How many miles does a Volvo 940 get?
All engines of the Volvo 940 and 960 (including S90 and V90) are bulletproof: they can easily reach 300.000 miles or even more without any problems. It’s not all about mileage, but the condition of the car and service history!
Is there a Buyers Guide for the Volvo 960?
This buyers guide for the Volvo 900-series is almost similar to the Volvo 700-series buyers guide. That’s not weird, because the 900-series is based on the Volvo 740 and 760! In fact: only the back of the 940/960 was changed and the rest is the same, except the 6-cilinder petrol engines and the 1994-facelift of the 960.
What causes a Volvo 960 engine to fail?
Many of these failures are in low mileage, late model B6304 engines. Consensus opinion is that these are due to failure to change coolant regularly and to use the proper coolant. Contrary to your owner’s manual, the coolant is NOT “lifetime” and has to be replaced.
Is there rust on bottom of Volvo 940?
And unfortunately there are some models of the 960 which didn’t get the right galvanize treatment, resulting in some rust at the bottom of the car. A 940 is very reliable and doesn’t have rust at all, unless it was repaired badly or drove in an area where a lot of salt was used.
Is the Volvo 940 960 based on the 760?
That’s not weird, because the 900-series is based on the Volvo 740 and 760! In fact: only the back of the 940/960 was changed and the rest is the same, except the 6-cilinder petrol engines and the 1994-facelift of the 960. All common issues and problems of the Volvo 940, 960, S90 and V90 are included in this buyers guide.
How can you tell if a Volvo 940 Turbo is working?
Be sure the turbo is working fine if you want to buy a Volvo 940 Turbo, LPT or HPT. The best indication of the condition of the engine is a compression test. A engine in a good condition will have a high compression.
When was the last Volvo 940 sold in America?
Our Blue Green Metallic 945 was purchased new on February 4, 1993 right here in Pittsburgh! You can tell by the condition of the mostly Original paint that this Beauty was Always Garaged and Pampered!! The 740 and 940’s were among Volvo’s last Rear Wheel Drive Vehicles to ever be sold in America.