Wiring harness needed replacement.
Bulbs blown.
Air conditioning dead.
That is what thought when a mate offered to sell me his 240!
No, not for me. But at the price I couldn't knock it back.
Now I actually like the car. It is a bit underpowered, and doesn't have many options, but you can actually enjoy working on it because it is logically put together.
Not too much has gone wrong. Wiring harness in engine stuffed.
Understeers a bit.
Think the fuel pump might be going- does anyone know if this car has two?
Hi mate, just wanted to let you know that yes those cars do have two fuel pumps. An external and one located in the petrol tank.
The car has two fuel pumps, the under car pump is easy to replace, the in tank pump is a little trickier, but by all means an easy fix if you are at least somewhat mechanically inclined. Before replacing fuel pumps though, I would suggest testing the fuel pump relay, and giving the throttle body a good cleaning with a carburetor spray. The throttle body can sometimes become gummed up and will stick not allowing the proper amount of fuel to reach the engine. This would cause sputtering, and typical running out of gas type symptoms.
The only thing that I really can legitimately complain about about Volvo's is the wiring harness, the insulation on the wires becomes brittle and flakes off, grounding out so components won't work. I am unaware of any after-market wiring harnesses that are made with a superior wire insulation. It's a good idea to keep a roll of electrical tape, and a small can of brush on electrical tape in the trunk or glove box.
Good luck.
The car was designed to understeer for safety reasons.
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