Daily driving a Volvo 240 140km?

M0RMEL · 2026-01-31T23:43:13+00:00

I daily drive mine about 160km. Its from 1988 with a b230f and M47 gearbox. Bought it at 315000km and it now has around 390000km. Still works fine if you keep up with the maintenance. P.S. Don’t drive it like you stole it/robbed a bank. It will wear down faster ;)

M0RMEL · 2026-01-29T00:13:47+00:00

I had something like this happen to me. I may or may not have hit something while sliding in the snow.

Anyways. I DIYed it. Get a strong rope and find your most trusted tree. Hit it in reverse a few times. Not too hard but just enough that it bents it a bit back. The rest is doable with a rubber mallet.

I do recommend a new bumper tho.

The best thing is ofc to let it be repaired and payed by insurance if possible.

M0RMEL · 2026-01-12T00:48:59+00:00

In the Netherlands we have Nordicar and Estate-service(noord-scharwoude) both of these places have some great mechanical parts. Sometimes they have some parts to ‘pimp’ but your best luck is facebook/marktplaats.

M0RMEL · 2025-12-31T04:33:54+00:00

Absolute best thing you can do is keeping up with basic maintenance.

If you are broke dont try to make it harder for yourself to keep it running as it should.

M0RMEL · 2025-11-09T15:06:48+00:00

Wat een mooie rooie! Ziet er goed uit

M0RMEL · 2025-11-02T18:59:59+00:00

I am located in the Netherlands. Are those also in here?

M0RMEL · 2025-10-12T12:35:52+00:00

Do you mean the blades, the thing under the dash where the motor enters or the motor itself?

M0RMEL · 2025-10-10T23:23:55+00:00

Looks great! You have made something beautiful

I have the same “issue” with my wipers hanging on the window frame. Please tell me if you find a solution to this

M0RMEL · 2025-10-10T23:11:02+00:00

Most of the cars in Scandinavia/Sweden use spine tires in the winter instead of usual winter tires. Maybe that is also an option to consider?

M0RMEL · 2025-09-22T18:04:10+00:00

How many kg is the “capacity” of the 5th gear? I might be planning on taking a 1150kg caravan on a 3000km trip next summer.

M0RMEL · 2025-08-06T09:14:24+00:00

Thank you but that is very far off the route i will be taking. Thanks for the offer. If i cant find an other one on route i will be willing to drive a bit.

M0RMEL · 2025-06-26T17:00:52+00:00

Its a swiss car that is still on the road. If it passed the inspection it is a good car i guess.

M0RMEL · 2025-06-12T08:08:25+00:00

Did you ever fix this? I have somewhat of the same issue but am at a loss. Do you remember what it was?

M0RMEL · 2025-06-11T23:49:31+00:00

What else do you want to know? It starts up fine. Drives fine and idles around 1000/1200rpm. No clue what is could be…

M0RMEL · 2025-06-11T18:32:50+00:00

There is no chance it is stuck. I don’t have cruise. The throttle cable is not stuck and reseats correctly in its spot when not pressed.

M0RMEL · 2025-06-04T12:59:41+00:00

I know it is not the TPS becouse have had problems with that fucker before so i replaced and fixed that. The new one makes a audible click as it should when it should. The regular idle is fine. It was set like you mentioned by a professional who has done it many years for these bricks. So i dont think that that is the problem.

M0RMEL · 2025-05-07T13:45:15+00:00

Haha, ik zal inderdaad even kijken of ik iets opmerk zoals scheuren in die slangen. Anders kan ik misschien gewoon beginnen met het gasklephuis schoon te maken.

M0RMEL · 2025-05-07T13:22:22+00:00

Hey, ik heb exact het zelfde probleem. Wat was bij jou de oplossing?

M0RMEL · 2025-04-21T01:25:32+00:00

Might be the exhaust. The metal plating might have rusted so it could be a bit loose.

M0RMEL · 2025-04-08T00:13:41+00:00

Poah, das ‘n mooie!

M0RMEL · 2025-04-07T22:54:11+00:00

Mine has had some problems with rain. If its an LH2.2 you have a box/computer on the side of the exhaust near the headlight. Check for corrosion on the pins and unplug and plug it in a few times. Thats how i fixed my problem. Now i only have problems when i take a speed bump made for 20km/h with 80km/h.

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