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posted by  skunkman on  Wed Nov 30 00:34 CST 2005
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Is the inline 6 in an early 960 the same inline 6 that is in the newer S series? I've got a 90's model 960 with a bad engine, and there's a high HP engine on eBay for $500, from an S60, will it fit?








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    posted by  will rehsper on  Mon Nov 2 06:41 CST 2020
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    They are very different beasts.

    In short, your 960 has the 3.0 liter "whiteblock" engine. The newer engines from the S60 and others are either a 3.2 liter normally aspirated or 3.0 liter turbo and are of a comepletely different design.

    The new engines, instead of running all the accessories off the front, they have what Mother Volvo called the rear accessory drive (READ) system. It's a gear driven arrangement for the alternator, PS and AC compressor. This was done to shorten the length of the engine's footprint to better fit into FWD engine bays.

    Best,
    Will
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    posted by  CW on  Wed Nov 30 03:37 CST 2005
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    You need a "B6304" out of a '92-'97 960, '97-'98 S90, or '97-'98 V90. The camshafts changed in '95, so be aware of that and the wiring harnesses changed in '96 (that shouldn't matter for you). The '99-'05 S80 2.9 (non-turbo) used a version of this engine, but my understanding is that it has variable valve timing and may require a different computer, I'm not sure. Also, I'm not sure if the block is exactly the same, but it *may* work. What happened to your engine? Is it not repairable? The S60 has an inline 5, that will not work in your car without major modification.
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    Chris. Halifax N.S. '98 V90 > 195K km, '91 745T > 300K km (FOR SALE) and '91 745 NA > 410K km.







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