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[VOLVO850SB]

Hey,

I just recently bought a 1994 Volvo 850T Wagon from an auction and just had it serviced because the flashing arrow and the check engine light came on. When I got it serviced, and I knew that there would be something wrong with it because face it, I got it from an auction so that was the risk that I took. Anyways, I took it to a Volvo dealership because I wanted to know EXACTLY what the problem was. He told me the following was wrong:

Transmission Flush needed
PNP switch replacement needed
Replace Knock Sensors
Replace Oxygen Sensors
Replace Speed Sensors
Replace some sort of other wires
Radiator is leaking coolant
and my Odomoter is broken

Now I know that it is a 1994 car, but it drives sort of okay, and I spent my money on it, should I give it up or for what I have to pay to repair it is it worth my time? I don't mind the repairs and I keep hearing that Volvo is a good car and if you keep up the maintenance it'll drive forever, which is the main reason why I got it. Help me out guys, where do I go from here?

[the underlørd]

replace all that stuff..

and you're Good to go with a 235HP Wagon.

[Figawi]

all that stuff you could do yourself just by reading off this board. get your parts from FCP groton and like kevin said, when your done you will have a 235HP wagon that will go another 200k at least.

[VOLVO850SB]

replace all that stuff..

and you're Good to go with a 235HP Wagon.

[bryan g]

Hey,

I just recently bought a 1994 Volvo 850T Wagon from an auction and just had it serviced because the flashing arrow and the check engine light came on. When I got it serviced, and I knew that there would be something wrong with it because face it, I got it from an auction so that was the risk that I took. Anyways, I took it to a Volvo dealership because I wanted to know EXACTLY what the problem was. He told me the following was wrong:

Transmission Flush needed
PNP switch replacement needed
Replace Knock Sensors
Replace Oxygen Sensors
Replace Speed Sensors
Replace some sort of other wires
Radiator is leaking coolant
and my Odomoter is broken

Now I know that it is a 1994 car, but it drives sort of okay, and I spent my money on it, should I give it up or for what I have to pay to repair it is it worth my time? I don't mind the repairs and I keep hearing that Volvo is a good car and if you keep up the maintenance it'll drive forever, which is the main reason why I got it. Help me out guys, where do I go from here?

A lot of that stuff you can do - this site has instructions or posts dealing with how to do them and it is not as hard as you think... I have a 94 850 turbo with 222,000 miles and I expect to get a heck of a lot more out of it!

Bryan

[VOLVO850SB]

all that stuff you could do yourself just by reading off this board. get your parts from FCP groton and like kevin said, when your done you will have a 235HP wagon that will go another 200k at least.

And where would I find FCP Groton? Would it be easier to replace the entire transmission?

[Mogatu'r]

I keep hearing that Volvo is a good car and if you keep up the maintenance it'll drive forever, which is the main reason why I got it. Help me out guys, where do I go from here?

And you heard right! take it to a local volvo shop, dealers yank up price up the yingyang find someone local, and you'll be ok. You'll see after maintenance is done then you're goin to be moddin it, how many miles???

[Arnis]

Radiator is leaking coolant.
I had the problem and on topoil was going into colling sistem.so start with that. also owerheating engen is not good. this happend to me.
and my Odomoter is broken . there can be broken gear.I used that from audi c4 odometer.
so start with radiator

[VOLVO850SB]

Where can I find FCP Groton. Is there a website for it? Any why are Volvo parts so hard to come by. Can't I get the parts from the local AutoZone or PepBoys or Advance Auto Parts stores, or should I stick with the Volvo parts?

[Mogatu'r]

And where would I find FCP Groton? Would it be easier to replace the entire transmission?

http://www.fcpgroton.com/volvo.htm#850, uh! no I guess unless you have a problem with it.

