In the interests of completion, I have had confirmation from the good folks at Hastings* that the top compression ring has a radial depth/thickness of 0.135' + / - 0.008" (which to metric users is 3.429mm +/- 0.2mm). The piston this was designed from has a groove depth of 0.165" (4.191mm)....

So, with the help of a friendly engine parts shop (that actually had what I needed!!!) I have some data. The ring dimensions are the same as an VW/Audi 2.2Lt 5 cyl engine also. There is some confusion out there as some of the B5234 family use a 1.2mm thick top compression ring (newer), some use a 1....

I'm in the middle of playing with heads and engines at the moment! The 2000 head won't work without significant fiddling. I do know that a fully reconditioned head would go for around AUD$700-800. Is that too much??? Who knows. As for the job itself...It is well within the DIY scope. Plenty of info ...

Hey Cory, Welcome! With older cars the problems will come and go. Many of the issues you are looking at with your 850 can be repaired with a little understanding and basic tools - especially with the aid of this site and it's members! Have a look at some of the tutorials and see whether you are up f...

Hello everyone, I was hoping that someone could tell me what the dimensions of the standard piston rings are - especially the radial thickness or radial depth. The OEM part number is 31330721 (made by Mahle pn# 038 24 N0). I know the STD bore is 81mm and the top ring thickness is 1.50mm, second ring...

Textar rotors are worth a mention.

The guys at Berry Motor Group in Melbourne, Australia have done this with a 240. Neat job too - they are an indy mech shop. Nice guys there. Use your google-fu.

Thanks guys. Much appreciated. I love being a cautionary tale. "Remember that V70R guy from down under…?" Don't be him. (BTW it's over 40*C here today or 100+ in US terms = summer) The kit was NOT a Mitsubishi kit, nor was it trying to be. I do strongly advise everyone to not try and save ...

Hi All, I just wanted to share my experience with a cheap rebuild kit for the TD04HL that I purchased from ebay. It had the correct number of parts, but the quality of the parts was abysmal. I could not use over 50% of the parts. Bearings/bushes didn't fit the shaft, the o rings were over size, cir ...

No problems at all! I just want to document the experience for others. I did find that the eBay wifi ELM327 OBD2 reader I bought was limited in its use in this case. Partly due to the non-OBD2 compliance of the 1998 electronics and the proprietary Volvo codes but also it couldn't communicate with th...