List of Volvo engines

Volvo Cars has a long reputation as a maker of reliable inline engines.

When Volvo started in 1927 they ordered the engines from the engine manufacturer Penta in Skövde. The first engine was the four cylinder side valve 28 hp Type DA. In 1931 Volvo acquired a majority of the Penta stock and in 1935 Penta became a subsidiary of Volvo.

The present owner Ford Motor Company has allowed Volvo to continue to design their own engines, with a new-generation straight-6 introduced in 2006.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Side valve six 3 B4B 4 B18 5 B30 6 V6 7 SOHC 8 DOHC 9 Modular 10 Volkswagen Diesel 11 Volvo Diesel 12 T4/T5/T6 engine 13 Short Inline 6 14 V8 15 References

Naming

Volvo has used

• 1955–1985 — four or five characters
• 1985–1994 — five or six characters
• 1993–1994 — six to eight characters

Generally, the following naming scheme is used:

• B for Bensin (gasoline/petrol) or D for Diesel
• Two digits for engine displacement (moved after number of cylinders from 1993)
• One for valves per cylinder (not found before 1985)
• One to three characters for engine features

Side valve six

Main article: Volvo side valve six cylinder engine

Volvo's first six cylinder engine was introduced in 1929. It was an side valve straight-6.

• 1929–1958 Side valve six — PV651/2, TR671/4, PV653/4, TR676/9, PV658/9, PV36, PV51/2, PV53/6, PV801/2, PV821/2, PV831/2 and PV60

B4B

Main article: Volvo B4B engine

Volvo's next major advance was the B4B line of compact straight-4 engines introduced in 1944.

• 1944–1956 B4B — 1.4 L (1414 cc) — fitted into the Volvo PV and Volvo Duett
• B14A — twin-carb B4B
• 1957–1960 B16A and B16B — 1.6 L (1583 cc) — enlarged B14A fitted into the PV, Duett and Volvo Amazon

B18

Main article: Volvo B18 engine

The B18 of 1960 was the company's next major advance, with 5 main bearings.

• 1961–1974 B18 — 1.8 L (1778 cc) — new-design 1.8 L/2.0 L OHV 8v fitted into all Volvo models from 1961 to 1974, but the 164, and 1975 U.S. Spec 240 models
• 1968–1977 B20 — 2.0 L (1986 cc) — evolution of the B18

B30

Main article: Volvo B30 engine

The B30 was Volvo's second line of straight-6 engines, introduced in 1969.

• 1969–1975 B30 — 3.0 L (2978 cc) — fitted to all 164 models, as well as the Volvo C303

V6

Main article: PRV engine

Volvo introduced the PRV engine, its only V6 in 1974. The PRV was available in 2.7 and 2.8 L configurations, with SOHC heads. The PRV was developed together with Renault and Peugeot, thus the name PRV.

