Thinking about buying an 850 that needs a new engine

Post by **jblackburn** » 13 Jan 2010, 08:45

Nope, exact same thing! The 99 and 2000 engines were different, but a 98 is essentially the same thing carried over from the 850. The light-pressure turbo was the GLT model.

I'm not sure if there are any wiring differences, I'll try to dig up some diagrams and compare the two.

Post by **jblackburn** » 13 Jan 2010, 09:17

The general consensus seems to be that the 98 engine will work just fine since it's exactly the same engine block. It's even easier because yours is an N/A model instead of a turbo - the -70 turbo mapping was a little different. The ECU chip is slightly different, but the wiring and everything is the same.

If you choose to go that route, I'd just pop in the 4.4 ECU from the S70 into your 850, and use all the pre-existing 850 sensors and wiring harness. But you'll have spare parts if you need them. Wouldn't hurt to have an extra transmission laying around

http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.ph ... gine-swap/

I'll keep an eye out for you on Craigslist for anything else - my mother is looking around for a V70 in that area, and I'm trying to find a few good ones for her to look at.

Post by **wheelsup** » 13 Jan 2010, 11:46

Silver State Imports had a 98 V70 w/ 72k on it that sold for $5600 a few months ago, I went to look at it the day it was posted on CL and someone had beaten me to it by 5 mins. He bought it on the spot.

I notice Weaver Motorsports ads on CL a lot too, they are nice low mileage cars but are overpriced IMO.

Post by **jblackburn** » 13 Jan 2010, 11:52

I can't stand that guy at Weaver.

Post by **wheelsup** » 13 Jan 2010, 11:57

Haha me neither. I wouldn't ever buy from him.

Post by **outdoor7or24** » 13 Jan 2010, 13:21

wheelsup wrote:Just curious if I buy it would anyone like to help me (via the internet) create a DIY w/ pics for replacing the engine? I am thinking about buying it but have never done such a large job before, so I would need help, but would also like to document it.

Maybe I missed this, but what year is the 850? Just wondering as you said the odo is broke.... and you can pull the true mileage from OBD I if you did not already know/do this.

Just a thought.

Post by **wheelsup** » 13 Jan 2010, 13:56

It's a '96, unfortunately not like my '95! I do pull the miles off mine often.

Still haven't heard back from the seller yet on the title issue though, I was thinking of sending an email maybe on Friday to check up. He seemed excited to get it out of his life but you never know...

Post by **wheelsup** » 24 Jan 2010, 20:28

Well good news (maybe!) the deal is going down on Wednesday (3 days from now). I'm getting it towed to my house.

Of course, as luck would have it, starting mid-Febuary I start to get real busy at work so it's going to be slow going. But I can't wait!!

Here's some pics:

So the next question is...HOW THE HELL DO YOU PULL AN ENGINE????

Ozark????

Post by **jblackburn** » 24 Jan 2010, 20:40

Is that the back of Swedish imports?

And that's a nice-looking car, congrats!

Post by **RobTheModd** » 25 Jan 2010, 05:09

NICE CAR! lol, looks pretty clean! interior pics???

Btw.. haha you pull an engine carefully.
you need an engine hoist. 1st

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