Hood latch spring failure

Tim McNamara · 2010-03-14T16:44:11+00:00

My 1990 240 popped up an odd little failure yesterday. Two of them simultaneously, actually. It was reluctant to start and was stumbling on acceleration from a stop; this was following several days of rain and in the past this has indicated new spark plug wires being necessary. So I popped the hood and the wires looked fine. I noticed a strong gasoline smell though and started looking around. I found a fuel leak just in front of the left rear wheel, dripping off a sort of cage around what is probably the fuel pump (I haven't looked at my manuals yet to verify, and I'm not going to fix it myself anyway. It's also due for a new fuel filter and the in-tank pump makes a lot of noise too so there are several issues to attend to).Figuring that the fuel leak may have been causing the slight stumble, I closed the hood. It wouldn't stay down. Further investigation showed that the hood latch retention spring had broken off. Jeez. Now this seems like something I could fix myself- the question is, do I need a specific part from Volvo or can I find something suitable at the hardware store?

Mar 14, 2010 24 Replies

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clay 16 years ago

I know there are, I seen them. Just have to figure out which bookmarks they are. Here's one to start:

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James Sweet 16 years ago

I never took any, but essentially you flip the seat over and there's wire hoops that hold the upholstery together. Cut those with some heavy diagonal cutters as you remove the fabric, then when you go to put it back together, nylon zip ties work well.

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clay 16 years ago

Here's another...

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Tim McNamara 16 years ago

Those are great, Clay. Thanks!

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imkressy 13 years ago

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