Cleaning an ABANDONED Volvo 940 Turbo! (And Breaking Down) 

She's a keeper (the young lady, not necessarily the car, LOL). Anyone who would keep their pleasant demeanor despite pressure-washing an old Volvo in the cold, then sitting in said Volvo whilst broken down in a carpark, deserves special consideration.

“It has a story now” How sweet!

When you're done cleaning and fixing that 940 Turbo you can send it to me in Australia. I will have it. it's gorgeous. My second car was a Holden HR Premier wagon. Silver paint on the body, white on the roof. I wish I had not sold it. Your Turbo is worth fixing and keeping. Jelly.

First name that came to mind was Almira Gulch - same character as (but slightly less on-the-nose than) the Wicked Witch of the West, from the Wizard of Oz. Because she can’t get wet or she’ll die. Love the car though. I’ve got a 92 740 with at least 325k miles and the thing is indestructible. Good on you for rescuing it!

"The things you do for Volvos." A very true statement! Call the car Bill. If you squint, the car's current number plate BII 940 can be read as BIL 940, bil being the word for car in Swedish ^^ If you can, remove the black plastic shroud from the distributor cap, as it can be a bit of a moisture trap and doesn't serve any real purpose. All it does is prove that you have an OEM cap.

Laura says call it Silvia because it's silver! Great video guys, never seen a roof that dirty 😂

That was such a transformation! Gave our 240 GLT a jet wash on Friday, I was thinking after "I hope it starts"

More videos like this please... IDK how you find time for videos and works on the car, taking care of the kid... my wife will be grumpy all the time 😂 Greetings from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 P2 lover here!

Partdrige Exterior Cleaning is your bro? Damn that awsome I found you both separated. Your family makes great content!

The car wash made a big difference! 😃 I look forward to seeing more movies on this car. I vote for 940 turbo rims on this one, they are called "Hydra". 😊 I have a Volvo 740 station wagon Turbo Intercooler 1990 with the same color. It looks exactly the same. Without rails but with sunroof. Good luck with the project, from Sweden😎🇸🇪

Name must be Miss Turb😎 Ps. Keep up the good work with the Old Volvo’s😊

Silvia? Not sure how Swedish that is…Miss Involvo’d is a gem! Keep it up!

Epic clean, should be named after me (;

The car is Billy, and your young lady is a saint, spending her day off in a freezing cold car!!

The missfire was probably because it was flooded after it had no spark.These cars are very reliable.

You were both very stoic under trying circumstances Sledge. Miss Involvo'd deserves a special Valentines treat that's for sure. You made a great job of cleaning the car, Sid could not have done better. How about calling the car Greta or Griselda?

Reminds me of how dirty my 745t was when I picked it up after it sat for 15 years. It was epic dirty. Had it's own ecosystem growing on it. 😂👍

Miss InVolvo'd is a star... Helping out on her day off on a cold Berlin day! The car is lovely and like she said... It has a story..

I think you really tested the car wash recycling system . The next person may wonder why the water is brown. Lol Maybe a play on words for a name. For being clean and losing spark. “Spark and Sparkle.” So “Sparky” is my contribution.

Respect for both of you making this video this is so true to life brilliant no cuts out of the video but all true to life fantastic 👍🇬🇧

I would definitely buy a Volvo from you my friend but too bad I live in the US 🇺🇸 lol great to see that you're channel 8s continuing to grow and show people how great and underrated these cars truly are and how can I forget about the reliability my 99 Turbo V70 XC Cross Country just rolled over to 200,000 miles and still going strong

Great to see it clean!! We need longer videos…. Your 11:52 is just a tease!!! 😂 Looking at the Reg, I think you should call it B1LL 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Here's a hopefully helpful hint for you about your moisture in the cap issue. I never had a problem with moisture in the distributor cap of my '90 740 GL until I replaced the cap 5 years ago with a new Bosch cap. That's when my problems started. After numerous times of the car stalling and hesitating after a rainstorm or after washing I took a good look at the new cap. That was when I noticed that it had about a 1/4" long raised indentation on the bottom. This indentation was not on my original cap and served no purpose but to allow moisture into the cap. (Maybe it was there to allow moisture out of the cap? Lol) Anyway, it was definitely the cause of my stalling/hesitating problem. So, with the cap in place I grabbed some silicone adhesive and sealed up that indentation. That was now 5 years ago and no more problem! Maybe that will help. :)

Man, that side by side shot is awesome! I love watching pressure washers clean old grimy cars up! Fantastic video as always! I can't wait to see what's next for this old girl. I wish I was good with naming cars, but I typically just keep old names alive from previous owners!

