Great dude with excellent advice helping save old Volvos...and he's a Steelers fan!!! That's win-win in my book. Thanks Robert!

@RobertDIY

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

This guy is great. Volvo Rockstar

@RobertDIY

6 жыл бұрын

+Jason Reyes thanks for watching.

Robert I had to replace my rotar and distributor cap and my mechanic hooked up the distributor to the spark plug cables in the wrong order! Thanks for clarifying. Your videos are always helpful.

My 1987 760 with the red block B230FT engine is very similar. Thank you for the video.

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

Michael Chitwood Thanks for watching.

Thank you! I am very new to cars and I have been using a 740 for the past year, this was very helpful to me when I had to change spark plugs!

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Brilliant. Was looking for a clear explanation of the order of the leads and got exactly that. Lots of good tips too

@RobertDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Very helpful series of videos.Thank you very much.

@RobertDIY

6 жыл бұрын

+Anthonio Araujo you are welcome

Thanks for the help, you are very Volvo knowledgeable!

@RobertDIY

6 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching.

Thank you! I will try this on my 1992 Volvo 940

@RobertDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cool

Great video and very helpful, would love to see you do the flame trap and oil seperator as well. Keep up the good work.

@RobertDIY

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

My 1987 760 with the red block B230FT engine likes the Bosch super plus (copper core spark plugs). I replace them ~30,000 to 35,000 miles, .028 gap.

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

Michael Chitwood I agree.

Love you Robert 🖤✊🏾🥂 CHEERS!

@RobertDIY

2 жыл бұрын

thanks

Thank you!

@RobertDIY

Жыл бұрын

you are welcome.

I use about a 6 inch piece of vacuum hose on the spark plug to get them started into the head. If it's cross threading the vacuum hose will spin on the plug rather than actually cross threading.

@RobertDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

Thank u

@RobertDIY

Жыл бұрын

Welcome

I emailed you my question. But it didn’t go through. I know you said not to include attachments but I included pics in the email itself. Not sure if you got it. I used anti seize it’s what I’m used to doing. I used 3M clear dielectric grease on the ceramic part of the plug and also on the ignition cable inside rubber part with Q tip.

@RobertDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

Robert I have a 1986 740 turbo that needs the pcv system replaced! Nowhere on KZread is there a video for this model and year! Could you please post one in the future and give a level of difficulty for a mechanically inclined person? I have manuals but the pcv diagrams are shotty at best! Thanks enjoy your videos,keep it up!!!!!!

@RobertDIY

4 жыл бұрын

If you search my channel "volvo 740 robert diy" you may find a video where a pulled some of that stuff apart. The system usually does not get plugged up like the white block engines. You can pull the intake manifold a lot easier and get all of those parts out.

@jamisonwhelan7996

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobertDIY thanks for responding so quickly,I will search the videos! Anything else that could be pressurizing the engine! I did the glove test and thought it would be the pcv?

The "F" on the B230 means its a "Federal" type engine since it has a catalytic converter on it. In Sweden there was a B230E on the marker for a few years until mid 1988, whit no cat, and mechanical fuel injected Bosch K-jetronic system

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

+siemenstraffic Interesting.

@enok90

8 жыл бұрын

+siemenstraffic B230E was a more fun engine too, ~130hp, a bit more power than the B230F and its 115hp.

It's amazing how I always end up back on your channel when looking to do something I hanv't done before on my cars. Today it was volvosweden.se/infusions/fusion_tube/view.php?cat_id=7&video_id=499 that got me here. Thanks for doing what you do!

@RobertDIY

7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Hi Robert,, as far as replacing things like AC condenser and compressor on a 940, are there particular manufactures I should look for, or not much to be worried about? Thanks

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

e Kbauer I have no idea. I have never needed to replace one.

Good Morning Robert. You have given me straight forward advice in the past about my 1996 960. I had an issue yesterday that I wanted to ask you about. I drove the car about two miles from home to the store. In the parking lot the engine started shaking, and I noticed the check engine light. I checked the oil it seemed low, so I topped it off with one quart. The oil level was not the issue. In driving the car back home the engine light flashed, and the car smoothed out at higher speeds. I took it easy though. What I've found so far is the car is most likely having a misfire, and this could lead to catalytic damage. I only drove the car 4 miles in all. I have 150k on the car, and bought it 3 years ago with 118k. My questions would be.What is the least case, plugs, MAF, coil pack scenario? The car has some rather strong vibration, I've read the flashing means a misfire for sure in this car. What is the worst case scenario? Meaning I paid 3K for this car and cannot put too much into this. If I can pull the codes and find the cylinder, can that plug be the cause alone. I'm in a bad spot. My mechanic lives roughly 2 miles away, and I don't have towing. I don't want to mess up the catalytic convertor, and I think I'm okay since I did not drive it too far in this condition. This all came on at once, and I have never changed the plugs on this car since my ownership. Is driving this a few block okay? I would appreciate your take, since you have extensive knowledge of these cars.Thank you ahead of time Robert, I'm trying to fix this tomorrow. So I don't know if you are available on Sunday's.JB

