Changing 21 YEAR OLD Belts on a $50 VOLVO 740

[@latviabalkanumuzika1514]

Love to see someone rescuing and taking care of these old classic Swedish engineering masterpieces! Keep up doing this mission ❤

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much for commenting this, means a lot! 😊🙏

[@mitchmurrell753]

You are a meticulous tech. Job well done.

[@motheolebelo]

Your attention to detail is awesome. Thumbs up on changing the belts.

[@ejoautovideos]

😊😊👍

[@1976djcook]

👍 Good work... Good car... Please more Videos like That

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much, will do. 👍

[@bsheedy7639]

A great video indeed. Often we think these maintenance jobs can become a huge task, this makes it simple, make me want to get outside and get it done. Fan, Sydney Australia.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you for your comment, means a lot. 😊

[@davecurry8300]

Me too. Sydney, Australia. Yet to buy, but will be by years end😀

[@troythejust]

So good to see this car and again and hear your voice thank you for your hard work making this. . .

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! Glad to see you here. 😊👍

[@shanechopko5523]

Love the 740 service videos! Have my own 1990 GL with 68k miles! Planning on doing this service during the summer :)

[@shanechopko5523]

I have my very own volvo bbs wheels as summer wheels as well 😉 Propus C70 wheels

[@ejoautovideos]

Glad to hear that! 😊 Low milage, that's nice hold on to it! 👍

[@shanechopko5523]

@@ejoautovideos my dad has an 89 with 215+ so I’m excited to continue to modify it! (Manual trans incoming+ maintenance and snow drifting)

[@mds2465]

Love these red block Volvos. Especially with a stick shift like yours is! I drive a stick shift as well! 2005 Honda CR-V is my current daily driver. I love it!

[@matthewshambler2644]

I agree with you regarding the timing belt tensioner or idler failing and killing the belt.. I’ve seen too many belts changed without doing the rest of the components in the system.. blows my mind! Good too see the trusty old Volvo getting some TLC!

[@ejoautovideos]

Exactly! Thank you for stopping by and commenting, have a great day. 😊👍

[@db192]

Absolutely love the videos on the Volvo. Your camera work and explanations are very good. I am looking at 740 wagons at the moment as a project car. I’ve just subbed and I’m going to watch all of the Volvo videos!

[@ejoautovideos]

I appreciate that so much 🙏😊 More Volvo videos to come! 👍

[@willwelch5700]

I love the BBS wheels! Been thinking about a set for my 940! Great job 👌🏻👌🏻

[@ejoautovideos]

You should! (If you find a set that is reasonably priced). So happy with how it transformed my 740. 👍😊 Do you have a 940 turbo?

[@willwelch5700]

@@ejoautovideos it ready goes to show how a little knowledge and patience can transform a car that was destined for the junkyard. It's really great! Yeah, I have a 940 turbo, it's not perfect but solid than most I have seen. Really enjoy working on them, they are very easy to work with 👌🏻

[@macdieter23558]

Had one of these, too. Bought it used, and it lasted only eight weeks. Wasn´t winterproof. A neighbor lady from three streets away by the name "Winter" shoved her car with a speed of 70 km per hour into my parked car. Rippled the left rear fender up to the left rear wheel where the last 50 km/h were set to zero. All four doors and the trunk were easily accessible (okay, for the trunk I needed a crowbar). Sad to see him go, but the dealer made me a very good deal on a 4 years old 940 station wagon with 200 k on the clock so i kissed him goodbye!

[@crs290]

These are such great cars. The only negative (to me) is the brittle interior plastics. I was a kid when these started to become more mainstream, but no-one I knew wanted to get caught driving one. They managed to make a comeback as a retro, hipster vehicle of choice, but those of us in the know have always appreciated them.

[@Bierrr]

10:48 buy yourself a nice set of hook tools. They save so much time when trying to dig out seals etc.

[@andi.garage]

Nice work bro! waiting for the next volvo video, greetings from Argentina !

