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HELP! It's in perfect condition! Drives smoothly and everything I could dream of, except the back window will not roll up so when ever it rains i have to put a cover over it. does anyone have any sugestions for possibly helping me just get it back rolled up. I don't mind if it never rolls down again, just as long as it is put back in the rolled up position. I got the main plastic covers off ...

i have a volvo 740 turbo and recently my car can only run @60km/h top, its irritating in the freeway, even if i step in the gas deeply it still runs @ 60?? anybody know whats wrong????

how easy is it to replace the front ball joints? I think there the bolt on ones??? how long would it take? Thanks,chris

could be bad.

The different brake pads are in the quality of the pads. Like standard or heavy duty. The pads wear out but the calipers should last much longer. The rotors need grinding to give a even surface for the best brake results. The rotor has a minimum allowable size from the manufacturer. And sometimes is to small (thickness) and the rotors need replacing. A computer controls the brakes if ...

Keep the oil changed regularly and have the car professionally serviced once or twice a year and your car can last for years. I can't stress regular oil changes enough especially since your car is a turbo model. Don't forget transmission service too. My 740 had almost 200,000 miles on the clock before I traded it. The 240 I traded in for the 740 rolled up 375,000 miles and was still going strong....

I was driving home one day and then the car died, unable to restart it. I had to have it towed home, after recharging the battery, tried again, you start it, it will run awhile then will die, all the relays are very hot, almost too hot to handle. After a few hours, you can start it again. I read up and found that the fuel relay could cause it, I replaced it, tried again, same thing. then I read ...

I had one once in my shop with a similar complaint. Turned out to be a faulty ignition coil.