IPD Volvo - 10 Common Issues with Volvo 240s

[@WizardClipAudio]

Hope IPD keeps providing parts for the 240, and other vintage Volvo’s. Been driving, either a 145, 745, or presently a 244 since I was in high-school. I intend to keep my current 91’ 244 for the rest of my life, God willing, of course. It’s in absurdly good condition for it’s age, and having brought it up from my other home in the south to upstate NY and avoiding driving it in the winter whenever possible, it’s hilarious about all the attention it gets for not being a total rust bucket considering it’s age.

[@ifitsrusteditsmine]

I bought a 244 as my first car. I had all those issues except #10 I ended up doing 300.000 additional km in a car i bought with 120.000 km in the clock. Best car ever.

[@vegasunderwater]

I love my '84 240 dl...I get almost daily compliments from all ages and walks of life. It's amazing how much people like this car. Only thing is, it never starts on the first try But ALWAYS starts on the second. lol. Also just developed vibration in the steering wheel. Checking out the steering /brakes today.

[@BetterAircraftFabric]

Thanks for servicing the REAL Volvos and being helpful ! Thanks for posting, regards from Alaska ! (yes the 240 and 740 are really Alaska-proof Cars !)

[@joshuajackson9598]

I am in Fairbanks Alaska, I have a Volvo 240 and finding a hard time finding parts and would like to link up with you if that's o.k?

[@andrewlisenby9693]

Your kit of fuses was some of the best fuses I ever used.

[@victorpelini5995]

keep 'em on the road guys !

[@thinkjeremiah]

Thanks guys. Just picked up another Volvo. '86 245. Your website is the best. I think the Wiring is the main issue and should be the no. 1 problem. From the firewall to the rest of the motor its crumbled.

[@TomekBlacksMyth]

Flame trap and air intakes, on both 1986 240's I own. Other fun thing was the brake light board had slight rust and the light wouldn't work, apparently common.

[@royferntorp3575]

I had no idea you guys existed until now. Here in Australia we have a sort of 'cottage' industry with our '80's ovlovs. Always wanted to 4wd an 82 245.

[@epiglottisdynasty]

Pretty much spot on, I've had to do all 10 of these. The reason the light module tends to fail, from my experience, is shorts in the degrading wiring harnesses of the '80-'87 models. Find the short or you may fry the replacement too. The other things I think are pretty common are MAF sensors and bushings, most of which are easy to do, but the rear trailing rod ones need a special tool that is near impossible to find. And of course, the main wiring harness on the '80-'87s, but if the car is running, that has almost certainly been done already because they'd all just be a bundle of bare wires by now.

[@jimcornett2007]

This was very helpful to me as a new 240 wagon owner. Thanks so much!

[@leleedler]

IPD is a real service to this world!

[@gurnblanstein9816]

I do blower motors on 240's in an hour and a half. I've done hundreds of them over the last 35 years

[@HochstartHarry]

Gurn Blanstein what blower would you fit on a b230f

[@waiting4aliens]

Please do a video.

[@bobjohnson205]

You must use a cutting torch to gain access to the motor! lol

[@Buldingstuff]

The tank pump is easy to diagnoise, simply jump power in the fuze box numer 6 to the right side of number 4 fuze and listen for pump. Or you can jump the fuze relay.

[@steisje]

That the 240 does not have relay on the light switch is also a common issue. My switch melted... So I fitted relays... Now the light is stronger and no heat inside the switch!

[@VilleVallaton76]

That auxiliary fuel pump actually keeps the high pressure fuel pump not to fail prematurely. In case one or the other fails, change both, the main pump is probably already damaged if the auxiliary pump fails. They are both inexpensive.

[@djdeathnote]

Facts

[@blackentheone6484]

On number 8 fuel relay. the most common problem with that, is soldering issues in the circuitboard inside. Pry the case of, carfully with a small screwdriver or similar, and soldering the connections thar are lose och is bad, you may need a strong lookingglas to examen the solderings . Saves money :)..

[@melcastle8865]

wow thank you for this little video its so helpful

[@EmilFranken]

I live in sweden and i drive my red 244 from-76 to work everyday. with it being a car with a b21engine with a mechanical fuel pump and carburator i dont get most of those electrical issues, although i have changed the heating fan since it made the sound of a fighter-jet

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Thanks for posting ,some of the common problems the 240s might have

[@PBeer-op7iw]

very helpful! Thank Odin for you guys!

[@karibakid]

used to get all my parts from IPD when i lived in New Zealand fantastic service .have owned 3 240s 1 360 and a 960 living in Vietnam now dont have a use for a car see the odd Volvo new that is and a few old 740s

[@copuis]

indeed the motor mount was an issue to some degree, i mean jumping them would kill them i do think some of the "issues" are less volvo issue tho, and more age issues that all cars suffer, like plastic inlet piping etc also, it seems that the bulk is on the later model car, ie electronic injection, which again, would be the same as any other major/bulk make car of the same age

[@TheWinezen]

I drive a 1985 240GL Volvo. I had just changed the tank fuel filter and the damaged fuel relay switch as well as the fuel pump under the car. It drove beautifully and then I took sharp corner and it stalled on me and won't restart anymore. My mechanic tells me it's the fuel distributor but before I pony up cash for the crazy pricey part, i would like to ask if it could be something else?

