Stupid question: engine size (1.4, 1.7, etc.)

Post by **kermit** » 30 Oct 2006 08:42 am

Hi,

I've got a 1985 Volvo 340 and there's no engine size specified either on the car (at least I couldn't find it) or in registration certificate. Is there any way to determine this based on engine number or any other info I have?

Sorry for the stupid question but the car belonged to my deceased father in law and no one else knows anything about it.

Thank you,
Alan.

Post by **sven360** » 30 Oct 2006 09:44 am

Try the v5 or the mot certificate should be on there.

Post by **kermit** » 30 Oct 2006 09:49 am

Thanks but I'm in Lithuania. I have no such docs

In my certificate I have engine no, chassis no and that's about it.

Post by **340GLT** » 30 Oct 2006 11:02 am

Post the engine no on here.
Adam

Post by **kermit** » 30 Oct 2006 11:03 am

It's 002009377

Post by **Cornholio** » 30 Oct 2006 11:51 am

You can use the following link to work out which engine you have from your Vehicle Identification Number:

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/vin_300.shtml

Post by **mac** » 30 Oct 2006 12:55 pm

If you car is a 1985 year model 340 it can only be one of two possibilities, it will either have a B14 (1397cc) petrol engine or (introduced in 1985 but not in the UK) a D16 (1596cc) diesel engine.

The B172K (1721cc) petrol engine was not introduced until 1986 (after chassis no.120000) and the B19/B200 (1986/1990cc) were only ever fitted to the 360 models.

Another easy way to tell is by the position of the distributor (that the plug leads connect to - sorry if this sounds patronising). On a B14 the distributor is on the L/H (your o/s) side of the engine and on a B172K (some 1976 models were available in late 1985) it is on the rear face of the cylinder head. The D16 obviously has no distributor.

Mac.

Post by **kermit** » 30 Oct 2006 01:05 pm

Thank you! Thanks to link by Cornholio and to explanasion by mac now I know that it's B14.4E and it's 1.4. Problem solved.

Post by **SteveP** » 30 Oct 2006 01:11 pm

Hmm I've always thought the 1.7 was introduced in late 1985 tbh? At the same time there was a facelift from mk2/mk3? Was there a point in time when the Mk3 340 was only available with a 1.4 then? Or was the Mk3 actually introduced in 1986? I'm pretty sure it was 1985 though.. hmm

Post by **mac** » 30 Oct 2006 01:32 pm

The so called 'mk3' (never a factory designation) was introduced from the 1986 year model which in the UK was available from late October 1985. From memory the B172K was available right from the start of the model year - so 'mk3's had the 1.7 option from the beginning.

The new model year starting around October always seems to cause confusion - a car registered in late 1985 could be a 'mk2' or a 'mk3'.

Mac.

Post by **SteveP** » 30 Oct 2006 03:13 pm

So yes, it is possible to have a 1985 B172k, which is a MY86 car. Although 'Mk3' isn't a factory designation - it's an easy description for us to use to distinguish between the facelifts

Post by MJ » 31 Oct 2006 01:00 pm

Shouldn't there be a sticker on the underside of the bonnet with the engine model on it? That would be simpler

Post by **SteveP** » 31 Oct 2006 01:13 pm

Actually, most of the 1.7's actually say 1.7 on the boot too...

Post by MJ » 31 Oct 2006 01:17 pm

But Kermit said there was nothing on the car, I thought he may have missed the sticker

Website · Post by **antiekeradio** » 01 Nov 2006 05:48 pm

SteveP wrote:Actually, most of the 1.7's actually say 1.7 on the boot too...

not in holland. not in most export countries except UK...
UK and france cars usually do have the 1.7 logo at the back.