Was gonna say it was like watching your bro’s channel! And let’s be truthful - we’d prefer to see a 940 under the dirt rather than roof tiles lol. How odd that it cut out like that but definitely think water in the dizzy cap was to blame. Great video buddy

That was great to watch, nothing like it seeing how clean it is underneath!

The grime removal was so satisfying! I know you will give her a proper polish as well! I'm no good at naming cars - my 240 I've had since 2014 and still no name.

Absolutely love this channel, gonna blow up soon I bet!!

Oh what a nice surprise! Another midlander with a SwedSled obsession, there appears to be many of us round here 😅 new sub!

Fantastic transformation. I love the look of these wagons, especially with the Turbo wheels and blacked out trim. Poor placement/protection of the dizzy if it can get wet just from an exterior wash, albeit an aggressive one.

Now this car looks a heaven better! Decent job, should also pass TUV/DEKRA technical test on control station. You are a magician as I'm still impressed this brick grandpa's are passing it. You are indeed Volvo passioner! 🤠✌️

Wow. That's was a satifying Wash! It turned out great! Congrats on figuring the water in distributor! I think Tina is a goodbye name😀

Really nice videos! Good work with old volvos. This dirty turbo should call it Turby. Turbo + dirty xD

Just subbed,can't believe partridge cleaning is your brother,love his channel.👍🏻

Common with redblocks with old hood seals and car washes, water gets in the distributor caps. Happened to my dads 940 whenever it rained lol

Silver on black is my favorite Volvo combination :) great video even on a third watch!

I’m just in love with old Volvos You are guys just great 👍 I have one 940 diesel estate and one v70 which I have buy 2 years ago in 🇩🇪 Greetings from Ukraine

She's got the nice houndstooth leather and cloth seats! My favourite by far!

Love that video! I driving around in a XC70 AWD 2005 with a D5 engine, and than will run the next 100 years or more

Sorry you had your troubles with the 940, but it’s looking incredible, and I’m sure you’ll have it all sorted in no time. 😉

Can we name it Sparky? Also, 👋🏽 your lovely brother sent me over. Love watching cars be cleaned, of course I’ve subscribed and tapped the bell icon.

Afraid of a wash - maybe "Pigpen?" Thanks for the video!

I have one in the same colour. The paint work came up brand new after it was clay barred,out live all of us these old volvos will

I had the same issue the first time I jet washed my 940… and then again when driving in really heavy rain. Took my distributor cap off to find a really big crack in it. New dizzy cap and rear seal and I’ve not had the problem again. Still have a lot of problems, but that’s not one of them.

I had the very same problem with my '93 940GL. Water was passing down on the Bosch distributor. Replaced the bonnet rear seal (Skandix 1031977) problem solved. Note, up to 1994 requires plastic clips (Skandix 2017696) Hope that helps.

Снова привет водитель турбокирпича) У нас в россии кстати трамблеры эти(распределители) часто заливает и без мойки и у нас распространенно практиковать накрывать их 5 литровой бутылкой от питьевой воды: верхняя половина с горлом отрезается и выкидывается, в оставшейся половине сбоку прорезается крупная выемка под Головку Блока Цилиндров, переворачиваем вверх дном и накрываем этим самодельным кофром распределитель так что дно смотрит вверх на капот, а прорезанная сбоку дыра опускается на клапанную крышку. P/S с 02:40 хорошо попали в бит ритм :)

The Rock. Because it is big, heavy and grey, and when it sits for long enough, moss grows on it. When the engine doesn't run it just sits being big and heavy and grey and won't budge.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE chalk and Cheese

That's a sharp looking 940 after a clean!

That might be the dirtiest car I've ever seen. It literally changed colors. Hope you keep this one it looks great.

Those seats are so nice

For a car this dirty Cinderella sounds like a fitting name. What a change after she met her prince! 😀

Certainly looks good after it's wash. I think the water got into more than the dist cap! When you switch on the ignition the speedo reads 40kph and fuel gauge on empty with warning light and no alternator light! Think the fuse board might have some water in.

Old , but solid..

I think Vincent Volvo for the name :) My first Volvo was actually named by my parents. The 1970 145S was called Vilady Volvo. Even though I had a 79, 84 and 89 240 wagons and 4-door I did not name them. However, my current Volvo, a 1970 142S is named Veldora Volvo (named for the dragon in the anime "Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken") since it likes spitting fire from the Dual SU HS6's on cold start. As for the dashboard warning lights, looking at the prior video I'm not sure you had the key-on lights check before cranking before.

Maybe call it Tibo, a little combination of turbo and volvo. It sure sounds nice!

Man I love a good wash video! Thing turned out nice! I don't recall if those had an o ring on the dist cap.

