Hey mate, we've had both L300 and L400s in Australia since they were new- L300 4d56t any day over any version of the L400 (apart from not having airbags😂) The 4m40s are notorious for weak heads that warp and crack, you WILL have issues with it, the oem alloy they used is pretty much made of cheese. Every wreckers here always has one or 2 in the yard. The L400 has a quater more weight to it, theyre not bad off road but serious off road the L300 will leave it behind at the bottom of a gully. The L300 is pretty much the 80s pajero running gear and chassis with a van body. They were winning Paris- Dakar with that setup back then. Definitely intercool it and slap a vt16 variable geometry turbo on it, cheap kw and way less lag. You either have a Km145 or V5M21 gear box, better being the later as they were updated and stronger. They are interchangable. Mechanical 50/50 with solid diffs and lockers or lsd are proven and reliable for serious off roading. Belts only snap when you dont do maintenance and replace them -which your supposed to do- chains stretch and can break also. The rattling means its stretched, also means you probs have metal shavings and chain guide plastic bits all through your motor. Oil pumps love it *NEVER tow anything up a gradient in 5th, it will blow the gearbox Enjoy the tin cans❤

Run forever had 7 a good un? Round clock twice easy! T 5 really rips mine manual! The downers? Chew up drop links? cheap easy the real nasty? If dash ever fails I pray don't happen cost you 300 and dealer re code 150 make sure belt change a must at high miles the other hell AIR BAG LIGHT ON? Walk away FUSES all over place EML ON? Take off attractions neg off leave 30 mins will prob clear masive luggage area comfy as hell not bad MPG make dang sure plugs tight mine shot one cost a packet for a re coil gen luv em to bits The R is awsome and the legend 850 is truly on Stick goes like stink

Thanks for the heads up, cool video. What size of tires do you have in your 300?

Michubishi lol great video though. I love the L300 more

I can't find one anywhere... My parents had a 220 when I was a kid so I kinda wanted one for the nostalgia but once I started doing my research I wanted one because they're fantastic and durable cars.

Had no money 5 kids had a old old 240 best car i ever had

Diesel engine vehicles less likely to catch fire in a collision compared to petrol engine vehicles.

which hitch receiver do you have?

To mu h filming your self and to less of that car. Still nice video

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Delica Malfoy with the golden tips Thank you so much sir

Good job very informative

Recently acquired a Delica Diesel Intercooler. Can't wait to mount it to my Pajero 2.5 Gen as a sort of an upgrade 😁

Own a 2004 Volvo XC70....my daily driver (135k).....wouildn't sell it for anything !

Great video Thank you

Nice Video and beautiful Volvo! Liked and subscribed! A good trick to detect leaks is a fog machine. Just put it into the car and see where the fog come outside. Greetings from germany and sorry for the broken english.

If you have the metal strip around the windshield its original.

1988-1992 moretown/waitsfield.......sugarbush......that car got me everywhere...plowed roads are not! Best car ive ever driven reliability wise! Had to have put a 800,000 miles marker on that sweet machine, just gotta maintain the brick and your gtg

Do you have vids specifically about the l400 v6 gas? cheers from mt pleasant

Have you got a exhaust mod or something? My l400 is exactly the same as your model, same colour and everything but definitely don’t get the same turbo whistle

I'd buy a Volvo 240, but a nice one cost 100k-150k NOK which for that money I could get 2-3 good cars of another brand

To clarify the transfer cases between the L300 and the L400, in the L300 is a basic or "standard" transfer case, meaning the front/rear run at a fixed, constant, ratio. in contrast, the L400 has a differential in the transfer case, which is open by default but can be locked. that differential in the transfer case means the 4WD can be used on dry pavement (and shifted on the fly), the front and rear wheel speed can vary. It's the same difference between the American market Montero Sport (L300 style) and the Montero Full size (L400 style) (the open center diff is the "super select").

Not sure about the Volvo's, but I've had a couple vehicles where the problem turned out to be the coolant temp sensor and they rarely trigger the check engine light even though they're monitored by the ECM. I sell auto parts, and when I have customers who are chasing these sort of problems and they don't know which way to go, I'll tell them if they have to guess and start throwing money, buy the coolant sensor first. Super likely.

How long did it take to complete the job?

I'm having an issue where the exhaust is hanging too low and I can't figure out how to mount the exhaust pipe without it being too high with the OEM O-rings where the front silencer would normally go and hitting potholes in New England have caused it to shift and the back pin on the rear silencer is hitting the frame. Trying to toert that out next. Any tips anyone?? I'm a noob Volvo lover trying to keep her beast happy and clean!

You are very brave not having a snorkel kit on your wagon and wading through quite deepish water😮

love it

Fam, you're trollin us with that hairline. Right? Great video!

cool! idk anything about cars, this goes on after the cat converter right?

Absolute legend mate. Loving the video. You are spot on in the fact there are no videos in english for this. I struggled 3 years ago to do the water pump and boy was it a head scratcher with no help and a crap after market manual. I found a step by step pdf which helped. Really glad you made this and ignore those people asking it’s not the correct way. You’re a driveway mechanic like most of us old car owners 😎 just use whatever to get it done 👌. I dont suppose you have a parts list? The waterpump i put on is now leaking and i want to do the timing belt/seals too whilst im in there. I have the timing belt kit but the other list would be appreciated. Love your commentry too, very honest and reminded me of my swearing fun i had doing this 😂 peace from the UK 🤙

Is there Aircon on these?

Is that a bimmer 2002 in the garage?

😳❗️Some of these low mile 240s are listed at over $12,000.

Love the clean design of it, so many cars today are overdesigned

Hi boss watching from Philippines..thank u for your tips I have too my old delica

How’s the turbo and radiator holding up? I’m doing my timing belt right now and realizing mine are in more rough shape than I expected…might replace do you have an updated link to that turbo?

I found a space gear? Diesel 5 speed do these things last a long time? Meaning like 500,000 like Toyota?

Very nice descriptive. I just became the proud owner of an 83 diesel. 123,000 miles all original. Electrical seems like it’s going to be the biggest issue. I am super stoked to find channels like yours!!!

Like " What the Heck?" All Mitsubishi Delica in the USA is not converted from RHD to Left Hand Drive? In the Philippines they managed to do this conversion with lesser tools?

Dafuq happened ti ur hairs

the 700/900 rims are awesome on your white 240

Awesome video man !! Thank you !!

I would love one

Sticky Icky

Thanks for the video. My 240's exhaust is leaking pretty bad and I've been considering this option and you've convinced me.

Only other bit of advice I would throw in is make sure you always go with high quality parts when you replace sensors, etc. Bosch is best, aftermarket can be very shotty especially with sensors.

Thank you! Very helpful video :)

Just flexin the land cruiser in the background...

Why aren't these imported from left hand drive countries? I have some mental block preventing me from driving a right hand drive, especially a stick.

I think the Insta account for that green turbo diesel is actually "van.diesel." Great video!