Finally got myself a Volvo after wanting one for a few years. I got an OK deal on it and drove it home. 212k miles. non-turbo. has the heated seats and such. Ill be making up a full build thread with pics and videos and how to-s. my plan for this car is to get it restored to better than new condition.

The first thing i noticed was the horribly warped rotors. definitely the worst ive seen. just ordered some rotors on Bbay for cheap

Disc Brake Rotor Front Parts Master 125319 | eBay

I also found that the O2 sensor wires had been yanked out! im guessing they caught on something while driving. i need to order one.

Im wondering if its ok to cheap out on some other parts on eBay like the o2 sensor and ignition cap... they are $100 each at the autoparts store, but $30 on ebay..... anyone have input? ill post pics asap

i found this awesome page full of info that ill be using Brakes:














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only rotors I've had on my 740 turbowagon that don't get that pulsating warped feeling under sustained hard braking are Brembo, mated with PBR or Akebono pads.

noname discount rotors? good luck.

 

"Cheap out" on dist. cap and O2 sensor, rotors? NO! Unless you want to be chasing problems with "new" parts you assumed are good while in fact they causing your troubles.

There are some parts that are not crucial, but they are not the ones you mention.

 

thanks for the input!! ill go ahead and spend the extra money then. ive bought many sets of the ebay rotors and have had good luck with them so far.

Ill get some pics for you guys hopefully tomorrow

 

Rotors are a simple item--they are machined well or they are not! I have had very pricey rotors be out of round and defective, so you never know. I am more careful with electronic parts, sensors, relays, and such which I don't skimp on--I'd rather use a used one than a no name.

 

can someone please post a picture of the original O2 sensor location? someone has done some shade tree welding to my exhaust.....

 

on a 940 non turbo... isnt it down by the cat?

Turbo cars have it in downpipe right after turbo.

 

part 22 is the cat, and the O2 sensor should be threaded into the front of hte cat right where the [23] label is.

 

Thanks for the diagram!! What is #2 in the diagram?

 

"Plug"

part 1 or 1a is the downpipe from the exhaust manifold, part 12 is the downpipe for turbos.


I guess its possible the O2 is at 2 rather than 23. I've changed the one on my turbo, but I'll be darned if I remember exactly where it was.

 

bung hole plug

 

I guess my o2 sensor was in the correct place, it was welded right onto the front of the catalytic converter. but the welding job was horrible and the threads are very messed up. I like the #2 location a lot better, it looks like it would give a more accurate reading for fuel mixture

 

i am gonna take a guess, and bet you have an aftermarket cat and then somebody used the TEST BUNG HOLE as the new mount for the o2 sensor. 02 is supposed to be in BUNG HOLE 23.

look up what the test hole is for.

 

Here are a few pics. I guess everything is correct. I saw that The#2 spot Is blocked off when I removed the bolt. It looks like an aftermarket cat with a horrible bung hole job... Gross. installed my new Bosche sensor

 

The plug for the temp sensor that controls the gauge was messed up. i repaired it, but the gauge still doesnt work. it kind of bumps around every now and again.






new brake pads and rotors





I found this vacuum line had come loose from the brake pedal sensor. I just put it back in place, and now my cruise control works!! excellent!




i also just ordered some bushings for my shifter linkage

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anyone know what this is or where the plug is for it?

 

Trying to figure out my hanging gears. My tranny won't shift unless I let way off the gas pedal. Here is a video illustrating the current state of my kick down cable. Any input on adjustment?

 

Oil pressure sender.

Cable looks way too slack. I know you can drop tranny pan and swap cable in less than an hour. They aren't $$$. Could be broken. Do you feel it click?

Edit-When you buy a new cable it comes with a new "clamp" for wire stop. You pinch it in place after cable is adjusted and measured properly. I heard aftermarket cables suck. Buy genuine.

Book says adjustment is a 1/64"-3/64" gap between clamp on wire and the wire sheath. 1.986"-2.072" from sheath to end of wire with pedal depressed.

Buy a book.

EDIT- ok on the desktop now....watched video. I see the kickdown clicking. That means its not completely broken, but I have heard the cable stretches. I forget what other problems occur with the kickdown. If it were my car, I would start first with adjusting it to the proper specs, spray some lube down the bastard and see if it fixes it. If not, I would buy a NEW genuine cable and drop the pan to install and clean up that dirty tranny while down there. Especially if it already leaks from pan gasket. You could even do the tranny filter when you drop the pan. Buy a good filter. And while you are at it, you change the ATF. Preventative maintenance that prob should be done anyways.

 

thanks for the reply!! ill buy a book, which one do you recommend?

I will adjust the cable, but change the fluid and filter was next on my list, so i will probably go ahead and order a kickdown cable! it does seem like it has stretched

i just ordered a flame trap tune-up kit

 

Yours looks way out of adjustment or possibly bad. Again, its been a while since I messed with one, but all that slop and the "clamp" all the way tight against the sheath looks very outta spec. A good fresh one couldn't hurt anything but the wallet, along with a pan gasket. Your trans looks dirty to so if you have a pan leak you will be taking care of that too.

Remember, only about a third of the tranny fluid will come out of the pan. The rest lives in the converter and in the trannny. Read up on how to change fluid properly.


For books there really isn't much to chose from. Haynes, Chilton, Bentley (240), uhh and whatever you can find online. Almost ANYTHING in print is a better starting point to learn from instead of relying on incoherent cell phone posts from college students.

 

Ok ill pick up a Haynes today. I like them best. I'll find something to do to the car today and update!