740 16v b234f engine wanted

Major Ledfoot

Who, me? Nah, I'm just a Volvo fanatic in Tassie, who knows @ramrod from my days on the mainland.

From your description, it appears to have blown a head gasket. How many kays are on the car?

If done properly, the head will need to be removed, and placed in an oven under clamps to ensure it's straight.

It would be sensible to replace the cam timing belt at the time the head is removed. The balance shaft belt would be best removed and not replaced while that's being done.

Shop around for the best price - the good guys will also tell you about changing the timing belt.

Complete, good, original B234 engines are getting hard to find now. Your alternatives to replacing the HG in the car are -

swapping over to a B230F 4 cyl single OHC engine. Won't go as hard as the B234F, and will likely cost as much as a HG replacement once all the computers, etc, are changedengine swap to V8 LS1 (yawn) or similar. Not cheaper or hassle free as a HG replacement, but may go harder. part out the car. The head alone should fetch $500 (I hope you don't scrap the car and part it though)sell the car

I hope you decide to bite the bullet and repair the car properly. If the wagon is still in basically good shape, and you like it, IMO it's hard to find anything better than a 700 or 900 wagon for the price of a head gasket repair.

I bought a wagon with a blown HG, which was then fixed properly, and it's gone to NSW and back to Launceston many times since, even towing a trailer full of parts.

Ahaha thank you for these informations! Those options seems kind of difficult for me... I've never fix a car by myself as I have not much knowledges and experiences for vehicles, so prefer to find someone who be able to repairs for me, but also would love to learn and try tho. 

A thing is I am traveling at the moment, so I don't have repaire tools and place be able to do it, if you don't mind, do you willing to meet up and have a look for my car? If you would like to teach me and repair in this case that would be very helpful. Definitely would love to pay for it!

Another thing is, a pipe of coolant system had breakage a years ago, it made my engine has been high temperature at that time, so I think maybe this issue is because of that.

This is the oil that I took off from water tank today... it looks really... bad. 

Roinik

Head gaskets are easy to do. You might find that you have a couple of hydraulic tappets on the way out if you've done a bazillion km.

So the list to contemplate:

Top overhaul set: Skandix have the overhaul gasket set

Whatever hydraulic lifters have failed (i.e. they don't compress in your fingers): Skandix have the hydraulic tappets.

Timing belt change: Skandix have new timing belts.

Check the oil pump: The oil pump bolt grade needs to be 10.8 and get the part number on the oil pump gear to check that it has been upgraded.

Do the head in oven thing as above and get it checked for being straight (if not, get it skimmed). Get the valves lapped. Put it all back together, time it all up and enjoy. What year is it?

Thank you so much! I think it's really complicated until I actually learn how to do it and do it by myself...

Roinik

Head gaskets are easy to do. You might find that you have a couple of hydraulic tappets on the way out if you've done a bazillion km.

So the list to contemplate:

Top overhaul set: Skandix have the overhaul gasket set

Whatever hydraulic lifters have failed (i.e. they don't compress in your fingers): Skandix have the hydraulic tappets.

Timing belt change: Skandix have new timing belts.

Check the oil pump: The oil pump bolt grade needs to be 10.8 and get the part number on the oil pump gear to check that it has been upgraded.

Do the head in oven thing as above and get it checked for being straight (if not, get it skimmed). Get the valves lapped. Put it all back together, time it all up and enjoy. What year is it?

Especially in English hahaha...

Major Ledfoot

@euphiefernn I will give @jackafrica a phone call tomorrow and see if he can recommend somebody he knows is good in your area to have a look at it for you. I am really tied up for the next few weeks.

That coolant looks awful. Avoid driving the car if you can.

Sounds lovely! Thank you very much!

yeh I know... I have heaps things need to do, don't think I can without but I'll try as much as I can.

Roinik

@euphiefernn what @bgpzfm142 means is park it up and don't drive it. The only time to drive it is to the repair shop.

Is the oil the same colour?

no the engine oil more like clear brown.

I just found this item not sure if this helps for a while?

Major Ledfoot

@euphiefernn - I had a chat with Richo today, he recommended a shop who does things properly -

Autocraft

225 Collins St, Hobart TAS 7000

Phone: (03) 6234 1044

Major Ledfoot

@euphiefernn - I had a chat with Richo today, he recommended a shop who does things properly -

Autocraft

225 Collins St, Hobart TAS 7000

Phone: (03) 6234 1044

Thank you so much!

I would like to visit and inquire about it, but I guess they might say the same as other mechanics... ‘there's no worth to fix it etc’ haha...

ramrod

https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/171574#Comment_171574

They say that, to make you go away. They don't want slow tedious work, they would rather do oil services and make more money.

But, they have been recommended by fellow volvo enthusiasts so I would give them a call

You are very kind and helpful, really appreciate that... It's been a bit hard time for me in these few days, I don't want to give up and you guys are just giving me very great positive vibes and hope x

Thank you a lot ?

This is one of our adventure.

She is wonderful isn't it x