OMG, I was just about to make the same comment, i.e. I love this chap's honesty with all the self corrections even when no-one would be the wiser if he'd left them out. A man of integrity and that's several brownie points in my book!
Absolutely. I was really nervous about undertaking jobs on a car in camera but watching Matt and Ian Seabrook undertake jobs with mixed success really helped put me at ease. As Matt pointed out. Old cars will through up issues. I sheered a bolt just last week off camera but I did mention it as I think it serves as a reminder that these things do happen.
It’s what gives me confidence with my car! I too am an amateur but seeing other amateurs overcome these problems and what can go wrong really helps. It’s amazing what we can achieve ourselves.
Well recently, just December last year, my dad bought me an 1996 Volvo 940 GL Turbo - in Indonesia, my country, badged as 960, in quite fine-ish condition
The two fanbelts was a way to keep the bearings in the waterpump and alternator alive without having to tension the belts too hard. It was introduced when alternators came above 55A.
Volvo does not make their own oil filters... But... I do the same, I buy 'original' Mercedes-Benz parts when I service my W202 and I did the same when I was still running and maintaining Volvo's... These older cars are lovely to work on. I had a 940 with aircon and that had 3 belts, if I remember correctly. By the way, it is advisable to wear oil tight gloves when handling old oil, it is not nice stuff. Nice video!
When I changed the gearbox oil on my car I used a big plastic syringe with a plastic hose attached. Only problem was it only held about 100ml so had go fill it up numerous times! Got there in the end. Keep persevering with the Volvo...
I watched one of your old Volvo vids earlier while trying out a Sms gift I got from my daughter: Fingerless gloves with LED's. You get light wherever you point. I can imagine them being great for some of the jobs you do.
Like watching your videos of your 740. Had one years ago. Now have a 1996 Volvo 940 LPT estate. I need to replace the drive belts too after 5 years starting to crack. I use genuine Volvo from FRF Swansea. Good to deal with and friendly. I get genuine oil filters too. On my 940 I snapped the AC adjuster, but got a used one cheap. The AC doesn't work as leaks at condenser clamp. On my to do list. Old reliable workhorse on 205,000 miles. Looking forward to the next video. Bougicord HT leads, Volvo plugs, Volvo supplied Bosch Disi cap and rotor arm. Mine 5 years old and still good! Plugs changed around 18 months ago. James.
Morning Matt for future reference,Genuine Volvo Oil filters can be purchased from GSF car parts at a decent price,better than going to a dealer. When you get to The crankcase breather system make certain that you clean out the flame trap gauze that is in the top part of the pipe work,also the small bore vacuum hose that runs to The inlet manifold has been known to become blocked ,check all of the pipe and the unions,oh and whilst your at it the round rubber washer that sits on the oil filler cap hardens off with age and doesn't seal properly.thats enough to be getting on with for now! Good luck.
I looked at that cap washer later and it looked rock hard but easy to swap. Was it you who gave some advice about the brakes and the warning light on the dash coming on? So many comments I cant find it now but it was regarding the wrong pressure in the system from a blockage triggering the light? Mine is intermittent which is going to be an issue on the MOT
I suspect he was referring specifically to the flame trap and pipework in the video, rather than the breather box on the block. I may be wrong.. probably..!
@@furiousdriving there used to be a resettable pin underneath the contact on the distributor for the brakefluid, but if this car has ABS I'm not sure how it is made. At least earlier you could unscrew the contact and push it in when you where done with the hose change and airing of the system.
Aww that feeling when a bolt snaps or a thread strips Matt! We've all been there. Your perseverance and restraint when things go wrong is admirable. Thanks for sharing your old car adventures, real world stuff.
I don’t know if it’s the same for the 740, but on my 940 the bottom most Allen bolt on the diff case is also a drain plug, but now you’ve changed it you’re good for a while 👍
Great tinkering Video Matt, for some reason I thought you did give the Volvo a service last year, testement to the last owner for looking after it so well.
Lidl was selling electric oil/liquid pumps for £12 ish, great for the gear box oil change. It's worth popping in to see if they still have them. Almost forgot to add, great videos Mr furious; keep them coming.
You are pretty strong Matt when you manage to break a Volvo. 15 out of 10 for maintaining and constantly adding to the value of this beautiful Volvo 740, mostly outside on the drive . Absolutely love your work.
You need a hand pump / soap dispenser thing to get the gearbox oil in. Like the one on top of a big bottle of Swarfega, and some appropriate clear tubing. Cheap as chips on EBay, will make the job much easier.
