Engine 850: B5234TR/2.3/20v/T5R: Strip or bin?

[MissDMeanor]

Originally Posted by BlackBeast

Not sure if its too late, but good H beam rods can be bought from the states, ever heard of SPM? Well there are copies around, which are identical and only cost $100 a piece.

MissD, were you in a low gear when you stamped on the loud pedal? If so, that could be a reason for your overboost.

Hi Blackbeast

Sorry I didn't reply to you on Volvospeed as I didn't want to go off topic on Johann's thread. So I'm on here causing trouble

After sorting the gearbox out one of the pipes wasn't plumbed into the boost control solenoid hence the suspected bent rod

I've had a chat with Don of Kalmar Union so I'll probably be getting a set of strengthened rods from him - thanks for the info tho

[adamsky01]

Originally Posted by MissDMeanor

Hello again

I seem to have blown my engine up

The damage is definitely in the head so I have a quandary....do I strip the engine and replace whatever is making her sound like she ought to be ploughing a field or do I bin her and find another T5R engine?

Also, does anybody have any idea or what sort of price I could pick up a T5R with lowish mileage (up to 100k) engine for?

Many thanks

From a very poorly banana

bin it and get a new car lol

[BlackBeast]

Originally Posted by MissDMeanor

Hi Blackbeast

Sorry I didn't reply to you on Volvospeed as I didn't want to go off topic on Johann's thread. So I'm on here causing trouble

After sorting the gearbox out one of the pipes wasn't plumbed into the boost control solenoid hence the suspected bent rod

I've had a chat with Don of Kalmar Union so I'll probably be getting a set of strengthened rods from him - thanks for the info tho

lol no problem

Expensive mistake to make that. You have to triple check everything. Only takes 5 extra minutes and doesnt cost anything, rather than a bottom end rebuild which will set you back a little.

[MissDMeanor]

Originally Posted by adamsky01

bin it and get a new car lol

Lol, spoken like a true Volvo enthusiast

[MissDMeanor]

Originally Posted by BlackBeast

Expensive mistake to make that.

Too true.....but at least it's one way of making sure I don't get caught speeding

[adamsky01]

Originally Posted by MissDMeanor

Lol, spoken like a true Volvo enthusiast

well if u cant beat them join them lol

[foggyjames]

Originally Posted by PNuT

but would too much boost be harder to acheive with a remap

standard maps only fuel to so much etc....

Sorry, been away for a few days after the weekend...

You're absolutely right - "too much" is almost certainly higher on a chipped ECU than not.

cheers

James

[bb54]

Originally Posted by PNuT

it does answer one of bb54's questions tho..... rods will bend with a standard map!

not completely standard as mouthy was hitting 20 + psi, but point taken bud.

damn Jules,one thing after another huh.
best of luck with the re build hun.

wayne

[foggyjames]

You're far more likely to bend rods with a stock map, since there's less 'extension' in the map to cope with elevated boost...but of course exceeding the limits of your fuel system will reduce even big beefy H-beam rods to a pile of banana shaped metal pretty damn quickly with detonation. Their real strength is in what you can do with them once the tuning is spot on.

In other words, fitting 'big' rods instead of tuning the engine properly is daft, in my book.

cheers

James