My 940 16V GLE is called Gunnar. My Volvo's have names from people that were important in the history of Volvo...

Great car and so satisfying to see her get cleaned! I hope you will fix her up.

Greetings from San Francisco, CA! Great video-sorry about your Saturday, but she does look much better. I’m sure your bro got a kick when you said it’s harder than. It looks! Love his vids, too. I like the name Madeline or Mandy for short. Question, do any of your sellers watch your vids to see their cars get all fixed up? I think they would be glad to see how you fix them up.

you can see you are brothers ;-) Following his channel for a while

my god that jetwash was satisfying! i think Tina would be a good name (Tina the turbo!)

Sparky!

What an intense car wash! Yes I remember I had a distributor cap replaced on my 740GL. It failed when it didn't like the cold. 😂

30 year old Volvo like new with some TLC! Found that many times with neglected Volvo's.... Unlike a 5 year old Mercedes sprinter van that started rusting here in Australia and under pressure spraying the Mercedes paint just strips off.... Volvo of yesteryear is king.

It looks very clean. The door caps inside don't seem crumpled so it must have spent quite a time garaged. Yes keep it.

Never enjoyed a car wash so much!

She turned out really great!! ❤️ I vote for Ellie!

After all, its a real beauty. The turbo brick is always a bit of a diva, so call her "Diva"

Maybe the new name should be Soggy, or Moldy, or Mossy McMossface? I think the stalling and stutter is from the pressure washing. A little drying time, and maybe some new plugs and wires, etc will set the car right up.

Excelente 👏👏👏

Be a little careful around the intake grating up near the windshield. Unsure about 940s but in 240s, while there are water drains built in, they aren't big enough to let sticks and leaves out. So if you wash bits of crud into it all the time, it will collect in the fenders and then hold water there. And it's a huge operation to get in there and clean it out if it does start to rust or something.

Mrs Involvod: "He has a story now" Hmm yeah let's call him Tori

Great and very satisfying video. My 700k + miles S80 will need a deep exterior clean too as it has green stuff growing on it an I don't think it has had a proper wash for a good while.

Great content, and I don’t even own a Volvo! I used to know a German girl called Sylvia, and it’s Silver, so that’s my vote👍

hello can you maybe help me, I have a 960 turbo that just hasn't been worked on anymore, thinking of possible faults were parts replaced, distributor, crankshaft coil sensor, ignition amplifier, that's for sure it worked for 7 minutes and it shut off if and I never worked again

" Cinderella " @Involvo'd , As she cleaned up really well, but had a mishap before she went home ...XD

I was going to say bill as well.. but if you changed the plate.. maybe silver slug!

I heard it was super common that water gets in the distributor on the 940. Just wait a little until it dries up. Lucky I never happened to me so far.

Such a stunning 940 :D i would Reccoment Gyeon wet Coat for 20 euros,spary on wax with 3-6 months of protection great for windows and everything :D Keep up the great work man!

Any updates on the 940 Turbo?, the owners manual says the car if it is Turbo should not be revved, and if you are going to shut off the car, let it idle a little so the engine, can lower the rpm*s, because of the turbo, also check the the ECU

They bro, that was a great wash with tough results. Im glad u get home ok. I call my silver wagon the "stallion" so thats taken how bought Elvira because I think she's kind of evil for breaking down. I don't know, LOL!

No headlight wipers is heartbreaking

Schmutzy, a most fitting name

I mean Vera wasn’t as dirty but it’s so satisfying isn’t it washing a car that’s so dirty. Looks like she scrubs up really well.

Do a service with new sparkplugs and wires, new oil and airfilter and was the engine bay

I foam first the I pressure wash everything, it's more cost effective in my opinion, nice care nice videos!

I think Lee is a solid name 🤔 👌

this reminds me of the movie "car wash" from the 70'...

oh dear now you've gone and done it! removed all the rustproofing! LOL .. for a name you could call it the "Odjuret" the beast/monster in swedish!

Ooooo I vote for Silvia 😀

I had the same problem with a 740 i had, with havy rain it would refuse tot run wel, i than opend the distributor cap, spraid It with WD-40, problem temporately solved

I suggest...little baddie breakdown as a name,lol

Like your beard man 👍

I have 2 745 turbo since a long time perfect

Noooo not the do-it-yourself car wash 😭😭

" SIL"...new name...and can't wait to see what needs doing...Nice one just the same

Vera the grumpy ol volvo

Name ideas: - Neglecta ( cause she was left on the side of the road without attention for so long) - Boxxy ( after the RU-vid cult classic and because it's, well boxxy LOL)

Miss Cruella is the name for her