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Re: 16 Valve Head 700 1989

posted by  someone claiming to be Gene Stevens on  Fri Dec 8 10:50 CST 2000 [RELATED]

I'm pretty sure it was used from '89-'92 as an option in the 740 and 940. Plenty of manufacturers plastered "16 valve" on their hot cars so Volvo had to get into the ring. It was supposed to be the hot naturally aspirated engine that gave the power of the venerable B230FT turbo without the lag. It also included a counter-rotating balance shaft to offset the secondary rhythm (hi-rev buzz) that plagues all in-line 4 cylinder engine.

The 16V B234F engine was an inteference design that, besides earning a bad reputation for oil leakage, literally cost almost the car's value to repair if the timing belt failed, since 16 expensive valves were bent every time.

There are probably thousands of these engines in the yards...just none of them with GOOD heads. Without a saleable engine, these carcasses probably get crushed sooner than others.





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