Volvo RWD 700 Forum

INDEX FOR 1/2026(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 5/2003 700 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

'90 740 16V Woes 700 1990

posted by  lanline on  Thu Jun 27 12:25 CST 2002
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

I got the full answer to my 740 16V motor problems. The main bearing is bad, so is a timing belt pulley. The car has 129,000 miles on it. In 1998 the timing belt broke and scattered the valves. She was put back together for $1,800 and that was just 9,000 miles ago.

The body is solid and the car is clean. The car drives great and I have to listen for the bearing, otherwise I forget the engine is bad. Am I looking at another 50 feet or 5,000 miles?

The car has all the repair records to date, all manuals and the $27,XXX window sticker. It would be a shame to junk the car, but is it a bad idea to rebuild it? Should I drive it until it drops or spend the money for a rebuild? What is to be expected if I delay the repair? Or should I sell the car off?

After I bought this car last month, I went out and bought a '90 760T that is mint.






THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD

New '90 740 16V Woes [700][1990]
posted by  lanline  on Thu Jun 27 12:25 CST 2002 >


<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.