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700/900 Series General Forum for the Volvo 740, 760, 780, 940, 960 & S/V90 cars |
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Mar 23rd, 2018, 15:23 | #11 | |
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Mar 23rd, 2018, 19:10 | #12 |
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I has some spark problems on a 740/940 and swapped in a set of modern HT leads ... for a while.
The Bougicords with those big blue chunky bits are better and seem to last forever.
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I have to agree, Bougicords seems to have got it right. Normally i'll happily slag off French engineering for the oxymoron it is but the original set of Bougicords is still on my 30 year old 760 and still working. I feel there's a slight problem with them but to be fair, at that age and 221k miles, i think they've done pretty well!
That said the original Bosch rotor arm and dizzy cap are still on it as well, things improved greatly when i cleaned the cap inside and out, wire brushed the internal contacts of the cap and the rotor arm contacts with a Maplin-branded attempt at a Dremel but they're still working.
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Mar 24th, 2018, 03:51 | #14 |
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there is a ton of these sorts of devices around. You really only have to ask a single simple question - if (the device) does what it says it does, why would the manufacturer of my car not have fitted it in the first place?
The only logical answer is that (the device) does not do what it states on the packaging. |
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Mar 24th, 2018, 13:24 | #15 | |
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The best way to improve (and keep) good economy and power, response etc is to maintain your car regularly (i don't mean just when the MoT is due either!), replacing things like spark plugs, leads, dizzy cap, filters etc and ensuring all the adjustments are as they should be as well as regular engine oil/filter changes, air filter, fuel filter, ATF changes in an auto and manual gearbox oil changes in errr............. a manual!
Not to be forgotten is the back axle, brake fluid, coolant, wheel alignment, PAS fluid, tyre pressures and wheel alignment and balance. They all contribute to good economy and the general well-being of a car. It's been proven time after time that a well-maintained car not only runs better but lasts longer too. All these gimmicks like magnets on the fuel lines, this spark doo-dah, even things like Brownes Gas/"heavy hydrogen"/HHO won't really help. The HHO option could save some money on petrol as it replaces some of the petrol used with heavy hydrogen but you don't get something for nothing. In simple terms, Brownes Gas is produced by electrolysis of water (same as how the battery works - the acid in a battery is there as a catalyst for the process) and produces two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom - the hydrogen is collected and routed into the engine to be burned instead of/in conjunction with the petrol. The energy to electrolyse the water comes from somewhere - the cars charging system. To produce that energy, fuel must be burned. Now we're going round in circles!
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