I recently dug out my dad's old Volvo 142 68' from like 60 cm's of snow. It's been standing on our yard since 2003, through winters and summers alike. After the "rescue operation" we just swapped the battery and it started on the first ignition. These are legendary machines. I doubt the human race will ever see a more reliable car than these 60 -80's Volvo's. Ofc it had rust, pretty bad rust. But "all" the electricity in the car is working. Like how is that even possible?! B20 for life
These cars are phenomenal. I've had both a 740 and a 240 both with the 2.3 - both were still strong as an ox after 160,000+ miles. Yes-theyre a bit on the thirsty side but thats probably a small price to pay for such a workhorse of a car. A 1000 mile journey is nothing to them.
I had one of these back in the day illegally of course. Bought it from outside an auction where you just turned up, paid money and drove off lol. Had to put petrol in it though before returning home. It was a good solid car 2.0 litre engine that had abit of poke. It was so solid i used it once to ram raid Currys, it went right through the shutters bless it and we spent all night filling it with tvs etc, took us quite a few journeys. On another occasion, one of my friends had been attacked by a local gang of youths so we waited until midnight and went out in the Volvo looking for them. We saw about 10 of them hanging around where they usually did and i drove the Volvo straight at them. Build quality was so great and sturdy that after i ran over them all there wasnt even a dent at the front, Awesome! I reversed over the ones that were still moving and off we went to the petrol station as the Volvo was thirsty again. Another time a friend (saying no names) had an evil step mother, we would often talk about what we could do to help his dire situation. I turned up one day at his house as id heard on the grapevine that his step mum was taking lessons to learn how to drive. I offered to let her drive the Volvo and she was very eager to learn. I gave her the keys and waited. She drove off. What she didnt know was id emptied the brake fluid tank and the brakes would fail shortly. Ten minutes or so later we heard a mighty bang! we quickly sprinted to the accident scene and saw the Volvo on 2 wheels buried in the side of this house. Luckily it was only a bungelow. the wicked step mum had gone right through the windowscreen, right through the bungelow and out the back window, dead instantly no doubt so my friend was happy. I was quite chuffed for him. We quickly turned the Volvo over onto its wheels and god bless it the Volvo started up right away. We got it away from the scene, parked up and put Brake fluid in it. Then jobs a good un. Front end was crumpled slightly but a rubber hammer would suffice quite sufficiently on this occasion. What a car, a proper tank and i will never forget Betty the Volvo she drank petrol though i remember so was very thirsty but she made me alot of money bless her.
+Jalle_M I know right, how boring is it? Mazdas that look like BMWs Jaguars that look like Holdens Ferraris that look like Alfa Romeos Mercedes Benz that look like Kia/Hyundai. sad......
not surprised at all. My 740 has nearly 300k miles and the previous owner never did maintenance. it ran. and after a radiator change it runs like a champ. you can't kill a volvo
+bearmassaro so true I got an old car with carbs and it hadn't started for 41 years and we had to pump the fuel by hand and after like 3 attempts is started right on up
My old '96 Citroen Xantia TD started second turn of the key after 8 years sitting in the elements. It needed nothing apart from jump leads! It surprised no one more than me!
@@fatfalcon3434 4 years late, but recently I watched an old Volvo, probably a 740, running on no oil. I think there’s even a video on CZcams now of one running with no oil and pennies inside it
We had a green one from the early 80's that sat almost 10 years. We got her to start started fixing it up. Put it back on the road and the best part was it was a stick shift. Sold to a New owner has her back on the road. Great little cars and they last forever.
