Hi guys, i think i found my culprit....i took off the heat shield from above the manifold and noticed the there where a few welds added to the manifold, there is a pic with my finger pointing down to a spot between the 2 pipes that has a crack in it. when i reved the engine there seemed to be a spot from underneith the manifold where a puff of smoke came out..
In terms of manifolds, is there a difference between the 10V and the 20V engine..i believe i have the 10V one...what does a new manifold go for? thanks
fabs

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http://www.fcpgroton.com/product-exe...ategory_id/134

$284, but it's Scantech.

Eeuroparts.com doesn´t carry it.

You could probably just get a working exhaust manifold from a junkyard and that would be fine.

 

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+2 BTW you have a 10 Valve unless they just added that cover.

 

Hi guys, i will go to the muffler shop tomorrow morning...
TECH....i guess it is the valve cover, but the wierd thing is that when i ran the carfax on the car, it showed up as a 20Valve...odd...is there a way i can tell be looking at it? or is there a number on the block that can tell me? thanks
fabs

 

Look on the sticker under the hood. It should say engine family and have a number like the following.
I believe the B5202 and 5252 are the 10 valve and the B5204 and 5254 are the 24 valves.

I forget the exact translation but it goes something like this
5204 I know the 5 is for 5 cylinders and the 4 is 4 valves per cylinder. But I forget what the middle 2 numbers stand for. Maybe someone else knows and will fill in my blanks.

Or what is the 6th and 7th digits of your Vin#?

 

Hey TECH..ya i did a search on this forum and found out how to read the vin....indeed i do have the 10Valve engine....in the spid...the 6&7 number..in my case..51 is engine
B5252S which is the 10 valve engine....thanks again..
fabs

 

Hey Tech,

Is there not an way to decode the v.i.n. to tell what type of engine is in the car?


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So was the muffler shop able to fix this, or are you going with a new/salvaged manifold?

 

hey guys, i did find out what engine i have...it's the 10Valve engine.....

as for the manifold, i got a quote today...$600.00 canadian + tax....and the manifold has to be ordered...
is this too much? should i go with a used one?
thanks
fabs

 

Try to find a used one first but inspect good.

 

Hello Chef,

Where about in Canada are you located? Me, I am in the Ottawa Valley.

That price, unfortunatly, sounds close to what I was quoted a whille back when I had an exhaust leak which in the endturned out to be a gasket leak [:'(].

Welcome to the Wonderful World Of Volvo. Where the ride is high and the bank account is low.[]

I am constantly looking for all sorts of things for The Anvil and have found that it is hard to find parts that do not require your social insurance number, date of birth and a refference from your employer [sm=smiley36.gif]

Keep looking and let me know what you find and I'll do the same because it never hurts to help.


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Hey Brick, another fellow canuck..cool where abouts in the ottawa valley? nice car you have btw....i will take it to a volvo garge on monday, they said they can do a pressure test to see where it's leaking,i think it might be the manifold gasket as well..if so, better! anywho good luck with the car..ciao
fabs
p.s. if ever you're in montreal send me a line..ciao

 

Hello Chef,

I am just north west of Ottawa.

When I was young I used to live at 5739 at the corner of Rue St-Urbain and Rue Bernard. A long time ago, well not that long(LOL). And I was born there as well some time back.

Sweet to talk to another habitant and as I get a few more of the critical parts, to me anyway, replaced I gotta keep cool and keep the payments for parts coming until I am done. Then it is going to be touring time.

I am almost certain that I will be in town around the first of August, with a little luck, and if I can I will drop you a line before I take off from here.

And before you ask, I lost mon francais a long time ago and I have been trying to pick it up here and there but this is a small town and people are, and no offence to them, a little rednecked and it is hard. If you do not use it you lose it. LOL.



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