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M47 located! What do you think of them? 200 1993

posted by  RenoHuskerDu on  Sun Dec 3 08:57 CST 2023
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We looked for months to find a 1993 240 with M47. Here in Texas, only the 93s have AC that defies our summer heat. Manual 1993 240s are very rare. No luck.

But I found a 1990 with an M47 and it is joining Volvo Alley on the ranch here soon.

I hear grumblings on TurboBricks about the M47 saying its ratios are not useful and it's not strong enough for a modified B230FT or B21FT. But we don't have any turbos here. Just atmos.

So what do you think of the M47 and its ratios?








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    M47 located! What do you think of them? 200 1993

    posted by  someone claiming to be trichard on  Sat Dec 9 07:09 CST 2023 [RELATED]

    m47 are long known as weak boxes suitable for b230 engines but not much else

    if you want a volvo box that can handle ''more'' find an m46 from a 740 turbo








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    M47 located! What do you think of them? 200 1993

    uid 46171's pic
    posted by  kittysgreyvolvo on  Tue Dec 5 08:39 CST 2023
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    Yep ++++1.

    Great for normally aspirated 240 with care. Use a quality lubricant, the Volvo synthteic gearbox oil, Amsoil Super Shift synthetic type F, what Redline offers.

    Not Dexron, not mercon, and such.

    Keep the clutch cable adjusted with good free play.

    Look at the drain and fill plugs, Like my red 1990 wagon rottin to death in MOe state, the drain plug as a magnet. Clean that. Lots o silver in the drain fluid. Hmmmm...

    Verify good condition motor / transmission mounts.

    Behind the M37 on 24o is a f,ex couple or guibo, not a U-Joint.

    M47 and M47 II can form leaks through the awful, now brittle paper thin gaskets.

    Read up on M47 and the gear box fluid overfill.

    1990 240 with M47 may have Bosch L-Jetronic 3.1 injection.
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      M47 located! What do you think of them? 200 1993

      posted by  planetman on  Mon Dec 4 09:41 CST 2023
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      What you've read at TB is basically accurate and on top of that, some repair parts are NLA from Volvo and therefore hard to find and usually expensive.
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