некоторые заводят грамотно, а тут какое то издевательство над умирающим автомобилем на протяжении всего видео. Сначала хотели оторвать вольве прогнившую жопу, потом не проверив воздухан начали маслать стартер, засасывая гнездо в камеру сгорания, при этом чудовищно заливая карб бензином. Старым бензином из бензобака, даже если они залили свежий, он идёт по закисшим трассам, собирая за собой весь кисель. Потом зачем то начали дрочить акпп взад - вперёд, пытаясь оторвать сгнившие тормозные диски, хотя тут сразу было ясно, что надо снимать сам суппорт. Этим видео можно пытать автомехаников и людей, любящих свои машины. Сегодня они её из огорода вросшую в землю достали, а завтра на авито выставят xD (ну или чё у них там за площадка)
Not only did I just watch a video on a car starting from beginning to end, but I enjoyed it soo much I was shouting at my Laptop cheering you guys on....... and this is why I am single XD
spacegreycoralred you two exactly don't know anything. the car is already wreck and it is seen that pumping doesn't harm instead starts car. don't believe myths from society.
Most fuel injected cars have a clear flood mode in which the ecu cuts the signal to the injectors at wot to clear a flooded engine, i know with my old nissan pulsar if the ecu detected a foot on the pedal at any position it would cut fuel on start.
Idk if you really know what you're talking about now, ive owen several volvos, the one i own right know starts up faster if i pump the throttle. And it is working perfectly fine aswell, i dont need to pump the throttle to start it but starts up quite much faster if i do. And yes, im from sweden.
Would love to own one of these someday, so simple and easy to fix even at home..no need computers and all that shit...these things barely breaks down either...and Volvo's are friking safe
FSXgta Lucky you. Mine's had some parts replaced because of the fatigue but it still goes strong and the parts have been pretty cheap. The chassis and the engine are in good health. It's been driven on some harsh roads and bad weather but rust is non-existant and the chassis is rigid. I sometimes look at it out the window and boy, do I love that car. Looks great and drives great.
can you tell us what things you do first on any car after its been sitting for a while, before attempting to start the engine? Can you do it like a tutorial video?
+Flexiny Sometimes, there is good story behind this type of car. Like "it was ma mom etc etc" :p Or did you buy it for a few bucks and pray for its start? xD Do you repair it after?
Those one having good breaks, that's for sure. 😜✌️ But it's still a beast on wheels, he started running a heaven faster than I at the morning (born :1989). XD 🤓
I have a 2001 ford Taurus that was sitting for 5 years, put a battery in it and changed the oil and it fired as soon as I turned the key. Stale gas and all
Seeing the state of the car, and the fact that it’s not rare and it’s a Volvo, he probably doesn’t give a toss that he revs the engine cold or anything else.
What amazes me most ist the fact that someone just left it there 6 years ago whereas it must have been a pretty decent car back then if it's still running like that now...
some years ago we did the same with a Volvo PV sport. Only it had been sitting 20 years outside. To bad the chassi was total. It have been used for rally most of it lifetime. We took a 1 liter bottle connected to the dual carbs and a good battery. 4sec crank and it jumpt to life running without vibbrations or missfire. It was probobly one of the biggers WTF in my life.
Check the fuel pumps! always do the basics first! it will go if you do your home work first, it is obivous the starter works, make sure you have fresh engine oil. pull the wheels and get rid of the rust on the rotors! Volvo's are the best!
I really hope you changed the oil filter, oil and petrol in the tank. Because I did that (as well as replacing the spark plugs) in my car that hadn't been started in like 3 or 4 years and it started fine 1st go
This ladies and gents is an example of what not to do when a car has been sitting for years. There's so many "cold start, old start" videos just like this on CZcams. Burn up the starter and flog the engine once it catches cuz god forbid it dies a few times.
I recently dug out my dad's old Volvo 142 68' from like 60 cm's of snow. It's been standing on our yard since 2003, through winters and summers alike. After the "rescue operation" we just swapped the battery and it started on the first ignition. These are legendary machines. I doubt the human race will ever see a more reliable car than these 60 -80's Volvo's.
Ofc it had rust, pretty bad rust. But "all" the electricity in the car is working. Like how is that even possible?! B20 for life
These cars are phenomenal. I've had both a 740 and a 240 both with the 2.3 - both were still strong as an ox after 160,000+ miles.
Yes-theyre a bit on the thirsty side but thats probably a small price to pay for such a workhorse of a car.
A 1000 mile journey is nothing to them.
