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700/900 Series General Forum for the Volvo 740, 760, 780, 940, 960 & S/V90 cars |
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Jul 21st, 2021, 12:20 | #21 |
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Sorry to hear that, ideally a good secondhand engine (and a replacement radiator - known good used or new as that is almost certainly blocked to Helen Back!) or sell it as a spares or repair jobby.
It's not as bleak as it may seem, there is a solution. Is the mechanic able to get it back to your place or are you able to get somone to tow you home?
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Jul 21st, 2021, 12:57 | #22 |
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Will sell as spares/repairs as if we stay out of lockdown I reckon I'll have a long commute a couple of days a week which will need something more economical.
Garage is one street away and slightly uphill from us so potentially we can push it On the subject of towing, we've got good solid towing eyes on both cars and a flexible tow rope with proper hooks but I'm wondering whether the brakes will be effective enough without a booster? Last thing I towed was an MX5 which is a much different prospect!
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Jul 21st, 2021, 14:12 | #23 | |
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If you can use a solid bar to tow it, the tow vehicle will brake for both, if not have the handbrake on one or two clicks (not fully on, just enough to make a slight difference) to help keep the tension in the rope and give some braking and press harder on the brake pedal. If it's that close you won't get up to any real speed so should be fine as long as you're careful.
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Jul 21st, 2021, 14:58 | #24 |
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A good project for someone.
A used engine is the way to go! Sorry to hear it's a right off engine wise. Be nice if it's kept on the road. I don't see any 2,7 or 9 series in my area! Finance/PCP seems to be killing off the old cars. James. |
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Jul 21st, 2021, 15:27 | #25 |
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Pity I'm so far away as I have a lovely running B230FK engine sitting in my mates yard. I was going to rebuild it but I'm tempted to sell it as other stuff has got in the way recently
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Jul 21st, 2021, 15:28 | #26 |
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Back outside the house, I'll take some gory pics this evening when it's a bit cooler. No particular rush to move it on but it would be ideal if it could be off the road by the 31st to save a month's tax.
Now the quest begins for a replacement. I've had a '02 V70 which was no end of bother - mainly because it was an auto and highly specced with lots of electronic bits to go wrong. There's a 940 just up the road in Andover on eBay with Penta wheels (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304067921463) which is tempting but of course an unknown quantity and has what is hopefully a simple odo/speedo fault. I'm guessing a V50 is a dreadful idea? In budget, ticks the economy box (1.6 DRIVe), plenty available, decent space.
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Jul 21st, 2021, 16:29 | #28 |
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That one on eBay is a 1992 with a faulty speedometer, stay away from it if you aren't prepared to pull your hair out or spend considerable money getting the speedometer repaired. 1993 onwards speedometers are fine but 1991 and 92 are renowned as nothing but trouble.
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Jul 21st, 2021, 16:50 | #29 | |
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First those wheels are too wide and extend out of the arches, second, it has an aftermarket steering wheel which looks very nice but might constitute an MoT fail if it originally had an SRS/airbag, depending how fussy the MoT tester is and whether the SRS light comes on. Also it's another 2.0 - if you're going to be commuting, a 2.3 is going to be more economical because it has a better power to weight ratio. You guess right about a V50, in fact i wouldn't consider anything newer than 1999 especially a Volvo. Most that are newer are now getting to the sort of mileage where things go wrong and you'll basically be buying someone elses probloems because they've started so they've bought another car. Older than 1999, most things have usually been done and most parts are cheaper as well so if you do need parts, you won't need to sell a kidney to pay for it!
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Jul 21st, 2021, 18:05 | #30 |
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I've spent a couple of hours reading up on the P1 platform cars, and whilst forums of course are only full of problems all the electronic problems are very familiar from my brief V70 ownership. With the Volvo broken I borrowed a family member's Golf Plus ('05) for our holiday. 2.0 FSI petrol, completely dead to drive, awful handling, electronic faults galore, drank fuel almost as quickly as the 940.
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