Ah, the joys of classics. This morning saw me servicing my MG Midget in the parking lot of a hardware store. Fun. By the way, I noted the “impact wrench” (hammered spanner) method you used to loosen your diff fill plug. I used the same technique recently to remove the manifolds from said MG, and have a very black thumbnail to show for it. My, how we laughed. Keep ‘em coming, I love these episodes.
My 740GLE Estate had hopeless headlamps and at the time I was driving through the Southern Uplands of Scotland every week. After trying other halogen bulbs I found a pair that was 100w on main beam and 60w on dipped. Those were OK. I recommend getting the missing air filter clips.
Hand held cleaning product bottles with trigger squeezing spray nozzles can come in handy and unscrewing the top off you can dip the pipe down from the nozzle into whatever you want to syphon out.
Very interesting indeed. The flame trap and oil separator are a pain. There is a relocation kit for the PCV that makes the job a real doddle. Access to the rear plug is not an issue on left hand drive cars. The right hand drive cars are more difficult because of the brake master cylinder and the steering gear. According to the owner's manual the spark plug gap is 28-32/1000 of an inch. Arthur does best with 30/1000. Our old 81 with points ignition preferred 29. These cars are generally amongst the easiest to work on. They were designed and built for the long haul. Arthur, my 1990 240, just had his 600,000 km service. When changing the belts, once the retaining bolts are tight, slacken off the tension bolts. The vibrations can snap them or strip the threads.
Bravo on the work performed! If you think getting to the spark plugs on this are bad, try changing them on either a Jaguar V12 or Daimler Double Six. Can you find a new air filter box with clips, or the clips themselves? Well, that bolt that broke has to be well over thirty years old, and just had to break when trying to bolt everything back. Many reasons why I applaud your hard work as I couldn't be paid enough money 💷 to do what you have just done!
Some seem to recommend mixing some diesel with the old engjne oil to clean the engine now and again before emptying, my friend did it and the fresh oil remained clean for a lot lot longer.
Plug 4 is a bugger to get to as these were designed as left hand drive, so the brake gubbins that are in the way would be over the other side. Love these cars, started with a 145 40 years ago and had 240s, 740s, 940s, and currently on a 2003 V70 D5 which I really like!
I seem to remember that the SUMP plug size is the same as a spark plug so you can use a spark plug socket. Just try it next time. As for the leaking oil cap. It has a rubber seal that is notorious for hardening with age. Once hardened it won't seal properly. It's cheap and easy to replace. Also, if you spun the filter on EMPTY it is pointless to check oil level before you run the engine. That filter has to fill up first (about 1/2L capacity) . Check the oil level after shutting the engine back off and letting it sit for a few minutes.
The lowest bolt on the rear axel, that looks just like all the other bolts holding the "cover" is the drainplugg to drain the axel. Not easy to know if you have never done it before but now you will be able to do it quicker next time :)
The twin fan belts are a reliability thing, if you lose one belt then you're not going to lose charge or cooling from the water pump not being driven. That's quite important if the belt goes on a Scandinavian winter night with -20 Celsius temperatures and massive wind chill when being outside invites a very good chance of getting hypothermia...
The bottom bolt on the cover can be used for draining the diff if there is no drain plug underneath the diff itself. If I'm not wring there should be a drain on the front left side of the diff on some of them. Depends on wich axle your car has. Also: It sounds like your cooling fan might be seized. It should not blow that much when revving on a cold engine. There are some "magic" happening in the core of it that makes it bind when hot, and blowing more air. When cold and engine stopped you should be able to spin the fan with just one finger and there should not be much tension on it.
I usually half fill the oil filter to get pressure earlier. The filter has been the same from the very first B18 all the way through the last red blocks in these late 740. Gearbox oil is mostly never changed. And make certain you don't have the centrifugal differential in the rear, those needs special oil type!
But... it has been a long time since I checked the differentials, but isn't there a drainplug further forward on the case? It might have been removed on later models, I'm not totally sure!
I couldnt see a drain, but someone commented the bottom case bolt is a drain. I was going by the oil type listed in the owners manual, this car has everything with it from new
You have a drainplug under The diferential. So You dont need to suck The oil out. The higher plug is for filling new oil until it overfill Then put the plug back
Regarding the funnel, Mrs. Furious will literally be Mrs. Furious xD Get the PCV cleaned and make sure the hoses and passages are not clogged, get them cleaned too. Otherwise the pressure will build up and the rear oil seal will burst in epic fashion. Don't ask me how I know.
The older cars you can work on, now on a newer car you can barely see the engine let alone work on it!! Matt, on Aliexpress you can buy a 12V pump for oil fuel etc i have one it works good, some engines Do Not have a sump drain plug what a Stupid idea, i used it on a 4 stroke mower!