Always good to rev the hell out of a cold engine, even better if its been sitting for 6 years. :)
Its a Volvo so it dosent matter
@@hugoholmberg6126 revving a cold engine is what causes piston slap
@@bugjuicechugga I was ironic
@@hugoholmberg6126 Volvo is indestructible 💪🏾
@@TooFlyNico Dont go by memes :)
I had one of these back in the day illegally of course. Bought it from outside an auction where you just turned up, paid money and drove off lol. Had to put petrol in it though before returning home. It was a good solid car 2.0 litre engine that had abit of poke. It was so solid i used it once to ram raid Currys, it went right through the shutters bless it and we spent all night filling it with tvs etc, took us quite a few journeys. On another occasion, one of my friends had been attacked by a local gang of youths so we waited until midnight and went out in the Volvo looking for them. We saw about 10 of them hanging around where they usually did and i drove the Volvo straight at them. Build quality was so great and sturdy that after i ran over them all there wasnt even a dent at the front, Awesome! I reversed over the ones that were still moving and off we went to the petrol station as the Volvo was thirsty again. Another time a friend (saying no names) had an evil step mother, we would often talk about what we could do to help his dire situation. I turned up one day at his house as id heard on the grapevine that his step mum was taking lessons to learn how to drive. I offered to let her drive the Volvo and she was very eager to learn. I gave her the keys and waited. She drove off. What she didnt know was id emptied the brake fluid tank and the brakes would fail shortly. Ten minutes or so later we heard a mighty bang! we quickly sprinted to the accident scene and saw the Volvo on 2 wheels buried in the side of this house. Luckily it was only a bungelow. the wicked step mum had gone right through the windowscreen, right through the bungelow and out the back window, dead instantly no doubt so my friend was happy. I was quite chuffed for him. We quickly turned the Volvo over onto its wheels and god bless it the Volvo started up right away. We got it away from the scene, parked up and put Brake fluid in it. Then jobs a good un. Front end was crumpled slightly but a rubber hammer would suffice quite sufficiently on this occasion. What a car, a proper tank and i will never forget Betty the Volvo she drank petrol though i remember so was very thirsty but she made me alot of money bless her.
What first die at Volvo?
Owner.
+Matija Rr which ever hits the tree the hardest
Matija Rr Owner for sure done crashed my volvo and the engine was twisted sideways and still ran somehow i never wrapped my head around it
Yust like in VW Golf 2 case here in Bosnia😁
@@loomis1048 to z
Top 3 unsolved cases :
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2 : Bermuda Triangle
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I like these old cars way more than brand new ones. They have style
agree
new cars all look so alike
+Koen Vanbelle true!!!
+Jalle_M
I know right, how boring is it? Mazdas that look like BMWs
Jaguars that look like Holdens
Ferraris that look like Alfa Romeos
Mercedes Benz that look like Kia/Hyundai.
sad......
not surprised at all. My 740 has nearly 300k miles and the previous owner never did maintenance. it ran. and after a radiator change it runs like a champ. you can't kill a volvo
Volvo's are awesome.
u seem like a ford guy
lmao^
Lmfao well
+Pontus Jansson the new ford focus rs uses a volvo 5 cil i think
Pontus Jansson You do realize Ford has some ownership in Volvo, right?
Old volvos never die they just get faster
turbo boost builds up with time its standing without use xD
lol
😂😂😂 true words
''Old volvos never die they just get faster''
Abraham Lincoln
Swedish metal
It probably would have started much faster if you stopped pumping it like it has a carburetor...
So true
+bearmassaro How?
+bearmassaro so true I got an old car with carbs and it hadn't started for 41 years and we had to pump the fuel by hand and after like 3 attempts is started right on up
yeah pumping acceleration look pedal always slows start
Fuel injection engines don't work like that
Volvo 740 sitting there long time tractor pull that out needs new oil change sparkle plugs turn over that's team work awesome video bless you 6 years
My old '96 Citroen Xantia TD started second turn of the key after 8 years sitting in the elements. It needed nothing apart from jump leads! It surprised no one more than me!
Citroëns of that era are damn reliable, my Saxo’s never let me down
Bet that poor thing really appreciated being revved up from a complete stop on stone cold 6 year old oil
its an volvo dosent need oil
All about Games It does. Every car does...
