Starter motor for 940

spooner · Oct 25th, 2011, 11:46

Hi, im new to this site and would be very grateful if anyone could help me. I know very little about mechanics so i will appologise now for my stupidity. I have just bought a 940 diesel, after only one week the starter motor has failed.
I have a friend who is a mechanic who will work on the car but he isnt available to ask for advice today. I have found a starter motor in a local rec yard, however it is for a petrol 940, I just wondered if this would be compatable? iAny advice would be appreciated.

migrator · Oct 25th, 2011, 12:47

If the diesel engine in your 940 is the standard motor, it will be the VW/AUDI/VAG 6-cyl unit. I do not think that the starter motor from a petrol engined 940 will be a suitable unit - the Volvo petrol engine will probably have a different fixing (but I am willing to be corrected on this).

jpliddy · Oct 26th, 2011, 19:09

hi
also think you need the diesel starter moter . with a bit of leg work you will find second hand one im sure . welcome to the best volvo they built . mine has only done 190000 miles . just run in . had it 12 years . still same starter moter

jpliddy · Oct 26th, 2011, 19:24

hi again
unless you are 100% certain that the cambelt has been changed . get it done now you can inspect it by removeing the 3 clips that hold the cambelt cover just behind the fan blades . . . i have read all to many of these belts snaping. result is engine is partly destroyed . . i get mine changed at no more than 60000 miles . with the belt tensioner and belt idler . if your car has done 150000 miles . most have now . change water pump too. sorry if im a bit negative but thats the one big weakness with this car . otherwise bullet proof

jor · Oct 26th, 2011, 20:13

There's one on a well known auction site for £39, which is good value.

spooner · Oct 26th, 2011, 21:09

Thank you so much everyone who replied. Just to let you know my lovely friend managed to get the starter motor working again, however after closer inspection everything else under the bonnet is very poorly! It is 18 years old and has done 185,000 miles I'm not going to give up on him just yet though!

Oct 25th, 2011, 11:46	#1
spooner New Member Last Online: Oct 26th, 2011 21:09 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Morecambe	Starter motor for 940 Hi, im new to this site and would be very grateful if anyone could help me. I know very little about mechanics so i will appologise now for my stupidity. I have just bought a 940 diesel, after only one week the starter motor has failed. I have a friend who is a mechanic who will work on the car but he isnt available to ask for advice today. I have found a starter motor in a local rec yard, however it is for a petrol 940, I just wondered if this would be compatable? iAny advice would be appreciated.

Oct 25th, 2011, 12:47	#2
migrator Aye - him again Last Online: Today 09:02 Join Date: May 2001 Location: HAWICK	If the diesel engine in your 940 is the standard motor, it will be the VW/AUDI/VAG 6-cyl unit. I do not think that the starter motor from a petrol engined 940 will be a suitable unit - the Volvo petrol engine will probably have a different fixing (but I am willing to be corrected on this). __________________ (Ouch - that's another knuckle ...) VOC 11817

Oct 26th, 2011, 19:09	#3
jpliddy VOC Member Last Online: May 3rd, 2024 14:15 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: stoke on trent	940 tdi auto 1995 hi also think you need the diesel starter moter . with a bit of leg work you will find second hand one im sure . welcome to the best volvo they built . mine has only done 190000 miles . just run in . had it 12 years . still same starter moter

Oct 26th, 2011, 19:24	#4
jpliddy VOC Member Last Online: May 3rd, 2024 14:15 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: stoke on trent	940 tdi auto 1995 hi again unless you are 100% certain that the cambelt has been changed . get it done now you can inspect it by removeing the 3 clips that hold the cambelt cover just behind the fan blades . . . i have read all to many of these belts snaping. result is engine is partly destroyed . . i get mine changed at no more than 60000 miles . with the belt tensioner and belt idler . if your car has done 150000 miles . most have now . change water pump too. sorry if im a bit negative but thats the one big weakness with this car . otherwise bullet proof

Oct 26th, 2011, 20:13	#5
jor VOC 20573 Last Online: Jul 10th, 2023 22:14 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: wembley	starter There's one on a well known auction site for £39, which is good value. __________________ Volvo 940 SE 1994 D24Tic. BMW C1 85 mpg

Oct 26th, 2011, 21:09	#6
spooner New Member Last Online: Oct 26th, 2011 21:09 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Morecambe	Thank you so much everyone who replied. Just to let you know my lovely friend managed to get the starter motor working again, however after closer inspection everything else under the bonnet is very poorly! It is 18 years old and has done 185,000 miles I'm not going to give up on him just yet though!

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