The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



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

740 has numerous problems all at once? 300 91

91, 740

B230F non turbo

137,500

Well, the title says it all. Everything was fine with our 740 and with a few days all hell broke loose.

The brakes are too mushy, and pedal travel is too far. No screeching though. Lower speed braking is okay. But sudden, or high speed, or hard braking, or downhill braking produces a pulsating effect. I assume bleeding, pads, and maybe rotors, and/or a suspension part is needed.

Pulling out from a stop produces a rumbling turning noise without any other apparent symptoms to go with it, just the noise, like an omen of an impending problem to come. Wheel bearing?

The car refused to start the other day. When it finally did, after getting a jump, the starter wouldn't stop starting as if it was stuck, and it was grinding away until I shut it off. Do they get completely frozen? I have been telling my Mom for two years now to release the key after it starts. She claims she does and it has been just sticking on its own (?)

Time for a new starter or can it be repaired? What part of it gets repaired? DIY doable ?

The OBD is also giving me a idle air valve code (no check engine light, though). Take it out and clean it I guess, right?

That's about it for now. Thanks. I know you guys here have been dealing with all this same stuff time and time again (been there done that), so I didn't bother to go into much more detail. I figure you know what the drill is and will advise as best as you can.

Bruce






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©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.