Dont know what happened to my first post but ayway. Can anyone please tell me if l can exchange mt 1985 760 Turbo motor With the B230F non turbo motor and stiil bolt on my turbo?,l see that the compression ratio is different

You would very quickly blow up your engine.
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George Holmer, Belgium, Europe, 1987 745 GLE Turbo Diesel Intercooler (D24TIC/M46) 200k; 1988 745 Turbo Intercooler (B230FT/M46) 290k; 1988 745 GL (B200E/M47) 190k

Actually, maybe not. There are people who have added a turbo to their naturally aspirated red-block car, and they have not blown up their engine. If you want to be a virtual spectator of somebody else's risky project, check this link, where the owner added a turbo and intercooler to his 1983 245 DL with B23 engine:

http://turbovolvo.saliv8.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=3700&start=0

I know the compression is lower on the turbo models, but I don't know how that lower compression is achieved.

Jeff Pierce
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'92 Mercedes 190E (my daily driver), '93 945 Turbo (a kickass family car), '53 Willys-Overland Pickup (my snow-plow truck/conversation piece)

Dished pistons.

- alex

'85 244 Turbo
'84 245 Turbo (FS $650)

John is correct.

But I'm left wondering...what is a B238FT? Are you overseas? I ask because, in the North American market, the 760 turbo (and 740/780 turbo) sports a B230FT.

Volvo never made a B238FT, that would be a 2.3 litre turbo charged 4 cylinder engine with 8 valves per cylinder... they did make a B204GT which is a merger of the B200FT and the B204F and these also came as 2.3 litre (B234GT).
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George Holmer, Belgium, Europe, 1987 745 GLE Turbo Diesel Intercooler (D24TIC/M46) 200k; 1988 745 Turbo Intercooler (B230FT/M46) 290k; 1988 745 GL (B200E/M47) 190k

The B230F engine has no provision for supplying oil to the turbo, and no hole for the turbo oil drain tube to fit into the block.

That means no, unless you want to do a lot of work arounds.

Thanks John Just trying my luck thaought l had a good deal on an 1989 B230F but dont need the agravation