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

+John Boswell Hey John, the most common issue is a bad coil at that age and mileage. Next is the wires going into the coil, and them a burnt valve. You can figure out what cylinder is misfiring by starting the car and pulling the coil plugs one at a time. When you unplug one and the engine does not change it's pitch, you have found the offender. So you can swap the coils around, say that #2 is misfiring, swap #2 and #5 to see if the misfire follows. If so, you need a coil, if not the issue is stuck at the #2 position. Push the wires in the back on the plug in, change or swap the spark plug, check compression, and if you don't find the problem by then, swap the fuel injector. - kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZtry6iypNvMqrQ.html

@johnboswell9655

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert DIY , Robert, thank you so much for the instructions. I don't have the star tool to get to the plugs, so I expect to have a mechanic do this work. I wonder if you had any plugs in mind, or if I should just replace them all to rule out the plugs. I may go about this job myself, but I cannot check compression. Do you think it's safe to drive a couple miles to get the codes read, and avoid towing? I have read the codes can tell me the actual location of misfire? I'm hoping this is not the injectors, as that begins to get costly. Again, thank you so much for this advice, and your quick response. You are doing many people a great service with your KZread video's.

@johnboswell9655

8 жыл бұрын

Robert, I pulled a PO-306 code from the car. Do you think its safe to drive a few blocks? It listed off a bunch of symptoms, monitors, 6 ich, catalyst, evap, sec air, 02 sensor, 02 htr, EGR, and the last was misfire. I assume It's going to be a spark plug or coil issue at number 6. Hoping it doesn't turn out like the video you linked. Thank you again, I'm just not sure at this point if I can get away with driving the car to my mechanics. John

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

John, people drive thousands of miles with misfires. Not a big deal. If #6 is misfiring you can unplug the injector to that cylinder and drive 8 years. Please do me a favor, when I take the time to respond, please don't message me back with "I can't do this" and "I'm afraid to do that". It really doesn't help you. The other video I linked showed how to check that out in detail. I also typed out in detail what the common problems would be. If you're not comfortable in checking it out, tow or drive it somewhere and have your wallet ready.

@johnboswell9655

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert DIY Robert, I didn't see in your video or posting any mention of not driving. I did however see that you can destroy the catalytic converter. I was only concerned about making my situation worse. Regardless it was the number 6 coil pack, and I did pull the fuel for that cylinder to drive to my mechanics. It was $130 fix, since I have no tools. I was not trying to offend you in any way, just wasn't sure about driving the vehicle further. Totally unaware of being able to drive 8k on a misfire as well. Thank you for your video's

back to the 93 940 low oil pressure issue.. Would replacing o ring seal in the oil intake tube be a job that you could do? I read that its possible to do without removing oil pan, but is recommended to.

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

John Albert Oil intake tube? I have no idea what that is. You have an oil fill hole, at the top of the motor with a cap on it, and you have an oil dip stick tube that you use to check the oil. Not sure what an "oil intake tube" is.

Like to see how you change that distributor cap and how to keep the wires from falling off the cap?

hi robert, i am currently looking at buying a 1992 volvo 940 with 375.000 kms, it has a few issues from a leaking power steering rack, and needs new break pads, the owner also told me that it was requireing a new catalytic converter, as its a car just to have somthing to tinker and have a bit of fun with, i was wondering on the B230 motor would there be anything else that i would need to look out for?? thank you Alex

@RobertDIY

7 жыл бұрын

+Alex nope.

In the old days a tuneup was basic timing/cleaning/air filter and mixture optimising, but modern engine management does all that now, no fun lol. Those plugs are eather the wrong heat range or the computer is getting the mixture too rich, the other types you tryed that didnt give you very good economy were possibly the wrong heat range as well. I had a frend with a fourstroke motorbike, it ran ok but it would just choke up and die by the roadside, i took a look at the plugs and they were black as a blackboard, it looked really over rich, he bought some new plugs of the supposedly correct range and after a week it died the same. i made the mixture weaker to test my thoughts, but the power was low and i came to the conclusion the plugs were the wrong heat grade, i said ignore the reccomended types and get a hotter rating or two. It ran perfect :-), the plugs were mid brown and stayed clean, it ran so much better than it ever did, i dont trust suppliers to deliver accurate heat rated plugs lol.

