Fitting a 2.4 engine to a S60R.

[Harvey]

Sorry to here the bad news,just how much did you have the red line raised ?.
When I read this even more than happy to leave it stock,engine that.
Do hope you can get it back on the road soon.

[graemewelch]

Sorry to here the bad news,just how much did you have the red line raised ?.
When I read this even more than happy to leave it stock,engine that.
Do hope you can get it back on the road soon.

i dont think it makes that much difference. its a common fault standard or remaped it can still happen.

[Harvey]

i dont think it makes that much difference. its a common fault standard or remaped it can still happen.

What I have seen on the web almost all liners have cracked when a remap has been done and driven hard.

[stribo]

I take it they've has a scope down it? All the others I've read about monstered coolant, or at least sipped it.

Not that I know of, just changed the thermostat, and as it continued overheating said it was either cracked liner, or head gasket, but head gasket is rare.

[stribo]

Sorry to here the bad news,just how much did you have the red line raised ?.
When I read this even more than happy to leave it stock,engine that.
Do hope you can get it back on the road soon.

It's been raised to 6700.

[graemewelch]

What I have seen on the web almost all liners have cracked when a remap has been done and driven hard.

remaping will slightly increase the odds on it failing but it dosnt mean it wont happen when its remapped. its a daft mistake by volvo. they tried to make the R better by making it 100cc bigger but instead made it weaker. to behonest im tempted to shim my liners and ive got the 2.4. if i do ill kill two birds with one stone and polish and remove cast marks on the head

[claymore]

When you shim the cracked liner you must use jbweld as well, to help seal the crack, so you might as well use jbleld on all the shims, here is one that Tim repaired with 2 cracked liners:

[graemewelch]

Not that I know of, just changed the thermostat, and as it continued overheating said it was either cracked liner, or head gasket, but head gasket is rare.

have they done a compression test. for all they know the propeller on the water pump could be loose. i know im obcessed with compression tests but they can get so much info about whats going on

[Volvo_Mad]

why change a 2.5 turbo with 300 brake for a 2.4 with less power?

[graemewelch]

When you shim the cracked liner you must use jbweld as well, to help seal the crack, so you might as well use jbleld on all the shims, here is one that Tim repaired with 2 cracked liners:

are the liners removed befor jibwelded. are the liners alloy or steel

[S70T5Chris]

why change a 2.5 turbo with 300 brake for a 2.4 with less power?

The engine makes no difference, near as dammit. A 2.4 T5 is 260bhp, and a standard S60R is generally 280bhp despite the book figures. The difference in power is purely down to software. Apart from the tiny increase in engine size, the hardware is exactly the same.

[claymore]

are the liners removed befor jibwelded. are the liners alloy or steel

You just squeeze some jbweld in the slot and then push the shims in

[Dream3r]

The engine makes no difference, near as dammit. A 2.4 T5 is 260bhp, and a standard S60R is generally 280bhp despite the book figures. The difference in power is purely down to software. Apart from the tiny increase in engine size, the hardware is exactly the same.

^ This. The 2.4 software is just a seriously detuned R file.

Don't write the block off without confirming. The liner 'fix' doesn't work 100% but does work in a lot of cases.

If it was me and I had blown liners I'd try it, the man's a magician!

BTW, my redline is 7600RPM, and yes I drove it bouncing off the rev limiter at Combe all morning lol.

[JT]

gutted for you mate, now we both have loads to do before trax!

[Nealevo]

Sorry to hear about your woes, hope its sorted for TRAX

[GregE102]

The engine makes no difference, near as dammit. A 2.4 T5 is 260bhp, and a standard S60R is generally 280bhp despite the book figures. The difference in power is purely down to software. Apart from the tiny increase in engine size, the hardware is exactly the same.

I love it when you talk dirty Chris!

And your right the Engine makes no Difference, I have always found a Tim is what makes the difference between an engine going FUBAR and not!!
And we have both been down that road, but since using a Tim its not happened!
It speaks for its self!

[stribo]

I'll be bending Tim's ear tomorrrow.

[Dangerous Dave]

Not that I know of, just changed the thermostat, and as it continued overheating said it was either cracked liner, or head gasket, but head gasket is rare.

I dunno, my 2.4 lpt headgasket has gone twice, and my dads needs doing now as well.

When you shim the cracked liner you must use jbweld as well, to help seal the crack, so you might as well use jbleld on all the shims, here is one that Tim repaired with 2 cracked liners:

Are those shims flush with the top of the block? Was reading one of the threads with a debate whether or not to have them flush or a couple of mm below.

[stribo]

I dunno, my 2.4 lpt headgasket has gone twice, and my dads needs doing now as well.


Are those shims flush with the top of the block? Was reading one of the threads with a debate whether or not to have them flush or a couple of mm below.

Speaking to my mechanic today, he said even when he'd done head gaskets at the dealer he worked at, they never held, but he hadn't had to do that many as they're not that common.

[t5 pete]

Speaking to my mechanic today, he said even when he'd done head gaskets at the dealer he worked at, they never held, but he hadn't had to do that many as they're not that common.

Theres must be a reason for the failing head gaskets after being replaced weve never had one fail so some thing must have been a mistake