[@ejoautovideos]

Really appreciate it. Glad you checked in! 😊

[@Ebbsilen]

I was really wondering what happened with the 740. I'm glad to see you're still taking care of it. Since the last time i commented, i almost bought an empty shell of one. I finally bought a S70 and now i'm stuck on a similar repair. Nobody wants to touch a Volvo in my area and i lack a lift or helper to continue... I wish i had a RWD one. Seems way easier to have access to everything. At least my S70 isn't a turboed one!

[@ejoautovideos]

Glad to see you back! 😊 Congratulations to your new car, what year model is it?

[@Ebbsilen]

@@ejoautovideos It's a 2000. I was beginning the timing belt, water pump and such job and i started by draining the coolant. It broke some metal hoses behind the engine. The small one with the drain on is to change. I'm not able to unbolt it because the manifold is in the way. The other tube, the large one, i want to change it too since itr's rusted a lot. This one is all disconnected and free to go, but it refuses to get out of the engine bay. I can't access anything by the bottom since i'm on the ground and i fear that if i try to remove the exhaust manifold, the bolts/studs will snap, even tho the manifold was changed not so long before my purchase. In my area there are only garages willing to do oil and tires changes, nothing more. They also refuse to use my parts to fix it, but they can't find the parts by themselves. They're only available in a Volvo dealership and it's soooooo far away from me, they won't deliver the parts in here and my local garages won't send anyone to get them at the dealer, obviously. I'm PISSED. My second S70 will end up at the scrapyard like the first, because of the idiocy of my local mechanics. #%$&?#&#?&#?&#

[@renaudvergnet8750]

Thank you for the video, very well done. 3 things I disagree though : 1. Not using Volvo coolant only. 2. Not using Volvo or Mann W917 oil filter only. 3. Not using 100% synthetic oil only (usually 5W40).

[@carlseiler6441]

Good to see the Volvo!

[@carlseiler6441]

Looks so good at the end, esp with those wheels.

[@ejoautovideos]

And good to see You Carl! Have a nice day. 😊

[@dimitrius7311]

Wow very professional. Good job sir.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you very much Sir. 😊

[@kalleman00]

I really love these kind of videos (so much that I watched this and the Golf again). Please buy another project car and do a new series! :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much! I did buy another car just recently, watch my latest video. 🙂👍

[@kalleman00]

@@ejoautovideos Oh, I missed that one! Great! I'm thrilled to follow you on that journey! 😀

[@Volvo977]

More videos like this, love it and the car!

[@ejoautovideos]

Will do, thanks! 😊

[@peterelias2345]

Good Video I really enjoy the explanation minute by minute

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@trainingtheworld5093]

Your videos are so relaxing. Thanks!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thanks man! 😊👍

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Awesome maintenance work, tutorial,

[@maxxenon9564]

Beautiful container

[@billakosl.a3227]

Very work And nice wheels

[@jonnygigs21]

Love these old Volvo’s!! Great video once again. The old coolant coming out looked like it was just water?? Maybe that’s why there was a build up of corrosion on the water pump and hoses??

[@ejoautovideos]

Thanks, I appreciate that! 😊 Yeah, I also thought the coolant looked very light. However it was able to handle -15C° in the winter. Feels good to have replaced almost all of the old coolant with the right spec now. 👍

[@sniglom]

Bra video som alltid. Kul att se 740n igen.

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så jättemycket för din kommentar! 😊

[@mds2465]

I've been told that the camshafts on a lot of European vehicles from the 80s and 90s had some issues with either snapping or the belt sliding off the cam and jumping time and that was basically all she wrote. I know that BMWs had this issue and they issued an upgraded camshaft that had a lip around it to prevent the belt from sliding off and it was also more study as well I believe. Not sure if Volvo had this problem as well but it wouldn't surprise me. These ones on your car look okay I don't see anything wrong with them but there were definitely a handful of cars that did fall under this category.

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

As a general rule did you check the thermostat, if the hose had some corrosion, and you were replacing the water pump, check the thermostat, and the seal to prevent leak, to keep the 740 up to date on the maintenance, the other thing that I would check are the valve cover seal, manifold seal ,who knows if they were replaced, and since that is your daily driver, as to the surface rust on the flywheel of the timing belt, and the water pump where the belts go ,do you give it a cleaning with the wire brush to get rid of the surface rust

[@rolo_pabbs]

Your video makes me feel like I could do it . Currently own 240 940 and 960.

