Volvo RWD Forum

INDEX FOR 10/2025(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 3/2023

[<<]  [>>]


THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD




  REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

1995 Volvo 940, Non Turbo, Bosch system intank fuel pump

Greetings everyone,

Trying to replace the in-tank fuel pump on 95 Volvo 940 wagon, non-Turbo. The fuel pump I received is a Bosch fuel pump P/N 69693 for Volvo 940 TURBO. I need to understand if it would be okay if this pump be installed on my 95 Volvo 940 Non-Turbo. Thank you all for your help!

Best,
Habib








  •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

    1995 Volvo 940, Non Turbo, Bosch system intank fuel pump

    You first need to determine if you have a single (in-tank) pump or if you have a two pump system, (the in-tank pump being low pressure and the downstream pump being the high pressure pump). You need at least one high pressure pump in order for the engine to receive adequate fuel flow. You can NOT determine if you have a one or two pump system based solely on whether your car is turbo or non-turbo as the fuel system configurations got kinda wonky toward the end of the 940 production run.
    So once you’ve identified if you have a single or double pump system you need to check the pressure specs of the various pumps available. Whether the high pressure pump is in the tank (as in the case of the single pump system), or under the drivers floor (double pump system), it needs to put out upwards to 50 psi.
    If it’s the tank pump of a dual pump system then it doesn’t need to be of particularly high pressure - just enough to push the fuel up to the high pressure pump.








    •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

      1995 Volvo 940, Non Turbo, Bosch system intank fuel pump

      Actually, the OP shouldn't need to worry about a pre-pump in a 1995 940 B230FD, it was supposedly all just a single in-tank main pump by then in the North American market. Still, you're right, better safe than sorry, take a good peek under the car just to make sure there's nothing next to the fuel filter up on the mounting bracket so you know for sure it's all in-tank. You never know if it's an oddball late production 1994 that ended up plated as a 1995, especially if it came from another market.

      Curiously, the Volvo Pocket Data Booklet suggests all the red block 940s ran at the same fuel pressure. The Regina and Bosch pressure regulators are both spec'd for 300 kPa (43.5 psi), shutoff is 200-300 kPa. The injectors are also listed at the same system pressure of 300 kPa, although the injection volume at that pressure is different, 170 cc/min for Regina B230F, 185 for LH B230F, 300 for LH B230FT/B234F. However, the fuel pump specs suggest a different story. Although the pump flow rates are basically the same spec at the same system voltages, the spec is at a higher working pressure for the Regina system, listed at 350 kPa (50 psi) for Regina rather than 300 kPa for Bosch. Not surprisingly if a pump has to deliver a higher working pressure, the normal current draw for the Regina pump is listed at 8.8 amps rather than 6.5 for the LH pumps. If the system pressure on the output side of the regulator is the same and the injector flow is similar, why would the working pressure for delivery to the regulator need to be be different? Must be something different about regulator designs I'm not quite grasping.
      --
      Dave -still with 940's, prev 740/240/140/120 You'd think I'd have learned by now







<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.