Volvo 850 engine rebuild thread

[t5 pete]

Looking lovely and fresh, you must be looking forward to getting it up and running again..

Yeah I cannot wait should have the block fully built up tomorrow appart from ancillarys so I can give it a spruce up then by friday fingers crossed every thing will be back together ready for the swap over also forgot to add I picked the box up with the quarfe lsd fitted at the weekend

[t5 pete]

coming along very nice pete

Cheers bud yeah slowly but surely its just a case of finding free time gunner book a couple of days off work when its ready to get back in god quite a few other things to fit aswell

[t5 pete]

Looks good Pete, who did the work for ya? I got my bonus burning a hole in my pocket and I think this would be a lovely treat for the old gal. ..

Cheers bud I do all the work my self

[AndysR]

Yeah I cannot wait should have the block fully built up tomorrow appart from ancillarys so I can give it a spruce up then by friday fingers crossed every thing will be back together ready for the swap over also forgot to add I picked the box up with the quarfe lsd fitted at the weekend

Excellent! Will be keeping an eye out for updates tomorrow then

[t5 pete]

A little more today got the cams in and the rocker cover sat down also gave the block a clean up and a lick of engine enamle just neeeds to dry and then build the rest of it, also gave the quarfe gear box a lick of paint but have now run out so need to order some more

[Wobbly Dave]

Make sure the mating surfaces are paint free. Found that one out in 2011.

[t5 pete]

Make sure the mating surfaces are paint free. Found that one out in 2011.

Lol its all been built up before paint only areas left are for the manifold but there covered but yeah get what you mean what did you do in 2011

[Wobbly Dave]

gearboxman - sprayed my second one. We installed it & the engine wouldnt start. LOL. Had to partially drop it to clean the surfaces off.

[t5 pete]

lol i bet by that time you was pretty pi$$ed off witht he gear box man

[Wobbly Dave]

sued them & lost - but not just on that - our relationship was tarnished when that box overheated

[t5 pete]

Thats really crap dave how did the box over heat "parts not moving freely or down to fluid

[t5 pete]

All back together now just need to get the other engine out now and transfere parts over.

[M-R-P]

Skills dude!

I'd have the urge to stroke that engine for a while before fitting it. Possibly even give it a little hug...

[t5 pete]

Skills dude!

I'd have the urge to stroke that engine for a while before fitting it. Possibly even give it a little hug...

Lol cheers dude its does look quite nice

[V70 Graham]

Good work Pete, if it goes half as well as it looks your laughing !

[t5 pete]

Good work Pete, if it goes half as well as it looks your laughing !

Yeah will hopefully be a good powerfull reliable engine now

[Jamest5r]

Quality mate top job

[t5 pete]

Quality mate top job

Cheers dude just need to find time now to get it in and get some miles done

[leet5r]

pete , what turbo u using on this engine , sorry if the questions been asked already

[t5 pete]

pete , what turbo u using on this engine , sorry if the questions been asked already

Just a 18t at the min I will see what I can get from that hopefully around 300 and then see how I feel depending if I want more but will stay that way for a while as I need to get 240 done after this and keep up with smithy in my 125bhp glt