Thanks! -- Until now I didn't have somewhere I could take the car that is a) competent and b) honest. This recent issue incident put me in contact with just such a mechanic (so another silver lining). The reason I STARTED doing my own car work was a huge diagnostic cock-up years ago on the 1994 940 ...

Thanks Smar1991 -- That would have been an important step and would have revealed the issue. But as a one-man band I capitulated and had it diagnosed by a competent mechanic (who probably did exactly what you suggested). The issue? -- failed transmission mount -- so you were on the right track. I'm ...

Car starts and drives slow normally, but above 20 mph there is a low growl sound from passenger side of engine. Engine slightly down on power. Also on stopping there is a faint metallic whine from same engine area. I diagnosed failed turbo. Replaced with nice refurbished unit but sounds persist. Cou...

Yes, I was wondering about that -- Thanks for clarifying at least that much (ie that I'm confused). I googled on 'shift lock solenoid' and came up with this: http://www.justanswer.com/volvo/4pxfi-1991-volvo-740-sedan-cannot-shift-park-drive-reverse.html So now I glean there is a solenoid and an asso...

I have an annoying issue with a 1992 740 (Regina, No turbo) -- the shift lock button sticks occasionally, preventing shifting out of park. The FAQs here do have quite a bit of info on this, I know: http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/TransmissionAuto.htm#TransmissionNotShiftingOutofPark I'm not su...

I had exactly the same problem as this recently on my 1992 740. I did most of the things Bill outlines in his post and traced the fault to the speedometer itself. I understand the speedometer capacitors tend to leak and that could be your problem. (Not necessarily the answer to your problem -- but t...

Thank you both for very helpful posts.

Hey, Bill -- You have quite a stack of useful PDFs in your back pocket -- Good Man!


Rob

Over the past few months, the cruise control on my 1994 940 has gradually malfunctioned to the point now where it barely works. I get up to speed, press the cruise control, the speed might drop to 5-10 mph below the target speed and I can feel it pulling but it's weak and fades. So it's as though th...

I have had my 740 Non-Turbo Rex/Regina Wagon since 2003. I don't the maintenance records from the previous (1) owner but suspect it was reasonably well maintained. I'd like to be able to depend on this car. How likely is it that the fuel pump is original? The car odometer says 222K. Is there any sim...

Funny this should be reported now. I have a 1992 740 whose brakes were performing poorly. I removed the wheel and the caliper on the drivers side. I hung up the caliper on the suspension spring. Then I removed the bracket (what's the name for this item?) which is held in by 2 sunken allen screws fro...