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Originally Posted by Offgrid
The seller thought it was a 2.8, but the engine looks as if John is correct. It's an inline 4.
According to the VIN the original engine was a B200E.
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If it's definitely a 740 then there's no chance it ever had a V6 from the factory which rules out the B28/B280 engine.
If the seller was that unsure that "B230E" referred to a 2.3 and not a 2.8 there's a chance he fitted a B230E timing belt cover to a replacement B200E engine.
You could of course do the reverse and fit a B200E timing belt cover to your engine and plead ignorance and/or insanity about the true size of the engine (have you physically checked the block to see if it has "B230" on it? Right hand side i think) although if the block has "B200" on it then it is indeed a B200.
No good stirring up a hornets nest of insurance problems until you first check your facts and be sure it has a B230 in it.
Mind you, if that seller is that good at fitting timing covers to alien engines, i'd love to see him fit a timing belt cover to my B280E and i'd laugh even harder at him fitting a timing belt!
