List of Volvo engines

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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.

1 Naming
2 OHV
3 B4B
4 B18
5 B30
6 V6
7 DOHC
8 Modular
9 Volkswagen Diesel
10 Volvo Diesel
11 Super 6
12 V8
13 References

[edit] Naming

Volvo has used three systems to name their engines:

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

[edit] OHV

Main article: Volvo OHV engine

Volvo's first family of engines was introduced in 1935. It was an OHV straight-6.

1935–1958 EB/EC/ED — 3.7 L (3670 cc) OHV — PV651/2, TR671/4, PV653/4, TR676/9, PV658/9, PV36, PV51/2, PV53/6, PV801/2, PV821/2, PV831/2 and PV60

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] B30

Main article: Volvo B30 engine

The B30 was Volvo's second line of straight-6 engines, introduced in 1971.

1971–1977 B30 — 3.0 L (2978 cc) — fitted to all 164 models, as well as the Volvo C303

[edit] 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

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[edit] 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 DOHC 16 valve — Volvo 740/780/940/960
1989–1992 B234 - 2.3 L (2316 cc) DOHC 16 valve — Volvo 740, Volvo 940

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Volvo Diesel

Volvo D5 engine

[edit] Super 6

Main article: Ford SI6 engine

Super 6 — 3.0/3.2 L

[edit] V8

1952-1973 B36 - 3.6 L (3560 cc)
Ford Yamaha V8 engine

[edit] References

Chronology of Volvo Engine Development. Volvo Books. Retrieved on April 12, 2006.

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