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Hi Singara,
You've certainly had some fun with your 16 valves. A beautiful engine when running well but not as bullet proof as the b230f/t.
After all your work on the beast you may be better off keeping it.
If buying, my recommendation would be a b230f or b230ft 940.
However the problem you face with most 2nd hand cars is that they all have some expensive issue or issues that need attending to such as heater core, air con etc. Put on top of that the cost of 'baselining' with synthetic fluids, brake fluid and coolant, timing belt etc and you've already spent a few dollars.
As for synthetic, my experience and research would say go for it wherever it can be used, particularly if you plan to keep the car some years. I use Mobil 1. The only weight available in Aus is 5w50. This is not the preferred viscosity but I have no choice.
It's a shame there is no easy way to ship from Australia as I looked at an immaculate 92 940SE turbo on the weekend. It had only travelled 180000kms. The asking price was $10000Aus. The dark grey leather was the best I'd seen in a Volvo (probably helped by the tinted windows), and the exterior was faultless. It was such a good buy it sold the next day.
It had cruise. You wouldn't have had to put previous experience into practise!
Take care,
John H from DOWNUNDER 93 945, 88 240, 85 245.
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