Walbro 255 is the way to go if you haven't already changed it, saves you upgrading in the future
850R Mods
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I bought mine in October last year and agree with Ramrod & Snoopy it's good advice, thankfully picked it up cheap enough ($1500 one owner) which made it worth spending the money on rebiuld and
allow a major service, I've been rebuilding it in stages, by nxt month the only thing that hasn't been rebuilt is engine and gearbox, motor is amazingly qiuet for 205,000klms (which are getting new main seal, full engine mounts & cam seals on distributor end nxt month).
Already done water pump, timing belt kit (genuine volvo), alternate and drive shafts, front and rear bearings.
Don't use the Stinger brand blue tooth for streaming and phone calls, not happy at all with it.
Also replaced boot struts as with the weight of the spoiler they'd worn out after 24yrs.
Can recommend Ash @DVS, their strut brace is self made and excellent quality.
Ash was very helpful with advice and ideas.
Check the condition of your steering rack, I rebuilt the lot, rod ends etc
I ended up going H&R springs with B6 struts and shocks, yes ditch the nivomats.
DBA grooved disc's, standard size as car is an auto and wife will be driving it, racing days are over.
Rebuild dash cluster next, there's a bloke on eBay in Sydney says he's qualified to redo VDO 850 clusters, anyone on here know who it is?
Usual odometer/speedo gears need doing to as well as bulbs.
Think the abs will get replaced soon to as TRACS light stuck on.
Then air con ready for summer.
These cars are 24yrs old now with 24yrs of wear and tear.
They need a good going over in order for them to last another 24yrs.
Enjoy your 850R Mazz, it's worth the effort, keep a log book of what you've spent and done to it.
Cheers to everyone who comment on this post.
My 850R will be sent to Andre at Savvas for a full checkup, and do to all the maintenance work on my car as I don't have the time to work on it.
I've just bought a bunch of aftermarket parts for the car once Andre is done with full service/maintenance. I'll open up an another thread once the build picks up.
Hope to see you and meet you all at the next run after COVID19 is over.
Enjoy the photos of the car
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I've been working on mine 16yrs, it's never finished, good luck ?
Jimbo where did you get that front lip on the spoiler please, I'm thinking the black on black would look nice on my 850R
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Mazza, this is where I got one set of disc's and minor stuff, 20% off, turns up occasionally rest of Parts, there are good suppliers in Melbourne.
https://www.swedishcarparts.com/models/4-volvo-850-1993-1997/parts/light-bulbs
Try this place for 850 bulbs
Ohh, as to the 2~3000 dollars straight up , yes, EVERY old Volvo turbo needs that in parts for proper Stage 0. Unless previous owner spent 1000s each and every service but sadly all they do is get oil changes etc.
@Ex850R told me this years ago and both of the 850Rs I've owned have held true to it. The first required intake plumbing, front suspension and brakes, and the second required a PCV system, brakes, and re-rounding of all five rims!
The 850R is a really fun car to drive once you dial it in, but compared to 240s it can be a lot of work to get them there, but they are worth it IMO.
jamesincOhh, as to the 2~3000 dollars straight up , yes, EVERY old Volvo turbo needs that in parts for proper Stage 0. Unless previous owner spent 1000s each and every service but sadly all they do is get oil changes etc.
@Ex850R told me this years ago and both of the 850Rs I've owned have held true to it. The first required intake plumbing, front suspension and brakes, and the second required a PCV system, brakes, and re-rounding of all five rims!
The 850R is a really fun car to drive once you dial it in, but compared to 240s it can be a lot of work to get them there, but they are worth it IMO.
Yes, James, I learned this from my addiction to buying every sexy turbo Volvo wagon I found.....
Mazza, in buying your first Ovlov,you are now committed to having several in the driveway,at least two in various stages of wrecking for parts and a project 'special' old one that makes no sense as to how much cash has disappeared into it..........
My friend, you are now a Volvo addict...
I am lucky in a way,I move homes quite a bit the last ten years and carrying all my spares and moving cars proved too much in the end and I have one modern Volvo now , ohh, the missus finally asked for one ,so , it's actually a two Volvo family.
A couple of peeps on here have bought some major parts off me so I bundled up a pile of parts to go with it to get them out of my shed,a very satisfying experience!
I was very lucky with my first Ovlov , I sought out an 855R for a long time,a car broker found one from a guy in Tasmania who had collected all his childhood dream cars and traded them all in on a Range Rover !
It was a RED 855R Manual in almost perfect condition with under 40,000K on it.
Sadly , at about 138,000K a silly young girl slammed into me,damage was repairable but I couldn't do it, the car had been special and improved and a broken version I couldn't live with.
Yep, addicted with the first one!
jamesincOhh, as to the 2~3000 dollars straight up , yes, EVERY old Volvo turbo needs that in parts for proper Stage 0. Unless previous owner spent 1000s each and every service but sadly all they do is get oil changes etc.
@Ex850R told me this years ago and both of the 850Rs I've owned have held true to it. The first required intake plumbing, front suspension and brakes, and the second required a PCV system, brakes, and re-rounding of all five rims!
The 850R is a really fun car to drive once you dial it in, but compared to 240s it can be a lot of work to get them there, but they are worth it IMO.
Same here. Spent about $4k getting mine back to good working order incl OEM radiator and other biggish items. Still have a range of smaller fixes to go
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Same here. Spent about $4k getting mine back to good working order incl OEM radiator and other biggish items. Still have a range of smaller fixes to go
At this age, every single rubber bush needs replaced, get parts while you can still buy them.
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Yep same here , gone past the 4k mark on getting my R running . Worth every penny though ..
Edit , been after one for ages with not actually realizing it if that makes sense. Loved the touring cars of the 90's so it's kinda a dream car for me ..
radoYep same here , gone past the 4k mark on getting my R running . Worth every penny though ..
Edit , been after one for ages with not actually realizing it if that makes sense. Loved the touring cars of the 90's so it's kinda a dream car for me ..
That was my dream and I found a mint one,sadly I wasn't meant to have it!
After some consideration, I think I want to do a full re-spray of the car. What colour should I go?
Nardo gray? Blue? Black?
They did an 850R in a dark grey which is really nice, should really stick with a factory colour, other's just don't look right imo
Always keep colour original to the Vin to maintain classic car value
242GTAlways keep colour original to the Vin to maintain classic car value
I don't plan on ever selling the car, I'm quite the hoarder of vehicles.
Jamest5r_They did an 850R in a dark grey which is really nice, should really stick with a factory colour, other's just don't look right imo
Yeah I've seen those when I was in Sweden last year!
The red is not my usual car of cars I would normally go for, and I don't want a car that stands out
Front splitter group-buy discussion has been moved to its own thread: https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/12643/850r-front-splitters-group-buy
