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| N/A | 240 Bio-degradable wiring, not great | This article discusses the problem whereby Volvo made a formal policy decision to use biodegradable plastic in... | 05/23/2016 |
| N/A | Torx vs. Not on 240 Series Volvos | I have analyzed enough 240 Series Volvos to conclude that there is a trend, in later years, to use Torx fasten... | 03/29/2016 |
| N/A | Why the Limited Focus on Some Parts Only | I founded this company in 2003. I`ve worked in the automotive parts field from age 19 to 25, and then again pa... | 04/10/2016 |
| Bumper trim | Volvo 240 Bumper Trim Front vs. Rear | This article discusses the Volvo 240 bumper trim for the late Volvo 240 Series vehicles, with the main focus b... | 09/18/2020 |
| Hatch | Tailgate Replacement on my 1991 Volvo 245 | I’d bought my 1991 Volvo 245 (240 wagon) after someone had rear-ended it, and the car was a good deal at the p... | 09/16/2017 |
| Hatch | Volvo 145 and 245 Tailgates over the Years | I own a Volvo 1973 145, and a 1991 245. I have also owned Volvo wagons made in 1971, 1972, 1976 and 1983.
I... | 03/29/2016 |
| Hatch strut | Tailgate Strut Analysis of New vs. Used for a Volvo 245, a.k.a. 240 wagon | I drive a 1991 Volvo 245 (240 wagon). The tailgate struts on my own car needed replacement, and this seemed to... | 03/29/2016 |
| Hatch strut | Tailgate Strut Lifting Force Tested on a Volvo 245 a.k.a. Volvo 240 wagon | For the 245 tailgate struts, the official Volvo spec, as far as we know, calls for a lifting force of 400 Newt... | 03/29/2016 |
| Hatch strut | Tailgate Struts on my 1991 Volvo 245 | From the first day that I owned my 1991 Volvo 245 (240 wagon), the struts have been sagging, unable to keep th... | 03/29/2016 |
| Hatch strut clip | Tailgate Strut Clips for a Volvo 245 (240 Wagon) | I almost feel silly offering for sale something as tiny as a tailgate strut clip, but one of the tailgates I r... | 03/29/2016 |
| Headlamp | Clear, Clean-Looking Plastic Headlamps | Until yesterday, the headlamps (headlights) on our 1991 Volvo 240 project car looked faded, yellow, dim and di... | 03/29/2016 |
| Heater valve | Volvo 240 Heater Valve Replacement | This article discusses the heater valve for the Volvo 240 series with the main focus being on removing the old... | 12/05/2016 |
| Heater valve | Volvo 240 Heater Valve Technical Analysis | This article discusses the Volvo 240 heater valve (a.k.a. heater control valve), for the Volvo 240 Series (Vol... | 11/24/2018 |
| Idle stabilizer valve | Idle stabilizer valve functionality | I have owned several cars with Weber carburetors, and even though that`s my favorite brand of carburetor, the... | 03/29/2016 |
| Idle stabilizer valve | Idle stabilizer valve location | On our 1991 Volvo 240 with the B230 engine, the idle stablizer valve, a.k.a. idle control valve, is a dull sil... | 03/29/2016 |
| Idle stabilizer valve | Idle stabilizer valve removal and replacement | On our 1991 Volvo 240, with the B230 engine, we recently removed and replaced the idle control valve.
A cla... | 03/29/2016 |
| PCV valve | Easy flame trap access | When an automotive task is horribly difficult, I know that some people take pride in toughing it out and strug... | 03/29/2016 |
| Side indicator light | Side indicator light differences on older vs. newer 240 Series Volvos | This article discusses the front side indicator light (a.k.a. turn indicator for the Volvo 240, with the main... | 05/19/2016 |
| Starter | Can a six-point socket apply more torque? | We needed to apply lots of torque while removing the top starter bolt from our 1991 Volvo 240 with the B230 en... | 03/29/2016 |
| Starter | Starter Bolt Fastening Torque on Volvo 240 engines | My assistant recently replaced the starter on our 1991 Volvo 240 project car with the B230 engine: Tech_Arti... | 03/29/2016 |
| Starter | Starter Removal | My assistant recently swapped out the starter on our 1991 Volvo 240, with the B230 engine. The starter attache... | 03/29/2016 |
| Starter | Starter Removal: Tragicomical Stories of Desperation | The top starter bolt on a Volvo 240 with the B230 engine can be very, very difficult to remove, especially if... | 03/29/2016 |
| Starter | Starter Wiring | The battery terminal and starter wiring on our 1991 Volvo 240, with the B230 engine, is delightfully simple. B... | 03/29/2016 |
| Transmission | Automatic Transmission, Made in Japan | There`s a scene in the movie "Back to the Future" in which Marty explains to his scientist friend that "all th... | 12/18/2015 |
| Transmission | The Wiring atop the Automatic Transmission | My assistant recently swapped out the starter on our 1991 Volvo 240 project car. Success! I was impressed; it`... | 03/29/2016 |