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Great video! Tip: Stright under the differential (directly behind the sway bar) you have a drain plug for the differential. Makes the oil change a lot easier. :)
@@furiousdriving hmm... weird. Maybe the area around the plug has a load of dirt and other debris? Making the illusion that it does not exist? I don't own a 740 myself but I do own a 240 from 1988 and it has an oil plug at the bottom.
Oh I love this car! Great video as always Matt! The two fan belts were to be a fail safe to keep the engine going if one broke! Very Volvo lol And with the gearbox - in the famous words of a certain Mr Bieri - “we’ll pretend we didn’t see that” 🤣
I assume the twin belts are in case one goes somewhere subzero and you could die if the alternator stopped? Ill definitely get that gearbox oil done next time. Definitely.
Nice, a FD video just before breakfast. Great job Matt, shame about the bolt. Those are of the first jobs that I'll be doing on the Jag once the weather gets better. With the fluid pump, I got an electric one from EBay and it was very helpful when I couldn't undo the sump plug on the Focus. ...and your video reminded me I need to buy a pry bar.
Those adjuster bolts are prone to breakage. Don't feel too bad about it. Shouldn't be too expensive from the dealer who luckily is just down the road. Always cross check the size of new belts against the old ones. Always buy the 2 that should be the same size together. Different makes can be a different width and 2 different makes can mean they don't tension the same. Many others have had this problem with this family of engines.
Ill have to pop down in the week and see if they've got one! The 2 belts were the same brand but one was in stock and one came in later so should be identical, but it was odd the old ones were different
It will say the gap the bosch plugs are set at in the factory,its on the end of the individual boxes, it's done by a laser in the factory, it's your fealer gauge that's wrong 😛
@@furiousdriving You can drop a length of hose down from the engine bay and fill from there using a funnel. If you think you have managed to get all of the oil out of the gb put in the measured amount otherewise it may overflow by the amount you have in the hose.
Hi Matt, you mentioned getting a new 3/8" ratchet. May I recommend a Wera Zyklop Speed. Not cheap but I've got one in each size and they've been fantastic. Very versatile. Keep the vids coming!
Late 80s 2.0i sierras and granadas had twin belts for some reason to,especially the ones with power steering.enjoyed the servicing upload.shame about that bolt tho.wot a pain that could be.
the gunk on your engine could be from an old oil cap gasket. they get old and dry and will spray mist of oil. changed it on my 740 and never happened again.
Mate, that's rotten luck with the snapped bolt. Very frustrating at anytime but when you're just doing a general service item and been soaked through to the skin once already it's a bit soul destroying. No wonder you seemed like a broken man at the end. Hope you manage to sort it easily. Looking forward to the update in the next Volvo vid.
Matt look on eBay for a electric oil pump extractor it connects straight to your car battery and would be perfect for those jobs you are doing , they are around £10 and I use mine all the time
Thanks for the great content on a Sunday morning. Can you tell a difference in the way it drives/ sounds now youve done the diff oil? Ive got to do it on my Toyota Hiace van soon. 100k miles over due!😱
Great video keep up the amazing content. Pretty please can we see some work on the W123 Mercedes. It’s siting in the background looking all sad & unloved 😢😢
@@furiousdriving I’m only messing with you. I just love your channel & I am a huge Rover & Mercedes Benz fan. I have a 2001 rover 75 V6 connoisseur luxury trim in lovely maroon red with 100,000 kms or 60,000 miles on the clock as my daily driver. Best car I have ever owned. I am on other side of world in Melbourne Australia. It is a pleasure to watch your videos. 🤩🥰🥰
Looks like you are missing your 740's belly pan/ splash pan for the engine. Don't know about their availability over there, but I do know you can buy 'em in the US for under $20 plus shipping.
You have certainly had a tough time with the Volvo/weather this week. I would have thought there's a drain hole on the diff somewhere but I never had a Volvo. Hope you can get the bolt out as its location looks awkward.
Did you ever do a video of how to sort the PCB without removing the K-Jet, I've got to do mine and I REALLY don't want to have to mess with the K-Jet if I don't have to
Funny how even "simple stuff" can become difficult really quickly. Your MOT must be quite stringent. In many states, all we need to do is a smog check. And even that isn't difficult to pass.
you should see the print out we get on the emissions - a probe up the exhaust and not much room for it being out, and they test everything, even a number plate light out is a fail! The worst is dash lights - they have to come on at start up and then go out so you cant even just pull the bulb on a fault!
