940 bonnet hinge

[360beast]

Hard to do an oil and filter on a 940? Definitely not!

One of the easiest cars ever IMO!

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Forrest

Having owned 940s since the late 1990s I have always wondered why Volvo made it so hard to do an oil and filter change. I guess they intended it to be done once a year at the Volvo garage.


I need to do one of the Volvos too but it will have to wait until I can face the palaver of trolley jack and axle stands and finding my 1” AF socket.

No, they intended it to be done every 6k miles or 6 months, whichever came sooner. Granted with modern oils and fuels, the 6 month thing isn't quite so imperative but is still worth sticking to.

Why not invest in a pair of ramps for oil changing?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-5-TON-H...R/292594217261

Then spare a thought for us B280E owners where the filter is between the left-hand bank and the chassis rail, right next to the exhaust manifold!
Oh yeah and an 8mm square hole in the drain plug for removal!

Originally Posted by 360beast

Hard to do an oil and filter on a 940? Definitely not!

One of the easiest cars ever IMO!

The turbo being in the way would make it a bit trickier but the B230Es i've had were dead easy to change the oil/filter on.

[taiwan740]

Originally Posted by 360beast

Hard to do an oil and filter on a 940? Definitely not!

One of the easiest cars ever IMO!

I agree changing the filter isn't difficult (although it takes me a day or two to recover from bending my knees backwards over the wings), but have a gander at this...

Subaru XV oil filter location.

https://youtu.be/OLz-cCSjqKg?t=16

Yes, that's a no-spill tray around it. Glorious

[taiwan740]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Oh yeah and an 8mm square hole in the drain plug for removal!

Robertson drive?

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by taiwan740

Robertson drive?

Similar idea but it's a Pugrot thing - don't forget the B280E is the Volvo-revamped PRV-V6 (Peugeot-Renault-Volvo) and for some odd reason they didn't see fit to change from the 8mm square drive needed for the sump plug.

The only thing i can think of is they thought the same as i do, changing it for a protruding hex head could result in it being caught on speed humps or similar which is why i had to exhume the Pugrot oil drain key from my tool kit!

[Ian21401]

Originally Posted by Forrest

Having owned 940s since the late 1990s I have always wondered why Volvo made it so hard to do an oil and filter change. I guess they intended it to be done once a year at the Volvo garage.

I did an oil and filter change on my Mk2 Scirocco last week and it’s a breeze by comparison. The oil drain plug can be reached easily without having to crawl right under the car and can be undone with one of the standard sized metric spanners used everywhere else on the car. The filter can be changed easily from above.

I need to do one of the Volvos too but it will have to wait until I can face the palaver of trolley jack and axle stands and finding my 1” AF socket.

I’m ancient and I don’t find it hard work. Yes, one needs to crawl under from the front to access the sump drain plug but jacks and axle stands are not necessary.
Drive the car forward so that the front wheels are on planks of wood, ( scaffolding plank) this gives a little more clearance underneath. ( I thought it strange that a 1” AF socket was required on the sump plug and wondered whether mine was a “one off”, obviously not. )
Remove the filter from above. I find it easier if the hot air tube from the exhaust manifold shroud to the air box is disconnected from the manifold shroud and freed from the U shaped support and carefully tucked away out of the way. Loosen filter with a strap wrench then carefully spin it off, turn it upside down to limit oil spillage and manoeuvre it up and out. That’s the hardest part done. I always renew the sump plug copper washer. (Better quality thicker ones are available as a Volvo part no. 18818.)

[loki_the_glt]

Normally aspirated redblocks are easy if you're left-handed as only your thumb is exposed to the exhaust manifold and alternator terminals when accessing the oil filter; on the turbo it's a lot easier to access the filter from underneath the car.

My last (1.6 Duratorq) Mondeo had an oil filter that went in from above so you didn't need to worry about oil weeps but access was a PITN, it being easier to remove a lot of plumbing to get clearance for the filter housing socket.

[bob12]

As to the bonnet and its hinge if it's of the spring type you still have to wary that if it's a little windy that it doesn't act like a sail and crash down on your head. I have the scares to prove it!

Bob

[aardvarkash10]

Originally Posted by loki_the_glt

Normally aspirated redblocks are easy if you're left-handed as only your thumb is exposed to the exhaust manifold and alternator terminals when accessing the oil filter; on the turbo it's a lot easier to access the filter from underneath the car.

By "a lot easier" I'm assuming you mean "slightly less difficult and annoying that trying to wipe your butt with greaseproof paper".

[loki_the_glt]

Originally Posted by aardvarkash10

By "a lot easier" I'm assuming you mean "slightly less difficult and annoying that trying to wipe your butt with greaseproof paper".

No, I mean a lot easier full stop - all of you dextrous people have had life too easy for too long; it's time to share the pain that we sinister folks have had inflicted upon us since forever.

The filter is accessible from above but the right-handed get all of their knuckles burned/blistered/scraped when doing the job.

If you're ambidextrous then you'll only try the job right-handed once.

Besides, why would anyone want to wipe a water-butt with anything?