Fucktards
@@fatfalcon3434 4 years late, but recently I watched an old Volvo, probably a 740, running on no oil. I think there’s even a video on CZcams now of one running with no oil and pennies inside it
7:10 aaaa was there on 0.5TB of RAM
7:26 Next up is 256GB of RAM
A A A A
7:35 Another one is 128GB of RAM
Its 1000 bpm
love how the tractor didn't break a sweat shifting earth! haha
These old volvos never die! Sure she's a bit smokey after sitting for that long, but nothing new will sit this long and actually start.
it started at 7:10
thank me later
Avinash Ramkissoon funny 😂 cheers
Thank you
It started at 7:10 thanks me later
We had a green one from the early 80's that sat almost 10 years. We got her to start started fixing it up. Put it back on the road and the best part was it was a stick shift. Sold to a New owner has her back on the road. Great little cars and they last forever.
These 740's were tanks. We had a 740GL for carrying heavy stuff and 300k miles, it drove just as good as day one.
Ever heard of The Mercedes W123? This video should be called "It took us 6 years to start a Volvo 740"
Мне очень нравится смотреть как заводят такие старые, много лет простоявшие машины. Крутое зрелище. Парни большие молодцы
некоторые заводят грамотно, а тут какое то издевательство над умирающим автомобилем на протяжении всего видео. Сначала хотели оторвать вольве прогнившую жопу, потом не проверив воздухан начали маслать стартер, засасывая гнездо в камеру сгорания, при этом чудовищно заливая карб бензином. Старым бензином из бензобака, даже если они залили свежий, он идёт по закисшим трассам, собирая за собой весь кисель. Потом зачем то начали дрочить акпп взад - вперёд, пытаясь оторвать сгнившие тормозные диски, хотя тут сразу было ясно, что надо снимать сам суппорт. Этим видео можно пытать автомехаников и людей, любящих свои машины. Сегодня они её из огорода вросшую в землю достали, а завтра на авито выставят xD (ну или чё у них там за площадка)
why in the hell you need to kill the starter like that, was it so hard to spray some starting fluid, and some WD-40 or any oil on those bearings
Not only did I just watch a video on a car starting from beginning to end, but I enjoyed it soo much I was shouting at my Laptop cheering you guys on....... and this is why I am single XD
2 things genius.... 1. you don't pump the throttle in a fuel injected car to start it. 2 never rev a car that has been sitting for 6 years.
spacegreycoralred Agreed....they don't have a clue of what they're doing. Poor starter motor, poor engine, poor transmission!
spacegreycoralred you two exactly don't know anything. the car is already wreck and it is seen that pumping doesn't harm instead starts car. don't believe myths from society.
Most fuel injected cars have a clear flood mode in which the ecu cuts the signal to the injectors at wot to clear a flooded engine, i know with my old nissan pulsar if the ecu detected a foot on the pedal at any position it would cut fuel on start.
spacegreycoralred, I'm glad you stupid people make your presence well known!
Idk if you really know what you're talking about now, ive owen several volvos, the one i own right know starts up faster if i pump the throttle. And it is working perfectly fine aswell, i dont need to pump the throttle to start it but starts up quite much faster if i do. And yes, im from sweden.
should have left that Frontier in the spot you moved the Volvo from.
+KEINOMADDONE Looked like a Frontier......
you might be right. it looked kind of big
+William Allen did you see the 2017 honda ridgeline they completely changed it even the engine is different.
+William Allen how is the ridgeline bad?
Nippledozer
Probably it's complete lack of towing and load capacity. Very weak motor and not to mention unibody.
That poor starter.
Haha
+Dell0304 huh. found ya
Lol damn
+Dell0304 He wasn't that hard on the starter. He did keep stopping it to give it a small rest before turning it again.
+bennydman666 Takes a lot longer than the breaks he was giving to cool it down.
Would love to own one of these someday, so simple and easy to fix even at home..no need computers and all that shit...these things barely breaks down either...and Volvo's are friking safe
uwut m8 I'm selling mine lol
Mid 90s 740 has a computer. Obviously not like newer cars though.
that nissan sounded like a microwave.
