I my mind an engine swap is simpler than an engine rebuild.
volvolugnut

I completely agree, engine swap is much easier than opening up the engine like for bottom end or head work.

Engine swap job, keys:
- be safe moving around very heavy things
- be organized (super helpful!)
- have enough space to do the job safely and organized

That's the same price I paid for my 2007 XC70 with 119k miles four years ago. It was serviced at a Volvo dealership but timing belt and PCV jobs weren't done yet, Right after I got her I spent a good amount and time on the PCV cleanup, timing & serpentine belts, water pump, front crankshaft seal...

VolvoDJ wrote: ↑07 Jun 2022, 14:06 Well...she may be tough on cars, but she's good to me, and gave me two wonderful daughters. For that alone she can kill a car every couple of years if she wants to!

Well there's a good attitude!

Try vandsautodismantlers in Sacramento area of CA. Specialist Volvo and Saab dismantlers.

Neil.

with a buddy you can do it , snag the steering rack too....and drive shafts , heck i'd buy the whole car.
i'd do the timing belt unless verified new.

That's a shame, great looking XC before the accident. I've never pulled an engine on an XC but I'm sure others will chime in. I'd definitely take the the transmission and angle gear and swap the whole lot. I'm guessing you're taking it out the bottom? I would also go to the effort of changing the tr...

Check oil and coolant on it. Coolant empty is fine but milky oil is not. Sometimes people leave engine running post crash and you end up with a cooled engine.

That was a nice car! Looks like it got hit hard and spun into something at the LR.

So, is it inside on that nice slab out of the rain while you work? That would be a huge difference from out in the mud in the yard. Is there a time limit on how long you can work on it?

When I put an engine in an Audi A4 in my cold garage through a winter, I bought some thin brown cotton gloves at Ace. $5, just throwaways, but they lasted and worked well. I got attached to those gloves.