Hi all. My bad, Ineglected to change my timing belt from 220k to 394k, now it broke. Are these engines interference type ebngines, that is, should i now be concerned about valve damage from this break down?? I was cruising at approx 70kph under light acceleration when it died. I have to decide on replacing the belt and hoping for the best or tearing off the head and expecting the worst...

TIA

 

I think your screwed, But that is a ton of miles for an 850. WHAT YEAR IS YOUR CAR?

mATT

 

the car is a 94, but the engine came out of a 97 v70

 

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but yes, these are indeed interference engines..

 

Matt850, he is from outside the US. Those are Kilometers, not miles lol.

But Messenger, I don't know where you're from, and what the equivilant of 400kilometers is (I think about 200k miles, roughly), but do you have the budget to get a new car?

If you can't....These engines are pretty cheap. I've heard that in the US, they run for around $600. Most engines are around $1000....

 

400k is more like 240,000 miles. I just painted the darn thing a month ago, so I was hoping to get another year or 2 or another 200k out of it (courier business owner)

It was still runningreally strong, just bit of after idle turbo smoke but nothing major, and I've got a box full of new front end parts I was going to install this weekend. I was hoping they were not interference engines, but I guess its off to the wrecking yard in search of a head I go

I know of only 1 engine available in my entirearea (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)and it's out of a 97 V70 with approx 75,000 miles on it, they want 1800.00CAD +15% tax. Hopefully i can pickup a used head for a fraction of that, or worst case scenario, rebuild mine.

 

^Ah....I was afraid of that.

Have you checked some online junkyards/retailers? Perhaps you could find something cheaper than 1800 CAD...

 

Wait, are you Turbo or non, because I was reading another one of your posts and you said you were n/a?

Edit: There are quite a few n/a motors on Ebay..Turbo...Not so much...

 

the car in question is my Turbo. After I was rear ended by a tercel and walked away with a pretzeled exhaust, dented tailgate, and a broken tail light, while the tercel was dragged onto the back of a tow truck for scrap, I bought a non-turbo for the wife (she gets enough tickets)

 

i know of at least 4 non turbo engines locally, I've been keeping an eye out at the local yards as i also bought a 94 non turbo for one of my drivers and given his propensity for neglecting his vehicles (guy with a broken belt pot/kettle/black eh) thought it wise to watch for a spare engine.

 

^lol. You must be doing some high-end courier work. Riding around in Volvos. Nice![8D]

Good luck on your search. Update us if you find a motor..

 

lol trust me when I say I've taken some heat for it! But I will never go back to the econbox wagons we used to drive. These cars are way to safe, comfy and fast to resist.