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Re: What Motor? 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be Evan R on  Sun Nov 26 06:33 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Assuming you are in the US, the B230F is indeed the correct motor.

Early B230F motors, 1985-1987.5, had smaller bearings than either the earlier B21/23 and post-1987.5 B230F. Volvo did this in a tradeoff for longevity vs. fuel efficiency.

There is anecdotal evidence that this motor MAY have a shorter life then motors with bigger bearings. This is more common in the turbocharged B230FT, which wrings more power from essentially the same motor.

My '85 245DL has one of the earliest-built B230F engines. It is getting weak at 270k. But it appears to have been abused/neglected in an earlier life.

For all intents and purposes, a normally-aspirated B230F can be considered as reliable as a B21F.

Others may disagree. YMMV.





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