[@Cormyrtha]

Hace poco le cambié la distribucción original a un Ford Mondeo de 1996, con 194.000Km, la correa OEM con 26 años xD

[@remembergodisalwayswithyou6862]

Perfect job bro I watching from morocco. Nice car

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much, makes me very happy! 😊

[@remembergodisalwayswithyou6862]

@@ejoautovideos you're very welcome i hope you have a amazing weekend 🌞 good luck in your life bro

[@kapex6334]

More volvo videos please!

[@ejoautovideos]

Will do, working on the golf right now. But the Volvo could definitely need some more love (even if it runs good right now) 👍👍

[@jessman1004]

Perfect job ! * * * * *

[@ejoautovideos]

Thanks! 😊👍

[@richardparis8738]

Good idea bearing

[@fredriksafstrom1615]

Tja. Alltid bra videos och snygga och seriösa jobb. Mvh Fredrik/ Uppsala

[@ejoautovideos]

Tja! Tack så mycket för din fina kommentar! 😊😊

[@KimLind]

Great video and job.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thanks! 😊

[@Kai77884]

Hello a great video perfect job greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 👋👋👋 Kai🛠

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much! 😁😁

[@ericdettwiler5656]

Great job 👏 Question: you lowered a bit your volvo - how did you do that - just cut the springs ? How much ? Any good advice ? And love the bbs wheels - what kind of bbs wheels are this to fit correctly ?? Thank you sharing your ‘savoir faire’ ! Blessings from France, Eric 🎩

[@Nelozinhomusic]

👏👏👏 I have the same job to do also for my 760.

[@ejoautovideos]

Good luck with that. You have a very nice car. 👍 The 760 is not very common these days...

[@thomascartmell8993]

originally I thought that your oil grade 10w-40 might not suit your climate, but I forgot that it's an older Volvo with larger tolerances and you likely garage it for warmer starting!

[@nachoangeloni6062]

Great video!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thanks!

[@nachoangeloni6062]

@@ejoautovideos Coming back to this video since I need to do mine in a couple of weekends. You solved one question I had in your video, you can also move the engine counterclockwise if you pass the top mark. However, I have another question. How the accessories belt tensioner works. I have a 240 so the only similar mechanism is the water pump one in your video. Do I need to loose 2 or 3 bolts? I imagine first the bolt in the side for being able to loose the top bolt, but I see you are working also in a bolt closer to the block. Not sure if I have explained myself correctly. Thanks in advance! Nacho.

[@hakancarlsson9009]

Den där fick mycket kärlek✌. En sådan bil skulle man haft. Mycket plats/utrymme för mek till skillnad mot dagens modernare bilar. Grymt jobbat💪! Nu har jag berömt😀. Om man nu ska vara lite kritisk oxå skulle då jag sett en rejäl "sköljning" av kylaren när man nu såg hur det såg ut vid kylarslangarna. Sedan undrar jag om du drog åt bultarna till vattenpumpen i "rätt" ordning? Drog du även bultar efter moment? Annars en mycket god video👍!

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket! 😁 Ja, kylsystemet skulle kunna må bra av en spolning. Alla fästelement drogs åt i rätt ordning och med lämpligt moment. 👍

[@augustinustriyanta1389]

Hallo from VOLVO 740 OWNER Indonesia

[@ejoautovideos]

Hello 😊

[@steifan]

Kan rekommendera byte av motorkuddar och växellådskudde, lite trevligare "känsla" 👌

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes, har tänkt på det. Kommer nog video på det. 👍

[@NiftiL]

hello, please tell me, I have a Volvo 940 car, I'm repairing my car according to your videos, I changed the timing belt, I put everything on the labels, but the ignition is not set correctly, how to properly set the ignition on the car, please tell me! I'm really waiting for your answer

[@ejoautovideos]

