940 Turbo Diesel

[NewVolvo]

Slighly offtopic perhaps, but I do remember Volvo raving on about that they had the fastest diesel engined car when the 2.4TD (122bhp) was for sale.

I friend of mine had a 740 with this engine and the 6-cyl noise was lovely

[ian2000t]

I've now got a 760 D24TIC and it smokes like a chimney when you start it up and stays clattery most of the time to be honest.

122bhp doesn't sound a lot - it's all in the torque figures!

I like the engine to be honest but I feel mine is a little bit old and tired. Goes ok, but I don't think it quite kicks when the turbo comes in as much as it should do. And top end (above 3.5k rpm) is a bit boring aswell.

[david philips]

hi, i know a great way to slove all the issues, sell it to me and buy a v70,this 940 is a great car, and will retain its value and charm , if you dont sell it to me learn to love it, thats my advice ,i can not find a good one any where and i have been looking for about a year.

[doingitsideways]

Ha ha ha!

Maybe once I eventually get it finished you could offer me a substantial amount for my converted and slightly tuned d24 tic 960 (The one below)

Leather, climate and cruise control, all with the roar of a 6 cylinder diesel behind it...

Priceless

P.s. The definative guide to tuning these engines is D24T.com, it's done by a guy in the states, takes him ages to reply to questions but it's still helpful.

Steve

[Diesel-do-nicely]

Originally Posted by IJBrass

Peter, your reply struck a cord with me - an expensive one. Since new, my 1996 Volvo 940 turbo diesel estate has been noisy when cold - a definite clatterer. It was my company car and the Volvo dealer that did the first service after delivery said that the noise was normal. The car is now my own, has done 80k miles and the "clatter zone" has spread to higher engine temperatures - like pretty much full running temeperature. The noise when cold is also worse than I remember.

My local garage blames worn hydraulic tappets - says that the fluid leaks out of the tappet actuators at rest and it takes time for the actuators to refill (I think that's roughly what he said). The cost to correct is estimated at £350 and I need to know if the diagnosis is correct before letting the doctor loose with his gleaming spanner.

In case it's relevant, last year the car failed its smoke test and I had to hand over £1000 to get the injectors replaced. My scheme to achieve low-depreciation and comfortable motoring without paying Gordon Brown huge sums of money in company car benefit is looking a bit shaky.

Any advice?

If you had checked e-bay you could have sourced a set of injectors for around £150, they are easy to fit and the most you should pay is £100 labour.
The hydralic tappits are easy to replace (with the tool costing £8) and euro car parts sell them for golfs ect for around £7 each.
once again the max labour should be only £60.
Unless you are using a "QC" instead of a mechanic i think shopping around is the answer.

[spesmea]

Hello Peter
I have just read your last posts and I must agree with You 100%
I have owned a LHD 945 TDIC Auto for the last 7 years,and have given it
everything it needs IE: New injector nozzles,new hydraulic tappets,new vac
pump etc. I find that it flies and is fantastic on the response when required.
Long may we keep running this model. SLUGGISH NEVER

[ian2000t]

I bought 6 new Monark nozzles off Ebay for £72, then took them to Droitwich Diesel Services and paid £50 for them to fit the new nozzles to my injectors, including setting the pressures slightly higher, and giving them a thorough clean.

Mine's the old non-hydraulic tappets. Need to get round to adjusting them one day. Also got a leak on the turbo hoses somewhere - there's a high-pitched wine aswell as the normal turbo whistle...only been happening since I did the headgasket so I reckon it's just a connection somewhere leaking.

[david philips]

Originally Posted by doingitsideways

Ha ha ha!

Maybe once I eventually get it finished you could offer me a substantial amount for my converted and slightly tuned d24 tic 960 (The one below)

Leather, climate and cruise control, all with the roar of a 6 cylinder diesel behind it...

Priceless

P.s. The definative guide to tuning these engines is D24T.com, it's done by a guy in the states, takes him ages to reply to questions but it's still helpful.

Steve

hi steve, could you do a onwers cars with this one,it looks great,and if you want to sell let me know.

[doingitsideways]

Originally Posted by david philips

hi steve, could you do a onwers cars with this one,it looks great,and if you want to sell let me know.

Hi David.

I don't understand, do you mean can I do a write-up of the conversion?

If so, I've already started a running one, search "D24 into a 960"

Cheers,

Steve

[chrisfarrell336]

Hi, I have a 1993 940 td 6 cylinder, been really good, only bought it to do a house move, bit a trouble with the speedo not working, but stripped it and found a burned connection on the board, fixed it and all good again, done a few miles 215000 approx. was used by a old guy to move the rubbish off his farm with a little trailer, got a good mot april 2017 so although been a older bus stiil a good runner, does smoke a bit at first as with all diesels. also bit noisy but doesn't bother me, found it a bit slow round town but again never bothers me, better on a run done about 1000 miles as only had it a month or so.