Do you know how to check the transmission fluid level? You need to drive the car for I would say minimum 15 minutes, then put it in park, keep it running. Now hold it with the brakes and shift into each gear while running. Hold it in each gear for 5 seconds, go through that twice. Start in P, go all the way down to L1 or whatever the lowest is on the selector. Then, pop the hood and while it is running pull the dip stick and wipe it off then re-insert it and check your level. It is probably low considering the age. Is that mileage correct? 306k? Is this wagon solid? How is the interior? This would affect the price imo. Link pins and ball joints....I would say 500 if you brought it to a shop, that includes labor and parts. I think parts should be in the 200 range but not sure. Sounds like you will need to change some bulbs and add some brake fluid and tires. I bought 4 15" for my 740 ( ) and it was about 300 for them, I mounted and installed them myself.

I would drive it, check all fluids, and see how it is. By that I mean after you topped off all fluids and drive it, let it sit for a hour and see what kind of leak you are dealing with. If it is minor, drive it and just know you need to keep an eye on fluid levels.

 

 

Looks good. My '91 has the same issues, paint, no headliner (I guess all of these have a headliner issue) and ripped seats. I would drive it and check for leaks, and ask about the replacement engine. If you like it, maybe say 600 bucks cash or something I mean over 300k on a 33 year old car with issues, they should take it.

 

I would never take such type of report seriously. They are looking to sell, know nothing about a 300k Volvo. Some of these could be valid, but hard to say, thus hard to offer any opinion.

Sure a 300k Volvo will need things, if you are handy it may be OK to take on, if you take it to a shop to fix, it will be too much which is the story will all old cheap cars...

 

 

 

Generally, any 300k mile car is not easy to sell, especially one that needs that much done. I wouldn't pay anywhere near that, may be $400... Depends on where you are... I see now, Wash. state. Lots of decent 740/940 in the PNW for a grand.
Check the wiring, the 1986 models are especially prone to disintegrating wiring.

 

 

Lev was referring to the main wire harness

If your engine has been swapped...probably a good chance the the wire harness was swapped. Could be wrong though.

Anyway, this link has a lot of info on the harness issues.

https://www.240turbo.com/volvoharnesses.html

 

 

if the pistons are seized badly they maybe would not work properly even if you got them freed up. i ran into the same issue and ended up getting rebuilt ones from rockauto. they were cardone rebuilt ate calipers. very reasonable price and work perfectly.

 

 

They might work. Volvo used various suppliers, hard to say. Take a picture, compare them to the ones at PnP...

 

also measure the OD and thickness of the rotors of the two vehicles, I wouldn't use a caliber thats for a different rotor size....

 

 

well, your question doesn't really ask or mean much, fuses are a specific sort of electric problem. since lights are elecric, if they aren't working, yes, its an electric problem.

pretty sure those are on different fuses and different circuits.