Hi,
My 1994 940 2.0 Turbo with 159k passed its NCT ( our MOT ) with following values. It shows that Volvos are for life. I would like to thank all the members of BRICKBOARD.COM and the FAQ700/900 for the assistance and info which helped towards this result.

Item ....... limit ....... my 940
front align....... +14 to -14 m/km....... -1
rear align........ +18 to -18....... 0
front susp imbalance....... less than 30%Mn ....... 3%
rear susp imbalance........ less than 30%Mn ....... 9%
LHF brake ovality........ less than 90%....... 17%
RHF brake ovality....... less than 90%....... 18%
LHR brake ovality....... less than 90% ....... 23%
RHR brake ovality....... less than 90% ....... 29%
front brake imbalance....... less than 30% ....... 7%
rear brake imbalance....... less than 30% ....... 1%
park brake imbalance........ less than 50%....... 10%
main brake performance....... over 55%....... 71% (1548 kg car)
park brake performance....... over 16%....... 30% (1548 kg car)
low idle CO....... less than 0.5% ....... 0.14%
high idle lambda....... 0.97 to 1.03 ....... 1.013
high idle CO....... less than 0.3% ....... 0.08%
high idle HC less than 200 ppm....... 36ppm
This is an average 21% of the allowable limits averaged across the test items

ivor940
94 940 SE 2.0 Turbo Est 5 spd 159k
VOC member