Engine number

[mrgeoffwright]

Dear Sir, I am hoping that you can help me with a problem I have encountered whilst trying to register my car in Portugal.

I have a 2009 V70, VIN: YV1BW7240A1132466, registered in the UK. In order to matriculate the car in Portugal it was necessary to obtain a European Certificate of Conformity. Unfortunately a problem as arisen because the Certificate shows the engine number to be D5244T14 whereas the engine is stamped D5244T.

The Portuguese authorities are refusing to matriculate the car because of this difference. Can you advise me if the Certifcate is wrong or would Volvo not have stamped the last 2 digits on the engine block.

I look forward to any help you can give me.

Geoff Wright

[EngineeringBloke]

The T14 is a more powerful engine than the T. They have almost identical bore and stroke and may use similar parts. Here is the history:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_D5_engine

I do not see why the authorities would take this stance, but I suspect you need legal help to get them past this sheer foolishness.

Its just an engine part not representative of the whole engine. If Volvo can reuse the lower part of the engine, they do not have to change the part number.

Good luck!!

[RickHaleParker]

The Portuguese authorities are refusing to matriculate the car because of this difference. Can you advise me if the Certifcate is wrong or would Volvo not have stamped the last 2 digits on the engine block.

That VIN number decodes to Model Year 2010 not 2009. I may of been built in late 2009.

First off D5244T is the Engine family or configuration not the Engine number.

The 14 on the end is the configuration revision number. Sometimes the revision number is not there because they can make a D5244T14 out of any D524**** or B524**** block. Sometimes the difference between one revision and the next is not the engine but an accessory like turbo size or fuel injectors.

1st: Fuel type (B/D/GB) B = Bensin (Petrol), D = Diesel, GB = Gas & Bensin
2nd: Number of cylinders (4/5/6)
3rd & 4th: Approximate displacement in deciliters, may be rounded up or down. (23 ~= 2.3 L)
5th: Valves per cylinder (2/4)
6th: Induction method (S/T/F/G/GS/FS/FT/SG) S = standard (naturally aspirated), T = turbocharged, F = fuel injection with catalytic converter, G = leaded fuel compatible, GS = leaded fuel compatible, naturally aspirated, FS = fuel injected standard (naturally aspirated) with catalytic converter, FT = fuel injected, turbocharged with catalytic converter, SG = standard (naturally aspirated) compatible with alternative fuels (LPG / CNG)
7th: Engine generation or engine variant ( Revision number )(2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11 .... )