If the timing is bad after a timing belt I would suggest double check that the timing belt is installed correctly. Other than that the timing is set at the distributor and with a strobe light (same with a lot of other cars) there are plenty of videos here on youtube showing that 👍

[@YOLOMCKEVIN]

Nice video

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you. 😊

[@robertwhitehead9270]

Hi, I bought a 1986 740 wagon NA I think it's the b230e but I'm not sure? What can I do to have a nice 300hp build all motor? Where do I buy from

[@siimification]

Very nice work! It is far away from 50$ Volvo🙃

[@Someman1209]

Is there a smaller diameter water pump pulley that will fit on the same mounting holes of the 740?

[@ejoautovideos]

I don't know for sure, sorry :/

[@rodolfox6440]

Hej . Har du nångång tänkt testa Articcleans grejer/ Pingens som dem heter? Skulle vara sjukt kul o se hur du recenserar deras produkter.

[@ejoautovideos]

Hej! Ja, det kanske kommer. 😊

[@robinklemets1702]

Hej! Bra video som alltid! 🤘 får man fråga var du fått tag på blocknycklarna med spärr? Såg smidigt ut iom det flexibla huvudet på den 😄

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket! Tror jag köpte de på Jula faktiskt, finns även sådana på Biltema. 👍

[@thomasjansson2019]

Snyggt jobbat! Använder du den som bruksbil lr? ✌️

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar! 😊 Använde den mycket i vintras, kör med den då o då nu. 👍

[@electricmoose9735]

my belts are setup the same way yours is. do you know the size belt for the alternator? mine snapped and is too worn to read. i’m unsure if it’s 11.9x1000mm or 1013.

[@Jontelitooo]

Kul att se lite 740 mek!

[@machadoto8702]

Friend, I have a Volvo 740 gle from 1988, petrol and gas, it costs a lot to get it. I give the key several times and it won't start. I'm getting very sad, because it was a childhood dream to buy a 740. Please help me!

[@1961kickboxer]

We’re the dampers making a clonking noise over bumps?

[@ejoautovideos]

No, but they were very worn out. They had pretty much no resistance.

[@Dan47435]

Vad kostade allt från när du du köpte den för 500 spänn, och vad är dem värd tror du?

[@enriquelopez9124]

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌awesome tutorial& information

[@LapLandSystem]

The fact you drove it daily on 21yo timing belt conserns me.. liking to live on the edge huh? Tho mostlikely its been done after that and just never documented anywhere

[@dricksvatten258]

Thing is on b230f, its really no problem breaking the timing belt while driving. A newer engine often breaks but this is really no problem

[@LapLandSystem]

@@dricksvatten258 not all redblocks spin free. I am pretty sure F doesnt spinfree

[@dricksvatten258]

Kira Aurora f does spin free, i have blown a timing belt while doing a burnout on an old barn find volvo

[@dricksvatten258]

Kira Aurora fk doesnt and ft but regular f dors

[@bebben86]

Fick massa minnen nu när farsan gjorde samma jobb när jag var liten. :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Hehe kul! Vilken bil hade ni då? :)

[@bebben86]

@@ejoautovideos En 740 naturligtvis. :)

[@floydkarlsson2125]

En Ny Nice Video Så J Trevligt Bra Jobbat Tummen Upp Hade Bäst Å du Kör Lugnt

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket för kommentaren, ha det bäst! 😊

[@pommez4668]

Schysst!!

[@ejoautovideos]

😁😁

[@mtbjonny9502]

I recommend putting the old belts in the glove compartment so that if a belt breaks you at least have a replacement.

[@Green-Olle]

Härligt, ny EJO video. Ha en go helg 💖💖💖

[@ejoautovideos]

Bästa, tack så mycket, detsamma! 😁😁

[@ericolivomartinez3674]

esto fue lo último que fabricó volvo en auto para que no se acabaran nunca tengo 48 años usando volvo de lo moderno el xc90 2.9 es el último este 760 y el 240 fuero los últimos de los motores en línea o derecho lo que no vendo nunca

[@ThatNewCarSmell]

So sweede!