Why did drain plugs stop being fitted to diff housings, probably so the dealer can charge more for a service. I found a Grease/oil gun with a flexible pipe good for filling diffs and gearboxes where a squeezy bottle won't fit. A wet/dry hoover is good for sucking out oil with a suitably sized pipe gaffer/duct taped to the hoover nozzle, or a large drilled cork used. Talking of gaffer tape, you should seal the air box where the clips are missing with it.
@@furiousdriving I had a dedicated one as there was always one vehicle that decided it would dump the contents of something on the garage floor or worse the drive. a quick run round with it and a few lb of cat litter brushed in, left a few hours and hoovered up, job done.
An adjustable spanner would be a good shout for he square drive diff nut maybe? Also there should be a drain hole - possibly difficult to see from where you are though as it is obscured by the ARB
I was resigned to the fact that this was going to be a disappointingly smooth operation when, with less than a minute to go, the B*st*rd Luck Pixie poked his jolly little face into the proceedings... I definitely wasn't expecting THAT one.
@@furiousdriving Matt, your endless capacity to show grace under pressure is astonishing. If it were me, my front drive would look like the closing scenes from 'The Alamo' by now. BTW, any plans to go for a drive in a 7 series BMW E38? After a string of Saab 95's, I decided to buy a 2.8 last year... They're impressive.
Really appreciate your honesty when things don’t go quite right, would be so easy to edit out, but you don’t. Thank you.
Thanks, I think its better to show it all as it really is - old cars arnt all rosy!
OMG, I was just about to make the same comment, i.e. I love this chap's honesty with all the self corrections even when no-one would be the wiser if he'd left them out. A man of integrity and that's several brownie points in my book!
Absolutely.
I was really nervous about undertaking jobs on a car in camera but watching Matt and Ian Seabrook undertake jobs with mixed success really helped put me at ease. As Matt pointed out. Old cars will through up issues. I sheered a bolt just last week off camera but I did mention it as I think it serves as a reminder that these things do happen.
It’s what gives me confidence with my car! I too am an amateur but seeing other amateurs overcome these problems and what can go wrong really helps. It’s amazing what we can achieve ourselves.
This and a couple of its successors were the cars of my childhood. I've often thought about getting one, but they're so rare nowadays!
After a few more broken bolts and such you may be able to pick up Matt's cheap! lol
Well recently, just December last year, my dad bought me an 1996 Volvo 940 GL Turbo - in Indonesia, my country, badged as 960, in quite fine-ish condition
The two fanbelts was a way to keep the bearings in the waterpump and alternator alive without having to tension the belts too hard. It was introduced when alternators came above 55A.
Volvo does not make their own oil filters... But... I do the same, I buy 'original' Mercedes-Benz parts when I service my W202 and I did the same when I was still running and maintaining Volvo's... These older cars are lovely to work on. I had a 940 with aircon and that had 3 belts, if I remember correctly. By the way, it is advisable to wear oil tight gloves when handling old oil, it is not nice stuff. Nice video!
My own 1990 Volvo 740 estate is an absolute joy to service, as not only can you get to things, they invariably come undone easily :)
They do, dont they!
Your 740 must have come from a different assembly plant than mine! lol
When I changed the gearbox oil on my car I used a big plastic syringe with a plastic hose attached. Only problem was it only held about 100ml so had go fill it up numerous times! Got there in the end. Keep persevering with the Volvo...
I had one of those Ive used for powers steering...if only I knew where it was...
I watched one of your old Volvo vids earlier while trying out a Sms gift I got from my daughter: Fingerless gloves with LED's. You get light wherever you point. I can imagine them being great for some of the jobs you do.
Picture Quality is BRUTAL
I love this car I love both your mercedes this Volvo will go on forever
Like watching your videos of your 740. Had one years ago. Now have a 1996 Volvo 940 LPT estate. I need to replace the drive belts too after 5 years starting to crack. I use genuine Volvo from FRF Swansea. Good to deal with and friendly. I get genuine oil filters too. On my 940 I snapped the AC adjuster, but got a used one cheap. The AC doesn't work as leaks at condenser clamp. On my to do list. Old reliable workhorse on 205,000 miles. Looking forward to the next video. Bougicord HT leads, Volvo plugs, Volvo supplied Bosch Disi cap and rotor arm. Mine 5 years old and still good! Plugs changed around 18 months ago. James.
Morning Matt for future reference,Genuine Volvo Oil filters can be purchased from GSF car parts at a decent price,better than going to a dealer.
