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.

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[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] 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

[edit] B4B

Main article: Volvo B4B engine

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

[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.

[edit] 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 (2127 cc) SOHC 8 valve Volvo 340/360
  • 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

[edit] DOHC

Main article: Volvo B21 engine

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

[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.

[edit] Volkswagen Diesel

Volvo licensed Diesel engines from Volkswagen for decades.

[edit] Volvo Diesel

[edit] T5 engine

[edit] Super 6

Main article: Ford SI6 engine
  • Volvo B6321S Super 6 — 3.0/3.2 L

[edit] V8

[edit] References