• 1975–1979 B27F — 2.7 L (2664 cc) SOHC — Volvo 260

SOHC

Main article: Volvo B21 engine

• 1976–1984 B17 — 1.8 L (1784 cc) SOHC 8 valve
  • 1979–1981 — B17A — 8.3:1 compression — 90 hp
• 1976–1984 B19 — 2.0 L (1986 cc) SOHC 8 valve Volvo 340/360
  • 1974–1978 — B19A — 8.8:1 compression — 97 hp
  • 1974–1981 — B19E — 8.8:1 compression — 117 hp
  • 1979–1984 — B19A — 8.5:1 compression — 90/97 hp
  • 1982–1984 — B19E — 9.2:1 compression — 117 hp
• 1976–1985 B21 — 2.1 L (2127 cc) SOHC 8 valve Volvo 240
  • 1976 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — 102 hp — U.S. models
  • 1977–1978 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — 104 hp — U.S. models
  • 1977–1978 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — 101 hp — California
  • 1979 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 107 hp — North America
  • 1979 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — 101 hp — California
  • 1979–1980 B21E — 9.3:1 compression — 123 hp — European
  • 1980 B21A — 9.3:1 compression — 100 hp — Canada
  • 1980 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 107 hp — Canada
  • 1980 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 107 hp — U.S. models
  • 1981 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 107 hp — California
  • 1981 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 99 hp — U.S. models
  • 1981 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression — 126 hp — U.S. Turbo
  • 1981 B21A — 9.3:1 compression — 100 hp — Canada
  • 1981 B21F — 9.3:1 compression 107 hp — U.S. models
  • 1982 B21F — 9.3:1 compression 99 hp — U.S. models
  • 1982 B21F — 9.3:1 compression 105 hp — California
  • 1982 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression 127 hp — U.S. models
  • 1983 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression — 127 hp — U.S. models
  • 1984 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression — 131 hp — U.S. models
  • 1984 B21FT-IBS — 7.5:1 compression — 162 hp — U.S. models
• 1979–1984 B23 — 2.3 L (2316 cc) SOHC 8 valve Volvo 240
  • 1979–1980 B23E — 10.3:1 compression 140 hp — European
  • 1981 B23E — 10.0:1 compression — 136 hp — Canada
  • 1981 B23E — 10:1 compression — 136 hp — Canada
  • 1982 B23E — 10.0:1 compression — 136 hp — Canada
  • 1983 B23F — 10.3:1 compression — 107 hp — U.S. models
  • 1984 B23E — 10.3:1 compression — 115 hp — Canada
  • 1983–1984 B23F — 9.5:1 compression — 111 hp — U.S. models
  • 1984 B23F — 10.3:1 compression — 114 hp — U.S.models
• 1985–1988 B200 — 2.0 L (1986 cc) SOHC 8 valve Volvo 340/360 and 200/700/900 series for certain markets
• 1985–1995 B230 — 2.3 L (2316 cc) SOHC 8 valve Volvo 240
  • 1985–1986 B230F — 9.8:1 compression — 114 hp — U.S. models
  • 1985–1987 B230E — 9.8:1 compression — 131 hp
  • 1988 B230F — 9.8:1 compression — 114 hp — U.S. models
  • 1989–1993 B230F — 9.8:1 compression — 114 hp — U.S. models
  • 1994–1998 B230FK — 8.7:1 compression — 135 hp — European models
  • 1994–1998 B230FT — 8.7:1 compression — 165? hp —

DOHC

Main article: Volvo B21 engine

The line of multi-valve DOHC engines began with the B234 for the 1989 model year.

• 1989–199x B204 — 2.0 L (1986 cc) DOHC 16 valve — Volvo 740/780/940/960
• 1989–1992 B234 — 2.3 L (2316 cc) DOHC 16 valve — Volvo 740, Volvo 940

Modular

Main article: Volvo Modular engine

Volvo began a line of modular engines in 1990, with straight-4, straight-5, and straight-6 variants developed with the help of Porsche.

• 1993–2002 B52 — 2.3/2.4/2.5 L DOHC
  • 1993–2002 B5234 — 2.3 L (2319 cc) — Volvo 850, Volvo S60, Volvo S70, Volvo V70, Volvo C70
  •  ?–? B5244 — 2.4 L (2435 cc)
  •  ?–? B524 — 2.5 L (2521 cc)
• 2000–2002 B41 — 1.9 L (1948 cc) DOHC — Volvo V40/S40
• B42 — 1.9 L
• 1991–2001 B63 — 2.9 L (2922 cc) DOHC 24v —
  • 1991–1999 B6304F — 2.9 L (2922 cc) DOHC 24v — Volvo 960, Volvo S80, Volvo S90, Volvo V90
  • 2000–2001 B6304 — 2.9 L (2922 cc) DOHC 24v — Volvo S80
• B62 — 2.9 L
  • 1995–1998 B6294 — 2.5 L (2473 cc) DOHC 24v — Volvo 960

Volkswagen Diesel

Volvo licensed Diesel engines from Volkswagen for decades.

• 1981–1986 D24 — 2.4 L (2386 cc) SOHC Diesel — Volvo 240, Volvo 260, Volvo 740, Volvo 760

• 1990s to 2000 2460cc Audi Td1 5 cylinder in 850 and S70/V70 and early S80s

Volvo Diesel

• Volvo D5254T4 Volvo D5 engine

T4/T5/T6 engine

• Designations used for turbocharged versions of the Volvo Modular engine

Short Inline 6

This engine was designed by Volvo in Sweden but is built in Wales, England at Ford's Bridgend Foundry.

Main article: Ford SI6 engine

• Volvo B6324S Short I6 — 3.2 L
• Volvo B6304T2 Short I6 — 3.0 L Turbo

V8

This engine is designed by Volvo Cars and Yamaha Motors of Japan. The engine is built by Yamaha in Japan, and other parts of the engine are added at Volvo Cars engine unit in Skovde, Sweden.

• 1952-1973 B36 - 3.6 L (3560 cc)
• Volvo B8444S Volvo/Yamaha V8

References

• "Chronology of Volvo Engine Development". Volvo Books. http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/Volvo_Books/engine2.html. Retrieved on April 12 2006.