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Finding parts for diesel Volvos can be tricky. Even though there is nothing too mysterious or complicated about when they were sold here and which models were available (240/260 1980-1985; 760 1983-85; 740 1985-86), many parts suppliers do not have accurate catalog listings so looking parts up by application is not always reliable... some years they show no diesel parts at all, while others are only partially there.

For whatever reason, I have found that 1984 seems to be the best year to look up for finding parts by application, both for the 200 and 700 series. Maybe because it is right in the middle of the production range... I don't know. Whenever I need parts, I always look up a 1984 760 Turbodiesel, or for 240 parts, I use a 1984 244 Diesel. Regardless all the parts are the same for all model years of 200 Diesel or 700 Diesel, so you looking up an '84 244 for your '80 245, or me looking up an '84 764 for my '86 745, will nonetheless lead us to the correct respective parts.

The bottom fuel filter you found is the correct one. The first two are for gasoline Volvos. The body of the filters actually look quite similar in that picture, but in reality the diesel one is a spin-on type, while the part of the gasser filter that you cannot see looks just like the end that you can -- it has high-pressure banjo fittings on both sides.

When all else fails, Bosch, VW or Volvo part numbers are always a safe bet. And it is worth keeping in mind that for many generic items -- i.e. injector bodies, glow plugs, camshaft seals, fuel filters, D24 oil filters (D24T's are different), valve adjustment shims, etc, Volvo Diesels are identical to more common models from VW and Audi throughout the '70s, '80s, and early '90s... so even if you cannot find the part under a Volvo listing, chances are it is still available, just in a different part of the catalog.

George