:D
Or just piece of garbage
Like an aspirator
A turbo diesel microwave. For the man how has little time.
Mitchell Steele ikr
First thing to do is full service, and repair the brake before driving around
amazing I love to watch starting old engines ;)
Brilliant video, great engine start. Very smooth running engine.
Thank you!
What type of engine is that
Volvo B series inline 4
So it has the 1990 front and the 82-89 bumper, that actually looks unique
Great job guys, now scrap it!
give it a break that things been sitting for 6 years spray a little starting fluid and help it out
Reviver esses carros depois de muito tempo não é fácil , estão de parabéns!
I can smell the starter from here
Amazing cold start
Enriching - tests and opinions
+Piotr Tester Thank you! :D
You might might want to change the oil and every other fluid before taking this thing for a spin.
Nice turbo whistle !
"We salute you!"-Proud nation of Sweden
Why would someone leave this car for 6 years? I see still people using these they are not that old
Well they are old, but that's no excuse. My 940 is running like new with 19 years and 500 000km on the meter.
Disregard the constabulary We have a 1994 volvo too but it only has like 230.000km :p
FSXgta Lucky you. Mine's had some parts replaced because of the fatigue but it still goes strong and the parts have been pretty cheap.
The chassis and the engine are in good health. It's been driven on some harsh roads and bad weather but rust is non-existant and the chassis is rigid.
I sometimes look at it out the window and boy, do I love that car. Looks great and drives great.
Disregard the constabulary yeah, its like a tank :)
Disregard the constabulary km UFO urma ce
Off topic question: with what camera did you recorded this?
Complimenti, avete salvato una 740
Legend says the brake is still sticking to this day
Brakes are very *POWERFUL* xD
Crafty is here, jaké to překvapení :D
Strýček Márty xDDD
+MAHABO Productions taky kdo mu to video poslal xD
If you had any hope of letting that engine live - I think you've just killed it.
can you tell us what things you do first on any car after its been sitting for a while, before attempting to start the engine? Can you do it like a tutorial video?
First time car starts in 6 years - revs the crap out of it
We want the story behind this ! :)
+Axel Renard What story? :O
+Flexiny Sometimes, there is good story behind this type of car. Like "it was ma mom etc etc" :p
Or did you buy it for a few bucks and pray for its start? xD
Do you repair it after?
+Axel Renard Owner bought Diesel Mercedes and then left that Volvo at our place. Now one guy bought it and I don't know what he does with it.
+Flexiny estoniaaa
It must be a horrible story, who leaves his Volvo out there...
it's a fuel injected car so i'm not sure what you're thinking 'pumping' the gas pedal is going to accomplish besides moving a butterfly valve
+SilentServiceCode This ^
It probably would have started faster if the gas pedal was left alone.
+SilentServiceCode just jump the fuel pump relay and let the both fuel pumps run for a few minutes and it would start immediately
For my Volvo, every now and then you have to push the gas bc it'll die at start so you rev it for a few seconds then it'll idle normally
good old badass stuff ...love it
VOLVO ,, what an amazing car ,,,240 one of the best ever, you feel as if were driving a super powerful tank , nothing can stop it ,
My 740 2.3 with carb started right up after five years in the cold. With 500k on the clock 😎😎👍👍
These cars were so well made they just outlived their usefulness. It'll be new gearbox in the Nissan next week though
The title should be; It took 6 years to start a Volvo 740..
Savage
I wonder why????
Maybe because he pumped the gas like a maniac on a b230f fuel injection
Those one having good breaks, that's for sure. 😜✌️ But it's still a beast on wheels, he started running a heaven faster than I at the morning (born :1989). XD 🤓
Good job
Don't push the throttle while cranking it. Won't help you anything on an injection engine. :)
the engine whispers
I have a 2001 ford Taurus that was sitting for 5 years, put a battery in it and changed the oil and it fired as soon as I turned the key. Stale gas and all
+Vance Meeks was it sitting in the middle of a field, or protected in a garage? Anwyays propz, the Taurus is an awesome car :)
Seeing the state of the car, and the fact that it’s not rare and it’s a Volvo, he probably doesn’t give a toss that he revs the engine cold or anything else.