[Gaff]

Hey,

I just recently bought a 1994 Volvo 850T Wagon from an auction and just had it serviced because the flashing arrow and the check engine light came on. When I got it serviced, and I knew that there would be something wrong with it because face it, I got it from an auction so that was the risk that I took. Anyways, I took it to a Volvo dealership because I wanted to know EXACTLY what the problem was. He told me the following was wrong:

Transmission Flush needed
PNP switch replacement needed
Replace Knock Sensors
Replace Oxygen Sensors
Replace Speed Sensors
Replace some sort of other wires
Radiator is leaking coolant
and my Odomoter is broken

Now I know that it is a 1994 car, but it drives sort of okay, and I spent my money on it, should I give it up or for what I have to pay to repair it is it worth my time? I don't mind the repairs and I keep hearing that Volvo is a good car and if you keep up the maintenance it'll drive forever, which is the main reason why I got it. Help me out guys, where do I go from here?

Easy Peasy. +1 for the previous post search. $1000-$1200 if you have it done professionally.

[Gaff]

If he went to the dealer to get those repairs done try tripling your $1000 to $1200 estimate if your lucky!!!!!!!!.....

I was assuming an indy.

[andrew_the_fox]

replace all that stuff..

and you're Good to go with a 235HP Wagon.

+1

do it

do it

[blazen244]

Grab a 850 SHop manual and make em weekend project

[Arnis]

Im not pro but I did change radiator myself. easy took me 3 h. all YOu need is 2 tools 10 and 12.and some philips thing and scroowdriver.

[wills]

I do believe the 94 850t is rated at 222hp, at the crank.

[James A Sousa]

WHOA BOYS, WHOA!!!

Ask the technician if he just tried a simple reset first. Did he look at your plugs?

Often one small problem can eventually throw several codes. Auction cars are started many times, revved up, and who knows what.

The first thing to try is to reset the codes and see what comes back. If you can, see what comes back first.

Often a major service and tune-up is a good way to get your used brick up to snuff. Something as simple as very bad air cleaner can cause other systems to mess up.

Fix the safety and urgent items first.

Don't put gunk in your cooling system, find the leak and fix it and/or replace the radiator. Many engines die due to overheating, so a new radiator and replacing suspect hoses can be a good investment.

Unless you cannot pass inspection, try driving the car a bit (once the cooling system is OK) especially a couple of gentle highway trips. You might be able to work off any "Lot rust" that the car has.

Edited by James A Sousa, 05 March 2006 - 11:59 PM.

[VOLVO850SB]

WHOA BOYS, WHOA!!!

Ask the technician if he just tried a simple reset first. Did he look at your plugs?

Often one small problem can eventually throw several codes. Auction cars are started many times, revved up, and who knows what.

The first thing to try is to reset the codes and see what comes back. If you can, see what comes back first.

Often a major service and tune-up is a good way to get your used brick up to snuff. Something as simple as very bad air cleaner can cause other systems to mess up.

Fix the safety and urgent items first.

Don't put gunk in your cooling system, find the leak and fix it and/or replace the radiator. Many engines die due to overheating, so a new radiator and replacing suspect hoses can be a good investment.

Unless you cannot pass inspection, try driving the car a bit (once the cooling system is OK) especially a couple of gentle highway trips. You might be able to work off any "Lot rust" that the car has.

WHOA BOYS, WHOA!!!

Ask the technician if he just tried a simple reset first. Did he look at your plugs?

Often one small problem can eventually throw several codes. Auction cars are started many times, revved up, and who knows what.

The first thing to try is to reset the codes and see what comes back. If you can, see what comes back first.

Often a major service and tune-up is a good way to get your used brick up to snuff. Something as simple as very bad air cleaner can cause other systems to mess up.

Fix the safety and urgent items first.

Don't put gunk in your cooling system, find the leak and fix it and/or replace the radiator. Many engines die due to overheating, so a new radiator and replacing suspect hoses can be a good investment.

Unless you cannot pass inspection, try driving the car a bit (once the cooling system is OK) especially a couple of gentle highway trips. You might be able to work off any "Lot rust" that the car has.

Yes I am very new to this forum and I am a female so go easy on me. By the safety issues, do you mean the radiator? I just got a quote from the Volvo dealership that looked at it and they said $725 to replace the radiator. Now I went to the fcpgroton.com website to get a price on the radiator and I found one for $205 which is a good price. The only question I have is, since the radiator is a NISSEN (brand name) instead of a genuine VOLVO part would that be okay? I'm new so go easy. And can I replace it myself? Wouldn't that be simpler rather than paying $725?