[@gregthebaritone]

I owned a '91 240 until 2004 and had 286K miles on it. I'm surprised that these did not come up: I had to replace the kick-down cable twice at about 130K each. If you rotated a small wheel on the upper right of the engine, the cable springing mechanism would stick and not take up the slack, causing problems with shifting. Problem was, the transmission had to be dropped to replace it, and it ended up costing around $400 each time. The other issue is that I would have to replace the radio antenna about every 3 or 4 years. I think it wore due to constant road vibrations. Finally, in about 2002, Volvo parts came out with a solid, non-telescoping antenna, which I believe would have fixed this issue. I had the control to switch the air to recirculate break, but never bothered to fix it, since it was not set to recirculate which would have created interior window fogging problems, and it was hard to get to and would have costed a full day's labor. I also didn't bother to fix my broken cruise control. I don't think that I ever had one the issues that they mentioned.

[@midnightsociety7451]

I just bought a 940 turbo wagon. its the greatest.

[@KozmikEl7]

Glad i found you guy's i have a oil leaking on the alternator causing it to burn-out. I think its leaking from the cam but I just replaced the alternator can i get the manual from your site?

[@michaelweinman9051]

Can you folks do a part 2? thanks from Mike in L.A. with a 1993 240

[@simonhornak4721]

Nice channel guys ! :)

[@philipm1009]

my dad has three good Volvo 240 and 4 spares

[@the710salmonuwu7]

Philip M100 could you like send one my way, I need a parts car 😂 preferably one with a flat hood since I can’t find any in Oregon

[@jayjaynezmerize6774]

Smart man! You 4got to mention the farm to put 'em all! lol

[@worldhello1234]

@0:56 Without a proper crumble zone, that is actually a good idea.

[@kmpr86]

almost all the same errors have the 700 series plus errors that may be caused by small driving is labda sensor is full of unburned fuel and exhaust. they can often just take out and let stand over night in gasoline or brake cleaner and brush clean and use compressed air and clean ones and put back in and they work just fine again as I did with my 740 ...

[@MM9Productionz]

Do more of these for different models :D

[@jimholmes2555]

After searching the web for more than an hour and the Haynes manual has proven itself useless, I have come to the conclusion that Volvo 240s don't have an Oil Pressure Sending Unit. But how does the dash light go on and off?

[@lingjohn2589]

Hi i'm Kenny,now i have one volvo can't start but that volvo he change the fuel pump already but still can't start. Than when i check the plug cable it only plug number doesn't spark, so i don't know how to fix pls tell me more detail about volvo 240 GL injection.

[@vongtaing6059]

my 88 Volvo 240GL cranks but wont start , I changed the ignition coil,timing belt, fuel pump,filter, plugs, and wires Now it will start but it's running rough , i'm still diagnosing and working on it

[@racer83racing]

Change distributer if there is 12 volts at the dist. connector

[@peterhatch1583]

Great video will a ls1 fit in a 940 thks

[@ryanmorey1533]

Is the bulb integrity sensor available thru you guys?

[@1menwolfpack550]

You don't longer have thr 1984 speedomter/odometer repair kit for the 244dl

[@FairScale-tx1qv]

Common Problems Number 11. Leaks from head gaskets, coolant and transmission.

#10 the main fuel system fuse. In 22 years I have never found a bad fuse here, only bad fuse holders. They corrode and cause problems. Replace that thing today. The crankcase breather is a problem, but like many Volvo systems. it was over designed. I remove the 'Flame Trap' filter from every Volvo I service. It is supposed to stop something that just wont happen. It wants to stop a flame getting past excellent valves, along much intake hose, to catch oil vapors on fire. It has to be a REALLY poor running 240 for that to happen. But a plugged flame trap causes trouble. Just remove it. -22 Year Volvo Tech

[@Enchanted3DPrints]

You are my new best friends

[@f1bernet]

I have a 1989 240, not 9n the road but started and run a few months, 5.months ago, form the first time, I had to do more than turn the key to start. I had to pump.the gas. now it won't start at all. PLEASE HELP I ordered a fuel pump motor

[@phil-Leotardo.171]

The fused box is a bad design where it's located.

[@sledstorm4703]

most common problem on the 740: everything with the dashboard

[@semiretired86]

number 6 shouldn't be a problem in Europe if the problem don't also affect cars without A/C? what about carborated cars? not many fuelinjected 240's pre 1990 were sold in Europe

[@doctorsocrates4413]

odd i had one for over a decade and never had any issues lol

[@MrMundaa]

How do fuses and relays comen. Out 89 740 gl

[@stevonkoch8002]

i didnt closely watch the video but how did i miss problem 5?

[@stevonkoch8002]

i have aproblem with it shifting into overdrive which i thought would be on here. saw a video where you saw out some metal to fix it.

[@russelsingh4936]

Hi all...regarding the s40 1st generation....can we install the t5 engine and transmission from the s40 2nd generation....bolt for bolt....also...can we install the awd system from the 2nd generation s40 onto the s40 1st generation ???... all sensible/relevant responses appreciated...thanks in advance...

[@240pixel]

I plan to ship my 340 to US. Problem will be souricing parts.. I might go for LS1

[@racer83racing]

Only bronze or copper fuses NO aluminum! 😂😂😂Forgot: grease driveshaft bearing, 😕 damn guys

[@tsx2582]

volvo 240 is best car nothing ever wrong with them blyat

[@ralfrisberg8009]

The absolute worst Volvos are those with b21 engine with SU carb , they Love petrol and b230 k engines are weak because they can't handle if the timingbelt snaps !

[@overbuiltautomotive1299]

motor mounts are crap