When you get to The crankcase breather system make certain that you clean out the flame trap gauze that is in the top part of the pipe work,also the small bore vacuum hose that runs to The inlet manifold has been known to become blocked ,check all of the pipe and the unions,oh and whilst your at it the round rubber washer that sits on the oil filler cap hardens off with age and doesn't seal properly.thats enough to be getting on with for now! Good luck.
I looked at that cap washer later and it looked rock hard but easy to swap.
Was it you who gave some advice about the brakes and the warning light on the dash coming on? So many comments I cant find it now but it was regarding the wrong pressure in the system from a blockage triggering the light? Mine is intermittent which is going to be an issue on the MOT
I suspect he was referring specifically to the flame trap and pipework in the video, rather than the breather box on the block. I may be wrong.. probably..!
@@furiousdriving there used to be a resettable pin underneath the contact on the distributor for the brakefluid, but if this car has ABS I'm not sure how it is made. At least earlier you could unscrew the contact and push it in when you where done with the hose change and airing of the system.
Aww that feeling when a bolt snaps or a thread strips Matt! We've all been there. Your perseverance and restraint when things go wrong is admirable. Thanks for sharing your old car adventures, real world stuff.
Bolts... The rebel breed !
Nice work Matt.
I do like a Volvo
Hard not to, Ive found
I don’t know if it’s the same for the 740, but on my 940 the bottom most Allen bolt on the diff case is also a drain plug, but now you’ve changed it you’re good for a while 👍
My '90 740 also has a bottom drain plug. Not sure about Matt's '88.
Great tinkering Video Matt, for some reason I thought you did give the Volvo a service last year, testement to the last owner for looking after it so well.
no, it was so well looked after I didnt need to!
Lidl was selling electric oil/liquid pumps for £12 ish, great for the gear box oil change. It's worth popping in to see if they still have them. Almost forgot to add, great videos Mr furious; keep them coming.
Broken bolts! The joy of old cars.
You are pretty strong Matt when you manage to break a Volvo. 15 out of 10 for maintaining and constantly adding to the value of this beautiful Volvo 740, mostly outside on the drive . Absolutely love your work.
Great job Matt! Treat her right, and she will go on forever. Swedish quality.
You need a hand pump / soap dispenser thing to get the gearbox oil in. Like the one on top of a big bottle of Swarfega, and some appropriate clear tubing. Cheap as chips on EBay, will make the job much easier.
Ah, the joys of classics. This morning saw me servicing my MG Midget in the parking lot of a hardware store. Fun. By the way, I noted the “impact wrench” (hammered spanner) method you used to loosen your diff fill plug. I used the same technique recently to remove the manifolds from said MG, and have a very black thumbnail to show for it. My, how we laughed.
Keep ‘em coming, I love these episodes.
As ever your patience when dealing with these servicing matters is exemplary, particularly as you're outside in the elements! Top work!
Great to see the Volvo back and getting some TLC. Looking forward to the following videos to get the MOT done and a bit of a clean up.
My 740GLE Estate had hopeless headlamps and at the time I was driving through the Southern Uplands of Scotland every week. After trying other halogen bulbs I found a pair that was 100w on main beam and 60w on dipped. Those were OK. I recommend getting the missing air filter clips.
Hand held cleaning product bottles with trigger squeezing spray nozzles can come in handy and unscrewing the top off you can dip the pipe down from the nozzle into whatever you want to syphon out.
Yay, some Volvo tinkering. I'm still amazed by how good it looks and sounds. Hope you get the irksome belt sorted
Very interesting indeed. The flame trap and oil separator are a pain. There is a relocation kit for the PCV that makes the job a real doddle. Access to the rear plug is not an issue on left hand drive cars. The right hand drive cars are more difficult because of the brake master cylinder and the steering gear. According to the owner's manual the spark plug gap is 28-32/1000 of an inch. Arthur does best with 30/1000. Our old 81 with points ignition preferred 29. These cars are generally amongst the easiest to work on. They were designed and built for the long haul. Arthur, my 1990 240, just had his 600,000 km service. When changing the belts, once the retaining bolts are tight, slacken off the tension bolts. The vibrations can snap them or strip the threads.
Is that the same Arthur that does 120 mph? lol
Bravo on the work performed!
If you think getting to the spark plugs on this are bad, try changing them on either a Jaguar V12 or Daimler Double Six.
Can you find a new air filter box with clips, or the clips themselves?
Well, that bolt that broke has to be well over thirty years old, and just had to break when trying to bolt everything back.
Many reasons why I applaud your hard work as I couldn't be paid enough money 💷 to do what you have just done!
Great work, shame about the weather and the breakage.
Best Volvo i ever owned was a 740, pity they dont make them now.
