 89’ 240 DL is currently not running after sputtering out and no longer starting (it cranks).

I’ve gone over the fuse box (OG ceramics), replaced the pump relay, installed new plugs/rotor/cap/wires/ignition coil; i have a fuel pump kit (in-take, main, and filter) ready to install next but hoping maybe a fellow has a little time to help out a neighbor and take a look to see whats going on, My multimeter reads everything kosher so I cant for the life of me figure which way to go with this outside of resorting in a trip over to Lorenzutti; let me know!

(Bed Stuy/Crown Heights are)

I plan on faulting my 244, but I’d like to get the most fuel efficiency out of this motor. What are some things you guys have done that you’ve seen to make an improvement in MPG?

Hey y'all, been chasing a gremlin of sorts with my 1990 240. A while back I ran into a no crank issue, but the starter is fine so I installed a push button start as a temporary fix. It cranks and runs just fine.

Finally getting around to fixing it, I thought it might be the ignition switch, so I just spent about 3 days swapping that with an OEM replacement. Still no crank. Thought it might be the neutral safety switch, so I jumped the cables but still nothing. Tested with a multimeter, I'm getting no power to the blue/yellow wire that goes to the starter. Only getting 2.5V at the smaller spade on the alternator with key in II position. All the fuses look good including 25A under the hood. Battery and terminals are essentially brand new. Just curious if anyone's run into a similar problem, or any suggestions on what to check next? Feeling stumped.