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1988 Volvo 740 Turbo in Arizona Heat?
I have a 1988 Volvo 740 Turbo living in Arizona. I’m preparing for another globalwarming summer and would like to know if anyone can provide tips on how to keep this Swedish heat hating car cooler during the hot summer months. The car’s cooling system doesn’t seem to be able to keep the engine cool enough and it will shut itself off to prevent overheating. With the turbo option it also absolutely needs to not overheat or it will damage the expensive tubro components. Any feedback is welcome. Comments on Nordic cars living outside thier normal domains?
I love these cars! Your B230FT engine is easy to maintain but some parts are expensive. Without looking at your car or knowing its history lets cover some basics that will help. First off check the quality of your coolant. This should be replaced every 30K miles. The mix percentage of coolant to water should be 50/50. Water is what transfers the heat, coolant just raises the boiling point. How long has the thermostat been in the car? No milage recommendation is really given but I like to replace them with the coolant. Lots of hoses on this one. You can tell if they’re leaking by traces of white residue around the ends. With the engine cold, squeeze the hoses along the length. They should feel firm, not hard or have soft spots. Have your mechanic check the following items; expansion tank cap, fan clutch operation, water pump and radiator. The water pump and radiator can be checked with a simple (albeit expensive) laser temp gun. They will measure the coolant temp at strategic points to determine if a flow problem is present. The fan clutch should not slip when the car is at running temp. The expansion tank cap can be checked with a pressure pump but if its more than 5 years old just replace it, they’re cheap.
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