Some facts about my Volvo.
(This is not my Volvo, but a car that looks almost the same!!)
(This is a car that looks like MY Volvo, in fact it is my Volvo!!)
(This is a car that looks like MY Volvo, in fact it is my Volvo!!)
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Model 744 GLT 16 valve -89, it has 112 k miles on the meter, December, 1998. Engine Engine type is B234F, it is a 4 cylinders in a row, front longitudinal, iron cylinder block and light alloy head. It has 16 valve and two counter-rotating balance shafts. Bore and stroke 96 x 80 mm. Unitary and total capacity 579 / 2,316 cc. Compression ratio 10,0:1. Max. power output 155 bhp at 5,700 rpm. Timing gear 4 valves per cylinder, 2 overhead camshafts. Fuel feed LH-jetronic, micro-processor controled Ignition Electronic, micro-processor controled. Each cylinder has a knock-sensor. Transmission Rear wheel drive with 4-speed automatic Aisin Warner gearbox with lock-up. The engines rpm with the lock-up is exactly the same as when the 5th gear is used in a 5-geared manual gearbox. Frame Selfsuporting. Front suspension Independent, McPherson spring struts. Rear suspension Live rear axle which is suspended by torque rods in a special subframe journalled in rubber bushings and a Panhard rod fixes the axle laterally. Brakes Disc breaks ventilated at the front, supported by ABS-system. Steering Rack and pinion. Wheelbase and front and rear track 2770/1460/1460 mm. Tires Front 185/65/15/H, rear 185/65/15/H. Weight empty 1460 kg. Fuel tank 60 litres. Options AC, cruise control, tinted windows, electric motor heater .
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You may wonder, what kind of trouble I have had with my Volvo?
I have owned it from 55 k miles until today about 122 k miles.
1. New exhaust system, the last part, Walker
2. Revolution counter giver, Volvo original
3. New water radiator, Volvo original
4. New medium speed tires; Michelin
5. New discs for the front brake, Volvo original
6. New shocks, all four, Monroe SensaTrac
7. New start battery, Varta 60ah
8. New water pump, Volvo original
9. New exhaust system, the last part, Volvo original
10. New belt for the overhead camshafts (Volvo original) and no belt for the
balance shafts,
makes the service cheaper but the engine
runs a bit tougher
11. New "gasoline computer"
How Volvo characterize my car's engine at the Volvo museum in Gothenburg, Sweden:
In the beginning of 1988, Volvo introduced an interesting engine for the 744 GLT.The B234F has all the features of a sporty engine, with double overhead camshafts, 16 valves, high power output and lots of torque. Futhermore, it features twin counter-rotating balance shafts in order to counteract engine vibrations.
The shafts are located on the outside of the engine block and are driven by a double-toothed belt. They rotate at twice of the engine speed in the opposite direction of the crankshaft. Power output is 159 bhp (155 when automatic transmission is used, it has smaller gas intake).
Do you want to look at the cylinder head of my car's engine's cylinder head, you have got no choice, here it is:
