Volvo 440 questions???

Yes - uk Volvo 440 were made in Born in Holland. We think that they put the
|Renault engines in all of them to try and upset the Brits who don';t like
the French!!!

"Joe" <jodabo DeleteThis @ihug.com.au> wrote in message
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 > Hi all my turn to ask a few questions, my wife has seen a 94 440GLT.
 >
 > Is the engine a Volvo engine as it bears a resemblance to a 2 litre GM
 > engine fitted to Camira's and Daewoo's in Aust. and it has large amount of
 > Delco/GM engine sensors.
 > The AC is not working in this car suspect gas loss is this model prone
 > to certain AC problems?
 >
 > Thanking you all in advance Joe
 >
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"Peter Milnes" <peter.k.l.milnes.TakeThisOut@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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 > Should be a Renault unit mate. Nice little wet-liner engine about
1400/1700 ccs.


Not nice at all. Dire infact, especially the early pre phase 2 ones.

The 1.4 is not related to the 1.7 . 1.4 is wet liner, 1.7 is dry liner.

Originally based on the 1.7 renault engine then for the phase 2 models,
volvo massaged it into a 1.6, 1.8 and 2litre which although were better than
the Renault original still not much to write home about. Around a 120k mile
lifespan, and the initial 2litre engines can drink oil due to oil ring /
valve seal problems.


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On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 07:48:14 +1030, "Joe" <jodabo.RemoveThis@ihug.com.au> wrote:
 >Hi all my turn to ask a few questions, my wife has seen a 94 440GLT.
 > Is the engine a Volvo engine as it bears a resemblance to a 2 litre GM
 >engine fitted to Camira's and Daewoo's in Aust. and it has large amount of
 >Delco/GM engine sensors.
 > The AC is not working in this car suspect gas loss is this model prone
 >to certain AC problems?

4 different motors are used in the Volvo 440: the 1.6i, 1.7turbo, 1.8i
(we have it) and 2.0i liter. I think that some are Renault motors (I
know the 1.6i certainly is), and some Volvo. Maybe GM uses a Volvo
motor? The Volvo 440 is designed and made in the Netherlands,
originating from the older DAF cars. Most of those had Renault motors,
that is probably why Renault motors are used in the 440 too. Nothing
wrong with that, good motors!

Regards,
Pieter Hoeben
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"Pieter Hoeben" <hoebenNOSPAM DeleteThis @bigfoot.com> schreef in bericht
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 > On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 07:48:14 +1030, "Joe" <jodabo DeleteThis @ihug.com.au> wrote:
  > >Hi all my turn to ask a few questions, my wife has seen a 94 440GLT.
  > > Is the engine a Volvo engine as it bears a resemblance to a 2 litre
GM
  > >engine fitted to Camira's and Daewoo's in Aust. and it has large amount
of
  > >Delco/GM engine sensors.
  > > The AC is not working in this car suspect gas loss is this model
prone
  > >to certain AC problems?
 >
 > 4 different motors are used in the Volvo 440: the 1.6i, 1.7turbo, 1.8i
 > (we have it) and 2.0i liter. I think that some are Renault motors (I
 > know the 1.6i certainly is), and some Volvo. Maybe GM uses a Volvo
 > motor? The Volvo 440 is designed and made in the Netherlands,
 > originating from the older DAF cars. Most of those had Renault motors,
 > that is probably why Renault motors are used in the 440 too. Nothing
 > wrong with that, good motors!
 >
 > Regards,
 > Pieter Hoeben
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The 2 liter may be a Volvo or a Renault design. The 360 series had a Volvo
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If it's the 1.8i, I'd steer clear. The 1.7's seem to be a lot more
reliable. The 1.8's had a strange single point injection unit, and mine I
had 2 years of problems which 3 separate garrages couldn't sort out (all
Volvo specialists, one was a Volvo dealer). Also very little knowledge on
this n/g, mainly I think cos it's a Renault engine. Don't know much about
the other engines tho, but I couldn't recommend the 1.8i. Also check for
build quality - the 440's aren't great for this... though 94 isn't the
earliest, so might well be ok by then.

Mark

"Joe" <jodabo.RemoveThis@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
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 > Hi all my turn to ask a few questions, my wife has seen a 94 440GLT.
 >
 > Is the engine a Volvo engine as it bears a resemblance to a 2 litre GM
 > engine fitted to Camira's and Daewoo's in Aust. and it has large amount of
 > Delco/GM engine sensors.
 > The AC is not working in this car suspect gas loss is this model prone
 > to certain AC problems?
 >
 > Thanking you all in advance Joe
 >
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