Some seem to recommend mixing some diesel with the old engjne oil to clean the engine now and again before emptying, my friend did it and the fresh oil remained clean for a lot lot longer.
Yes... diesel, paraffin or ATF fluid. Solvents that lift stuck crud... and hot oil before draining really helps.
next month i'm taking the 480 GT in for rust repair, brakes, suspension and exhaust
Good to hear, they are rare now
@@furiousdriving the plan is factory condition by 2024
Plug 4 is a bugger to get to as these were designed as left hand drive, so the brake gubbins that are in the way would be over the other side. Love these cars, started with a 145 40 years ago and had 240s, 740s, 940s, and currently on a 2003 V70 D5 which I really like!
I seem to remember that the SUMP plug size is the same as a spark plug so you can use a spark plug socket.
Just try it next time.
As for the leaking oil cap. It has a rubber seal that is notorious for hardening with age. Once hardened it won't seal properly. It's cheap and easy to replace.
Also, if you spun the filter on EMPTY it is pointless to check oil level before you run the engine. That filter has to fill up first (about 1/2L capacity) . Check the oil level after shutting the engine back off and letting it sit for a few minutes.
Hi Matt, another top video,after that service it will run alot better,annoying that bolt snapped.
Love the Volvo biult to last and not a nightmare to work on.
The lowest bolt on the rear axel, that looks just like all the other bolts holding the "cover" is the drainplugg to drain the axel.
Not easy to know if you have never done it before but now you will be able to do it quicker next time :)
Have a look at the Sealey Oil Extraction Pumps mate, great products and make changing gearbox/diff oil a piece of cake.
Im looking on Amazon tonight!
The twin fan belts are a reliability thing, if you lose one belt then you're not going to lose charge or cooling from the water pump not being driven. That's quite important if the belt goes on a Scandinavian winter night with -20 Celsius temperatures and massive wind chill when being outside invites a very good chance of getting hypothermia...
Good to see this girl getting some loving 😁👍
The bottom bolt on the cover can be used for draining the diff if there is no drain plug underneath the diff itself. If I'm not wring there should be a drain on the front left side of the diff on some of them. Depends on wich axle your car has.
Also: It sounds like your cooling fan might be seized. It should not blow that much when revving on a cold engine. There are some "magic" happening in the core of it that makes it bind when hot, and blowing more air. When cold and engine stopped you should be able to spin the fan with just one finger and there should not be much tension on it.
I usually half fill the oil filter to get pressure earlier. The filter has been the same from the very first B18 all the way through the last red blocks in these late 740. Gearbox oil is mostly never changed. And make certain you don't have the centrifugal differential in the rear, those needs special oil type!
But... it has been a long time since I checked the differentials, but isn't there a drainplug further forward on the case? It might have been removed on later models, I'm not totally sure!
I couldnt see a drain, but someone commented the bottom case bolt is a drain. I was going by the oil type listed in the owners manual, this car has everything with it from new
Good work FD. Don't worry about the snapped bolt - in a way I'm kind of relieved as that's normally my luck!
You have a drainplug under The diferential. So You dont need to suck The oil out.
The higher plug is for filling new oil until it overfill Then put the plug back
Regarding the funnel, Mrs. Furious will literally be Mrs. Furious xD
Get the PCV cleaned and make sure the hoses and passages are not clogged, get them cleaned too. Otherwise the pressure will build up and the rear oil seal will burst in epic fashion. Don't ask me how I know.
The older cars you can work on, now on a newer car you can barely see the engine let alone work on it!! Matt, on Aliexpress you can buy a 12V pump for oil fuel etc i have one it works good, some engines Do Not have a sump drain plug what a Stupid idea, i used it on a 4 stroke mower!
You did it again, didn't you? NEVER ask the question "how hard can it be?" if you don't want to find out.
I shouldn't has said 'at least its not raining' either..
@@furiousdriving What have we learnt today?
keep going matt , im sure you get it sorted
Bad luck with the bolt, hope you get it sorted!
To make you feel better, I'll just say that I enjoyed this video, and I hope you find a way to solve the sheared bolt issue.
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As long as they are standard halogens on those reflector headlights they'll pass if they're aimed correctly.
Great video! Tip: Stright under the differential (directly behind the sway bar) you have a drain plug for the differential. Makes the oil change a lot easier. :)
I thought there would be but didnt look like there was one
@@furiousdriving hmm... weird. Maybe the area around the plug has a load of dirt and other debris? Making the illusion that it does not exist? I don't own a 740 myself but I do own a 240 from 1988 and it has an oil plug at the bottom.
