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8 or 16 valve?

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808turbo
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Year and Model: 1989
Location: hawaii

8 or 16 valve?

Post by 808turbo »

Hi everyone. I'm a newbie here and just got me 89 4 door sedan 740 turbo. How can I tell if I have a 8 or 16 valve engine?

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billofdurham
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Post by billofdurham »

Welcome to Matthew's Volvo Site.

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) will give you that information.

An example VIN is YV1 A X 44 X K 1 000000. The figures in red denote the engine. On your VIN plate the numbers 69 = B280F; 87 = B230F + turbo; 88 = B230F; 89 = B234F.

The B234F is 16 valve.

Bill.
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808turbo
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Year and Model: 1989
Location: hawaii

Post by 808turbo »

Got it....thanks. Looks like I have a 8 valve. This is gonna be exciting. Its my first volvo and I'm allready amazed at how much power it has.

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