We just removed the seat from a 96 850 wagon, and the pictures and description here do not seem to be very revealing. We did get it out, but the counterbalance cable system gave us trouble. The seatbacks are counterbalanced with a cable and spring inside the seat. Surrounding the pivot pin at the bo...

Have you checked that your ignition system is working? The fuel pump relay is activated by the fuel injection computer after it reads a pulse from the ignition system. (The distributor triggers the ignition controlbox to fire the power stage, and also triggers the fuel system controlbox to ground th...

Volvo has an inexpensive replacement latch, once you get the seat back down. I paid about $15 for my '92, in July. 2010.

Are you sure about your car having ABS? As far as I know, the single piston caliper is for ABS cars only. The non ABS cars I have worked with all had 2 piston calipers because of the dual diagonal braking system.

On my last 2 240's I found a good used original motor and polished the shafts with sandcloth, soaked the bushings in ATF for a couple of days and reassembled them with excellent results. (Good used means a smooth commutator.) I therefore conclude the problem with the motor is the lubrication (or lac...

Can you explain why the 1.5 bar cap will damage the engines on your list? Thx., Wayne