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Originally Posted by Davadava
Cheers, it has been a great worry to us.
We have been told that the crankshaft shells will be replaced and then the engine tested with the diagnostic machine connected to check all is ok.
A mechanic pal said "the engine will be toast in no time" I fear he is correct.
Don't fancy it going pop whilst towing the caravan on a motorway
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I actually don’t think Volvo will offer anything other than a replacement engine??
The issue is that whilst replacing the shell bearings will bring it back in spec and prevent knocking there will be microscopic parts of shell bearing throughout the engine which you won’t clear out.
Valve stem seals in the top have run dry so they won’t last long, and there will be parts of the camshaft and valves etc that will have been temperature effected (hardened or annealed).
I don’t believe you will have too much issue with a reputable Volvo dealer (sadly it’s impressive that they actually admitted it).
But that engine is now completely finished unless you have some over whelming evidence to the country.
Keep us posted as to how you get on with it?