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360beast · Sep 5th, 2021, 21:22

Following on from Kiloran's thread where his engine has been diagnosed as toast he has employed me to save his 940!

The plan was originally for me to use a B230ET bottom end and source a 530 cylinder head from ebay etc to build up a 2.3 to replace the dead B200F. However when I mulled it over there would be issues with insurance, DVLA & blanking the turbo oil drain so I decided to have a look on ebay to see what was out there and there was a B200F for sale with a link to a video showing it running smoothly so he bought it and got it delivered to me.

So the plan is for me to replace all the gaskets, seals and belts then once the engine is all done we will get the 940 transported to me and I'll swap the engines over.

I've ordered all the bits I will need from Volvo... hopefully, we shall see what surprises it holds for me. The only bits that aren't Volvo are the air filter, NGK spark plugs, coolant and oil.

Some gaskets and seals are coming from GCP so will be around 2 weeks before they arrive.

IMG-20210904-WA0004 by Luke Ryland - Flickr2BBcode LITE

IMG-20210904-WA0006 by Luke Ryland - Flickr2BBcode LITE

The engine is on a two pallets making a handy engine stand so I'll leave it ratchet strapped to the pallets to make life easier for working on it.

Sep 5th, 2021, 21:22	#1
360beast Go redblock or go home Last Online: Today 08:24 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK	Saving Kiloran's 940 Following on from Kiloran's thread where his engine has been diagnosed as toast he has employed me to save his 940! The plan was originally for me to use a B230ET bottom end and source a 530 cylinder head from ebay etc to build up a 2.3 to replace the dead B200F. However when I mulled it over there would be issues with insurance, DVLA & blanking the turbo oil drain so I decided to have a look on ebay to see what was out there and there was a B200F for sale with a link to a video showing it running smoothly so he bought it and got it delivered to me. So the plan is for me to replace all the gaskets, seals and belts then once the engine is all done we will get the 940 transported to me and I'll swap the engines over. I've ordered all the bits I will need from Volvo... hopefully, we shall see what surprises it holds for me. The only bits that aren't Volvo are the air filter, NGK spark plugs, coolant and oil. Some gaskets and seals are coming from GCP so will be around 2 weeks before they arrive. IMG-20210904-WA0004 by Luke Ryland - Flickr2BBcode LITE IMG-20210904-WA0006 by Luke Ryland - Flickr2BBcode LITE The engine is on a two pallets making a handy engine stand so I'll leave it ratchet strapped to the pallets to make life easier for working on it.