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Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! 900 1993

posted by  AGOStumpy on  Mon Apr 8 17:59 CST 2002
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A few months ago my wife and I got a "great" deal on a '93 940 Turbo with 133k. It had some stuff wrong with it, but I figured I could handle it or save up and have it done. Well, I put it off too long, and a couple of weeks ago I HAD to do some work and with a baby due in 5 weeks, I needed to save the money and do it myself.

This post is to thank everyone on this forum for helping me (and more in the future I'm sure). I fix PC's and Laser printers for a living - but the most I've repaired on a car is a water pump on a Honda Accord. I thought I'd gotten in over my head when I got to working on this Volvo, but thanks to a pretty okay manual (Haynes - had to buy it from the UK) and everyone's tips and advice, I finished it TONIGHT with the exception of a couple noises (see previous post). It took 2 weeks of evenings, but the thing runs WAAAAY better than it has since we bought it!! - and it feels really good to have done it myself.

Here's what I did - I know it looks like a lot, and some of it maybe unneccessary, but whatever IDIOT had this before me must have been trying to ruin it (no wonder we got such a "good" deal :^)

Stuff Replaced on 1993 940 T - 4/08/02

- Cylinder head gasket
- Front crankcase shaft seal
- Auxiliary shaft seal
- Crankcase cover gasket
- Water pump gasket & upper seal
- Camshaft cover gasket
- Front camshaft seal
- Exhaust manifold gaskets
- Intake manifold gasket
- Turbo oil return seal
- Thermostat & seal
- Distributor cap
- Distributor rotor
- Spark plug wires
- Spark plugs
- Alternator belt
- Auxiliary belt
- Timing belt
- Timing belt covers (all 3)

I figure not bad for a guy who's barely worked on a car in his life **assumes gloating posture**

But not without Brickboard (man, I sound like a commercial)

Steve







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