Oh I love this car! Great video as always Matt! The two fan belts were to be a fail safe to keep the engine going if one broke! Very Volvo lol And with the gearbox - in the famous words of a certain Mr Bieri - “we’ll pretend we didn’t see that” 🤣
I assume the twin belts are in case one goes somewhere subzero and you could die if the alternator stopped?
Ill definitely get that gearbox oil done next time. Definitely.
@@furiousdriving Make sure you can get the fill plug out before you drain it. Could save some embarrassment!
Feck, don't just hate it when a nut or bolt snaps off. Apart from that, I think you got the upper hand on the Volvo
Nice, a FD video just before breakfast. Great job Matt, shame about the bolt.
Those are of the first jobs that I'll be doing on the Jag once the weather gets better. With the fluid pump, I got an electric one from EBay and it was very helpful when I couldn't undo the sump plug on the Focus.
...and your video reminded me I need to buy a pry bar.
Thats a great idea, Ive been looking for some kind of pump to do this. And I forgot to add the affiliate link for the pry bars!! amzn.to/3fbYBEz
furiousdriving great, thanks for the link!
Can find some cheap useful electronic gadgets in pound shops not necessarily a pound though that you can adapt for other uses other than intended.
Those adjuster bolts are prone to breakage. Don't feel too bad about it. Shouldn't be too expensive from the dealer who luckily is just down the road. Always cross check the size of new belts against the old ones. Always buy the 2 that should be the same size together. Different makes can be a different width and 2 different makes can mean they don't tension the same. Many others have had this problem with this family of engines.
Ill have to pop down in the week and see if they've got one!
The 2 belts were the same brand but one was in stock and one came in later so should be identical, but it was odd the old ones were different
I just bought a 'tensioner arm' for my alternator on my 740 from Volvo. It was $45. The bolt was unavailable from Volvo.
Yeah any new bulbs work wonders, headlamp bulbs can be got from pound shops for a quid or less, whereas super duper ones can be £18 a pair.
exact same thing happened to me when i was doing my belts
I love the 740 such a great car. Have you ever fancied getting an estate version and dropping a Rover V8 into it.
I only got this by accident for a cheap car challenge, I do like the estates but they cost a fortune now. An EV conversion would be good!
It will say the gap the bosch plugs are set at in the factory,its on the end of the individual boxes, it's done by a laser in the factory, it's your fealer gauge that's wrong 😛
I tap bolts first if suspect they're going to be difficult as well as WD then try to tighten first, then minute movements back and forth.
I wish my hammer was as fast as yours Lol. Love the old Volvo.
Hi Matt, great content. You've probably done the job now but you could decant the gearbox oil into the squeezy diff oil bottles to fill it. Take care
I thought that, I was searching the garage for something to pour it into as Mrs F was back so the kitchen jugs were off limits!
@@furiousdriving You can drop a length of hose down from the engine bay and fill from there using a funnel. If you think you have managed to get all of the oil out of the gb put in the measured amount otherewise it may overflow by the amount you have in the hose.
Hi Matt, you mentioned getting a new 3/8" ratchet. May I recommend a Wera Zyklop Speed. Not cheap but I've got one in each size and they've been fantastic. Very versatile. Keep the vids coming!
Another great video Matt .
Late 80s 2.0i sierras and granadas had twin belts for some reason to,especially the ones with power steering.enjoyed the servicing upload.shame about that bolt tho.wot a pain that could be.
The drain plug is likely 25mm like mine was. which I stripped because it was totally stuck and a 25mm socket is rare haha
the gunk on your engine could be from an old oil cap gasket. they get old and dry and will spray mist of oil. changed it on my 740 and never happened again.
Mate, that's rotten luck with the snapped bolt. Very frustrating at anytime but when you're just doing a general service item and been soaked through to the skin once already it's a bit soul destroying. No wonder you seemed like a broken man at the end. Hope you manage to sort it easily. Looking forward to the update in the next Volvo vid.
Ill be back on the Volvo breakers this week looking for one
Proper Volvo, with prancing moose. Excellent.
Have you checked the fuel filter, that has to be changed, it can get dirty and that will cause problems
Had the same car, snapped the same bolt!
Matt look on eBay for a electric oil pump extractor it connects straight to your car battery and would be perfect for those jobs you are doing , they are around £10 and I use mine all the time
@@shugthehornyhaggis that’s where my last one come from
Twin belts for alternator and water pump on mazda rotary. If the water pump stops, the motor follows suit rather quickly.
