Customer Reviews

Volvo 240 Service Manual: 1983-1993

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This book is great - I have an 85 and a 93, and I learned much just sitting with it and reading. I will be much better prepared for whatever I need to do. It is well laid out, and the illustrations are very informative.

If you own a 240 Volvo and even if you don't do much of the work on it yourself, this manual is a must have. Complete and clear with very few errors, this will tell you more about your 240 and how to fix it than anything you can buy for under $50. The factory books may well be better but this is relatively inexpensive and will pay for itself with the first moderate repair. Don't waste your money on Chilton's junk ... this is the repair manaual you will want if you own and love a 240 "Brick". It is the best 240 repair manual I have used in 25 years of Volvo ownership. I've used it for everyhting from simple repairs like brake pads to replacing an automatic transmission. I have saved literally tens of thousands of dollars fixing my Bricks using this great manual! Also make sure you check out the Brickboard.com online for great advice from the national Volvo loving community. With this manual and the Brickboard advice you can literally fix anything on your 240 Volvo.

Bently is a thoroughly comprehensive manual with adequate illustrations. Highly recommend the Bently manual covering the Volvo 240. It was instrumental in my timing belt job.

I have been working on my vehicles since 1968 as a teenager. I have owned six or eight different service manuals for various different cars and motorcycles in that time. Some have been excellent (1972 VW Type II shop manual) and others had just enough information in them to change a light bulb or get you into trouble (Chilton Volvo 1993 960). I also have the 1983 Chevy shop manual for the Blazer which is an automotive tome if I ever saw one.

I just bought the Bentley 240 manual and while it is not as detailed as the Volvo shop manual (which is actually a series of books, each covering one specific system), for the cost it is an excellent investment for anyone working on their own car. It is well laid out and fairly easy to find what you need.

I also have the Haynes 240 manual (Haynes 97020- available for as little as $19 shipped if you shop around). it makes an excellent companion to the Bentley, but if I had to recommend one over the other, the Bentley is the one to get.

I rated it as 4 stars becasue it is not as complete as the factory information, but for the home mechanic, it is a 5!

It is really a super detailed book.
The only problem for me is that I'm in europe and there we have a small difference in motor types. I have a B200F, which is a 2.0 liter motor.
Unfortunately this type of motor is not handled is this book, but it is almost the same as a B21/B23.

This seems to be an excellent repair manual. I have the Volvo shop manuals and still couldn't fine the intermittent wiper relay. With this book, I was able to find it within minutes. The repair sections have the appropriate torque specifications. This is a nice feature.

There are lots of really crummy aftermarket shop manuals out there, but this isn't one of them! Excellent illustations and descriptions. Fairly comprehensive. Much better than the other two well known aftermarket brand repair manual and well worth the extra bucks.

It has been a great help to me in maintaining our 240.

This book is very thourough and goes into great detail on
each and every part. Shows how to take it apart, repair
it and put it back together. Also gives suggestions on
why you are having certain problems.

Short of the actual shop manual, this is the best brick book. Very clear illustrations & explanations helped me change the tranny mounts and rear main seal. Not fun, but it's done!

The Volvo 240 Service Manual by Bentley Robert has been extremely informative to us. We purchased a fixer-upper car for our teenager and that book has helped him troubleshoot many problems the car had. The operative word being "had". It is well-written and in many cases more informative than other Volvo manuals.