Register
Search
Help
Volvo Repair Category: Volvo 940, 960, S90 & V90
Improve Volvo 960 Timing Belt
Replacing the timing belt on an early 960 with a belt off the later cars. The belt is wider, changes are at longer intervals and it is DIY-able. Good pictures help. “One of the worries about driving an early 960 … Continue reading
REVISED Serpentine Belt Routing — 1998 V90
1998 V90 REVISED serpentine belt routing. The belt has been made longer to “increase the envelopment of the generator drive pulley”. 1998 Volvo V90 the REVISED Serpentine belt routing
Volvo 940 Engine Mount Replacement Tutorial
MVS Contributor and Member Writer100 shows us how to do a Volvo 940 engine mount replacement — including, importantly, what parts to buy to save $68 per side. The local Volvo dealer quoted me $100 per mount. Volvo Parts Online … Continue reading
S/V 70 Terminal Repair
Bad Terminal Symptoms Headlights intensity lower when rear defroster is used or when ABS activates. Lights are dimming in dash pod when electrical system is stressed. ECC unit lights flashes after car is started in freezing condition. Starter motor turns … Continue reading
Volvo 940 Front brake job, fluid flush DIY
Front brake disc (rotor) replacement on the 940, with photographs. Can be used for all models. Recommended tools: one can of Brakleen one can of PB Blaster breaker bar assorted sizes of six point sockets hex head sockets open end … Continue reading
Dull headlights, what’s the cheap fix?
Where to go for inexpensive, DIY improvement in light? SilverStars? E-code glass? jewel headlights? HID Xenons? I have a 98 S70 and the headlights are really not very powerful at all. I can drive with my brights on and nobody … Continue reading
Drive a Modified Volvo due to a Disability?
Physically challenged? Drive a Volvo? I am 46 years old, have spina bifida, am a wheelchair user, and drive a blue 1997 Volvo 960 sedan with a wheelchair in the back and hand controls. Would love to hear your perspectives … Continue reading
Fixing cracked leather seats.
I have a 1998 V70 T5. The light beige interior is in good shape for a car of this vintage, but the leather is showing some serious signs of wear. After a TON of research, I have concluded that my … Continue reading
Inner and outer tie rods on a 940 DIY
How to replace inner and outer tie rods on a 940. A good write up with pictures. ’94 940: New Inner and Outer Tie Rods: DIY