Well, I do not have a diesel Volvo but my Dad has a diesel Ford and most diesels are simular. I have two things for you to check.

First are the glow plugs, it is very hard to get a diesel to start with out these working. You can check to see if they are working by turning the ignition to on ( one ...

I did not even think about the seals in the tranny, thank you very much for the help.

My question is what would cause the tranny to go out if it has just been parked? It was working last summer. The car was doing this before I did the tune up stuff so I didn't fix the issue.

My next question is, what sensors are doing mixture controll? Exhaust smells really rich. The only one that I ...

Well i checked that and the belt is tight and all three marks match up.

Justin

I have an 82 240 turbo with A/T. The car was parked for about 4 months over this winter and would not start, ended up being coil and I replaced some vacuum lines along the way, timing belt.... etc. Now I go to back my car out of the garage ( slightly uphill) and it won't make it. The engine revs ...

I'm having problems with my 1989 240gl. First it was a hard start,turned over fine - would start then sputter out. A mechanic ( not Volvo ) diagnosed it as a cold fuel injectorand bad spark plugs. Replaced those - still have same problem. Vehicle would start , idle rough(400 rpm ) until warm then ...

HI, I have a 1982 240 with the turbo and automatic transmision. 340k miles, can not think of any other info. I have been giving it a tune up and replaced the timing belt and now I would like to check the timing. My wonderful Chilton's guide (1982 version and does not cover the turbo engine) says to ...