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

zx8401ztv I usually trust the Volvo engineers. The do a lot of testing for stuff like that. The first time I really read about temperature ranges on spark plugs was when getting plugs for a Jaguar. Those cars are a learning experience.

@zx8401ztv

9 жыл бұрын

Robert DIY I would imagine them being quite picky and expensive. Yep you can trust volvo data, solid designs :-) Like the motorbike i told you about, the plugs were the ones reccomended by car shops, bike shops, all equivalent lists, but they were wrong as i said lol.

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

zx8401ztv Nice catch.

What spark plug socket will i need for my 740 volvo gl 1986 @ correct spark plugs for my car

@RobertDIY

Жыл бұрын

the big one.

Hello Robert I have a 92 240 will not start turns over I check the relay it was replace in 98... but there is no fuel pump priming with the acc switch turn on ... what do u think is the problem?

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

ATLANTADADDYFAT Relay or bad fuel pump. Did you test the fuel pump? - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqqn0bmfe6_an9I.html

Hi! Robert, I have bought a 1993 240. I paid 600 bucks for it, and knew I would need to replace several things, and spend some money on it. The first thing I did was change the oil. While it was up, the mechanic said it had leaks from transmission at the pan, an oil leak (not sure where) and power steering. The loss of power seemed like a plug issue, and after watching this video, I am getting Volvo plugs/wires done next. I have watched this video, and know what to do with the plugs, next... The temperature gauge goes just up to the red line when driving and it scares the heck outta me! I noticed, oddly, the temp goes down to halfway after it changes gears. What could this mean? I realize I might have some transmission problems, but I need to drive the car to work if possible. I feel like this car can get around town ok, but not in high traffic, since it has that weird idle. (again, am getting the plugs done to help with this). And doesn't seem to do well on the interstate due to having to keep the speed up. If this car can gain momentum on a level street, not forced uphill, it can sustain a 70mph speed. I cannot affort to spend 1000 dollars on a tranny fix. I did that on my honda, it was a bust, and thats why I have this car. I need motor mounts. The engine shakes the whole car. How hard is this to do? I got this car originally to drive and fix due to it's solid body. My kid was hit while on his motorcycle, and had to have open heart from the injuries. I would ideally like to protect him with this car until he can buy himself something nicer, but I also want to make sure I do my part and get it as reliable as possible. Thank you so much, 'Andrea P.s. I am new to repair, so please list any tools I might need.

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrea Allen-lee Hi Andrea, it is hard for me to tell what is wrong with the car with what you have written. It probably has several issues, probably mostly minor. If the car shakes while it is running, it likely has a misfire. If it overheats, it probably has a blown head gasket. Maybe you should find a shop that works on these old Volvo's and have it looked at and have them give you a good list of problems to work from.

@andreaallen-lee1253

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert DIY Thanks. I was thinking the head gasket was a problem. Didn't know about the misfire from the shaking, thought it was those motor mounts. Yes, figured it was a lot of minor stuff. And, thanks for any info. Is it ok to drive short distances with the head gasket like this?

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure. It may do more damage to the engine, especially if the fluids are mixing. Blown head gaskets cause misfires, engine shaking.

@andreaallen-lee1253

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert DIY What does it mean for the temp gauge to go up while a higher gear change is pending, and down afterwards? The temp is normal after this.

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

Andrea, if the head gasket if blown, you'll have all kinds of erratic symptoms.

Hi Robert I have a Volvo 245 and I have to change the ac compressor belt and I loose the 3 screw that hold the ac compressor but it don't move? its there another screw??? . I have another situation that some time it don't start but don't do nothing when I turn the key all the lights in the instrument panel go on , I have to turn the key like 10 times ant then it crank and start. if you can help me thanks

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

+Sergio Hernandez No crank issue? Not sure. Have you checked and cleaned the battery cables? The AC compressor should pivot. Did you loosen the adjustment screw?

I want to learn how to work on cars. Is this type of car a good one to start?

@RobertDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. More instructions for the 850's.

My 1990 240 hasn’t started in 5 years what procedure should I use to get it running? Help

@RobertDIY

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/maht2Y-Tg9vZaaw.html

My 1989 volvo 740 signals don't work only the harzard lights work. How can I get them to work?

@RobertDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Figure out what is broken and fix it.

I have 740 1992 non turbo volvo. shakes after it starts. When I turn on heat and fan, air does not come in. Please help me.

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

Maristella Ray Likely 2 different issues. 1. Does the car have a CEL? 2. Does air blow out any of the vents?

Hi Robert, I am having 2, (seemingly minor issues) on 93 940 non turbo wagon. 1.) The overdrive switch was cleaned once for better connection but still the arrow in dash is appearing randomly. Sometimes it can go an hour and not come up other times a few minutes(threw new OD relay, no change)but it does drive normal again after pressing button on shifter. 2.) Second issue is low pressure light lights up when car is idling below 1000. Any thoughts appreciated. Will be leaving car at shop for him to mess with relay issue, but he is stuck on the oil light other than a bad sending unit.

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

e Kbauer Low oil pressure light is most important. Hopefully it is a bad sending unit / oil pressure switch. Could also be a bad wire connection. As for 1, you will likely need to replace the switch, they do go bad.

@EricK-ik6rb

9 жыл бұрын

Robert DIY hmm.. Question? Will it be ok to drive in the meantime.. (1800 mile trip?) as long as I keep the engine above 1 rpm/ keeping the oil light from appearing for the drive? I also heard that the o ring on oil pump pickup tube can be bad?? Maybe I will have this replaced before the trip... The car is with mechanic today,, I'm hoping he can get a oil pressure gauge hooked up and a chance to inspect wiring.. looking to leave tuesday morning for trip... but I don't want to be a fool

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

I have not read about oil pick up tube issues with red block Volvo's. If there is any oil pressure problems I would not take a road trip with the car in concerns of destroying the motor.

@EricK-ik6rb

9 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert. Good and bad news here. Sorry for length.. First the good- had the low pressure issue fixed before the trip, one of the seals had become displaced near the oil pick up tube; after replacing (both seals) the low pressure light issue was no more. For the Bad news- after making the drive from Chicago to Arizona smoothly, my AC did not blow cold upon arriving. I brought it to a shop where they showed me a cracked condenser. Ok, so that was fixed. BUT upon attempting to drive my car away it will not move from park>> mechanic says "oh you just need to hit the overdrive switch.. "This, of course upset me right away as there had been no prior issue and I just had my shifter bushings replaced by a very trusted Volvo shop.. Any idea what could have caused this? Very much appreciate your help and insight

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

Maybe it has a bad ignition switch. If you turn the switch back a little, will it shift then? Also, you may want to check your brake pedal switch. There is a solenoid at the shifter that will click when you push the brake pedal. If it doesn't release, you will have to release it with the override button. The last option is if the ignition lock cable is bad, it will stop it from coming out of park.

Tip>>> if they plugs have a lot of carbon build up and you don't have a special spark plug cleaner and/or you don't have the $40 -60 to change out the plugs out at the time take a propane torch (like you would use to in putting copper pipe together) and use a vice or vice grips on the other end of the plug (where the boot goes) and apply heat to the gap side till all the carbon buns off ...take a just a few mins 2-3 and it will glow red hot the carbon will burn off and yes the plug is built to take that much heat but directed the carbon burns right off...AKA clean firing plug when it cools down... kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKCbvLGrd5i5ic4.html

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

AwakeDude911 Have to remember that in a pinch. I do have one of those torches.

My mum gave the engine bay a wash with a garden hose - now the car is jerky for the first 10 minutes then it drives OK. What could be the problem and how to fix it? Thank you

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

+Yau Chiam What kind of car is it?

@whale_singer

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert DIY Its a Volvo 240. I sprayed some WD40 on the spark plugs and it seemed to fix it.

@RobertDIY

8 жыл бұрын

The wires were likely wet and misfiring. Once dry it smooths out.

I have a 1991 Volvo it won start sometimes if. I let it sit for a while and come back it will what can be the problem

@RobertDIY

7 жыл бұрын

What is missing when it doesn't start?

@RobertDIY

7 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/i52Eo7KuXa6ef6w.html

Those aren't brand new spark plugs are they?

@RobertDIY

9 жыл бұрын

Michael Sackstein Oh no, likely 10 year old plugs. I'm going to order some new parts including spark plugs in a week or so.

Hi , my name is Robert.....

@RobertDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations

Idk where you’re getting 3/8” from… but that’s wrong. At least on my vehicle.

@RobertDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Ok