740GLE

[Graham W]

Looking at a 740GLE on a 'D' plate (87-88?) and was trying to work out
exactlyu which engine it has. There's no "Turbo" badge on the car so I'm
assuming it doesn't have one (don't want a turbo). Will this have a B23 or
230 in all likelihood? The place is shut today so I can't ask, but want to
be genned-up when I go back tomorrow.

Thx for advice

Graham W
(determined to get back into Volvo after 18 months of hell not having one!)

 

[Bruce Pick]

My '86 240 has a B230F engine - I'd guess that by '87 all 270's also had
B230F's.

Turbo engines also came with cast alloy wheels - another way to get an
idea of what's under the hood.
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[jdunville]

Looking at a 740GLE on a 'D' plate (87-88?) and was trying to work out
exactlyu which engine it has. There's no "Turbo" badge on the car so I'm
assuming it doesn't have one (don't want a turbo). Will this have a B23 or
230 in all likelihood? The place is shut today so I can't ask, but want to
be genned-up when I go back tomorrow.

Thx for advice

Graham W
(determined to get back into Volvo after 18 months of hell not having one!)

May want to check this URL for some info:

http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/700ModelData.htm#VehicleIdentificationNumberCoding

Joe

 

[Rod Gray]

I have a 86 non-turbo with alloy wheels and a turbo grill. I changed them
because it looks better. The only way to tell is to open the hood. The turbo
is on the exhaust manifold . There will also be a "BOOST" gauge on the
instrument cluster.

 

[Rod Gray]

The turbo is on the exhaust manifold. And it will have a "BOOST" gauge on
the instrument cluster.

 

[William Liao]

The B23 engine was last produced in '84, from '85 onwards it was replaced by
B230, which has lower internal friction.

With my limited knowledge of models available in UK, I'd guess a 'D' plate
has a B230E engine.
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Will
'90 Volvo 744 GLT
B230F converted to B230FB (531 Head & VX3 Cam)

 

[James Sweet]

Looking at a 740GLE on a 'D' plate (87-88?) and was trying to work out
exactlyu which engine it has. There's no "Turbo" badge on the car so I'm
assuming it doesn't have one (don't want a turbo). Will this have a B23 or
230 in all likelihood? The place is shut today so I can't ask, but want to
be genned-up when I go back tomorrow.

Thx for advice

It has a B230 in it assuming it's stock, not sure what variant, over here
they were all injected B230F's, but it might have a carb, should be dead
easy to tell by peeking under the hood, as with the turbo, can't miss it if
it's there.

 

[Graham W]

Thx for all replies

Just been down to have a thorough look at the car armed with what I now
know. There were a tremendous number of anomolies. The worse was the
mileage - 44k ont he speedo, but a quick flick through the paperwork showed
service records at 169,000 etc. Thats fine, it might have had a new speedo
etc. But for some reason, the mileages didn't folow any date order on the
paperwork. So unless it's had at least four different speedo's, I smell a
large rat!

Turned out to have the B230K and a red filler cap. I presume that means
unleaded only or 98 octane. All seemed to work ok, and it sounded sweet as a
nut. Major bummer was the headlining, which was completely knackered.I
couldnt have lived with it as its showing the orangey-coloured sponge where
the fabric has been ripped off.

It was an interesting exercise, but I'll wait for something better to come
along. There's no good reason that the average [traditional] Volvo owner
would allow things to get that bad.

Graham W

 

[William Liao]

Red filler cap is for cars that can take leaded, although it's safe to run
on unleaded too. Unleaded only cars have green filler caps.

Headliner's a very common problem for 740's of this vintage. Even my 740
which was purchased brand new by my parents and meticulously maintained,
headliner still started sagging around 10 years old. I had it replaced
professionally at an upholster shop, cost me AU$220 ($B!r(B91) altogether for
parts and labour, so it's not that expensive.
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Will
'90 Volvo 744 GLT
B230F converted to B230FB (531 Head & VX3 Cam)