Watching that little pick up trying to pull that beast made me giggle.
yeeeeah after 6 years, a lot of gas in the first 10 seconds of running. nice job
Ricy013 plays windows xp starting up sound
What amazes me most ist the fact that someone just left it there 6 years ago whereas it must have been a pretty decent car back then if it's still running like that now...
I had a 740..fantastic motor car..👍
I had a V reg Volvo 343. It was a shit heap but I loved that car. It was my first and given to me by my father.
runs better than some cars on the streets today
Right leg myokymia associated with joint movements?
Estonia? great video of a Swedish people's tank :)
priming the fuel pump would have sped things up a lot.
7:08 Yeah!! Might use it as a sound effect for something :)
Is this scrapyard located by the sea by any chance?
i see Renault 19 in 2:40 :) Can you try work ?
some years ago we did the same with a Volvo PV sport. Only it had been sitting 20 years outside. To bad the chassi was total. It have been used for rally most of it lifetime. We took a 1 liter bottle connected to the dual carbs and a good battery. 4sec crank and it jumpt to life running without vibbrations or missfire. It was probobly one of the biggers WTF in my life.
Did you try banging on the front brakes to free up the front wheel
Check the fuel pumps! always do the basics first! it will go if you do your home work first, it is obivous the starter works, make sure you have fresh engine oil. pull the wheels and get rid of the rust on the rotors! Volvo's are the best!
good vidéo 😃😍
That MTZ Helped :-)
Why did you pump to start it?
were you able to fix the wheel?
Still better than my daily driven 740
GOD FUCKING DAM STOP PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL ITS A FUEL INJECTED MOTOR ALL THE PUMPING WILL DO IS PREVENT THE MOTOR FROM STARTING
I got the same car..1990..still runnin smooth as fuck with 670000 miles on it!! Hooyaa
Cool man, if you shorten up the chain..the pulling vehical will get more traction..less tire spin :-)
Volvo 700-series: probably the most solid car in history. Will last 7 generations!
Ever heard of The Mercedes W123? The title of this video should be "It took is 6 years to start a Volvo 740"
@@nedkogenov5530 Those are nothing but rust buckets
@@riple4360 Its a rustbucket if you dont maintain it, besides i was talking about The engine, not how rusty it can get
@@nedkogenov5530come on agree that they are both good cars
the sound of a volvo 740 cooling fan when they are started from cold
good quality video!
+gianluca pointo Yesyes. :D
I like how it takes a tractor to pull Hull the good old swede out
why don't you mount ski on the front wheels?
I really hope you changed the oil filter, oil and petrol in the tank. Because I did that (as well as replacing the spark plugs) in my car that hadn't been started in like 3 or 4 years and it started fine 1st go
Wy did it sit so long?
Dat Navara Turbo! :D
It's a Nissan Titan
+jamdoginc No it isn´t.
It´s a Frontier, but they are called Navara where i live
+jamdoginc Yeah, it's a Navara. Titans are much bigger and not very common in Europe.
+Sebastian Frintzer yes, and they are only available with a v8, in the video it's clearly a Diesel
Peter Lustig Agreed.
Трактор "Беларус" - решение всех проблем!
I have owned a Volvo 740GLE. It's rather like driving a house. So solid.
Considering some of the other stuff i've seen from this guy's videos this one has A LOT less rust.
Seein this video in my recommended 6 years after it was posted. Seems like it’s time for another startup..
What are you doing wirh the cars after you started their engines?
This ladies and gents is an example of what not to do when a car has been sitting for years. There's so many "cold start, old start" videos just like this on CZcams. Burn up the starter and flog the engine once it catches cuz god forbid it dies a few times.
I love the engine too
WOW 🤩
Nice car rescue.. But guys, car jack is a must-have.. :D
Cold start in summer lmao!
MrJokkoma cold start means the motor is cold not the weather