Thanks for the great content on a Sunday morning. Can you tell a difference in the way it drives/ sounds now youve done the diff oil? Ive got to do it on my Toyota Hiace van soon. 100k miles over due!😱
Ive not taken it out yet so I dont know! It starts up smoother though
I changed the diff oil on my 740 back in March and I noticed an immediate difference. Well worth the small expense and time.
Great video keep up the amazing content. Pretty please can we see some work on the W123 Mercedes. It’s siting in the background looking all sad & unloved 😢😢
If it stops f$£&%^g raining, yes! Cant do welding in the wet
@@furiousdriving I’m only messing with you. I just love your channel & I am a huge Rover & Mercedes Benz fan.
I have a 2001 rover 75 V6 connoisseur luxury trim in lovely maroon red with 100,000 kms or 60,000 miles on the clock as my daily driver. Best car I have ever owned.
I am on other side of world in Melbourne Australia.
It is a pleasure to watch your videos. 🤩🥰🥰
Looks like you are missing your 740's belly pan/ splash pan for the engine. Don't know about their availability over there, but I do know you can buy 'em in the US for under $20 plus shipping.
I thought those kind of headlights you fitted were now a MOT failure.
Kitchen funnel often comes in handy when working in cars. 😅
Well done Matt..why don't you use the diff oil bottle. Also how is the Rover cabriolet paint job going? Love the Volvo
great video, as always, cheers matt :-)
You have certainly had a tough time with the Volvo/weather this week. I would have thought there's a drain hole on the diff somewhere but I never had a Volvo. Hope you can get the bolt out as its location looks awkward.
Great video and work😀🇳🇴
Did you ever do a video of how to sort the PCB without removing the K-Jet, I've got to do mine and I REALLY don't want to have to mess with the K-Jet if I don't have to
Funny how even "simple stuff" can become difficult really quickly. Your MOT must be quite stringent. In many states, all we need to do is a smog check. And even that isn't difficult to pass.
you should see the print out we get on the emissions - a probe up the exhaust and not much room for it being out, and they test everything, even a number plate light out is a fail! The worst is dash lights - they have to come on at start up and then go out so you cant even just pull the bulb on a fault!
I broke both the adjustment bolts last time I changed belts on my Volvo 240.
They can be a bit rusty.
That makes me feel better
You need to find a better parts supplier Matt that’s ridiculous
Great video though I love those old (PROPER)Volvos 👍
to be fair its a fairy unusual car these days!
Why did drain plugs stop being fitted to diff housings, probably so the dealer can charge more for a service. I found a Grease/oil gun with a flexible pipe good for filling diffs and gearboxes where a squeezy bottle won't fit. A wet/dry hoover is good for sucking out oil with a suitably sized pipe gaffer/duct taped to the hoover nozzle, or a large drilled cork used. Talking of gaffer tape, you should seal the air box where the clips are missing with it.
good question, I was surprised not to see one, I could have used the shop vac as thats wet/dry but that goop would make a mess of it!
@@furiousdriving I had a dedicated one as there was always one vehicle that decided it would dump the contents of something on the garage floor or worse the drive. a quick run round with it and a few lb of cat litter brushed in, left a few hours and hoovered up, job done.
How much do you charge for a full service and do you travel lol...excellent video matt.
Damn bolts 🤬
Wouldn't be the same unless something goes wrong or breaks when ever you get the spanners out😡
Sort of thing that happens to me too.
Very windy - camera switches itself off then its hunt the sump plug - did you get out of the wrong side of the bed that day?
An adjustable spanner would be a good shout for he square drive diff nut maybe? Also there should be a drain hole - possibly difficult to see from where you are though as it is obscured by the ARB
Make sure it's a metric one though!
haha! Not sure an adjustable would take the hammering!
I was resigned to the fact that this was going to be a disappointingly smooth operation when, with less than a minute to go, the B*st*rd Luck Pixie poked his jolly little face into the proceedings... I definitely wasn't expecting THAT one.
it was going too well...
@@furiousdriving Matt, your endless capacity to show grace under pressure is astonishing. If it were me, my front drive would look like the closing scenes from 'The Alamo' by now.
BTW, any plans to go for a drive in a 7 series BMW E38? After a string of Saab 95's, I decided to buy a 2.8 last year... They're impressive.
The last sparkplug was probably hard to change because the steering wheel is on the wrong side.
We all knew that bolt was going to snap. I was always told to use a genuine oil filter when I owned mine.
Just asking but Is there any reason on using genuine filters? I have 940gl and using oem filters.
They can be better quality filters, certainly better than cheap ones
Ironically the old filter was Bosch, just like the new plugs and air filter.
Does the Volvo not have a fuel filter? Just something that's often overlooked on many cars...
Breaking bolts= making future content 😀😃