Volvo B4204T7 Engine Specifications

VolvoFamily

Anyone able to provide technical specifications (dimensions, clearances, tolerances, torque settings for bottom end rebuild?

Philia_Bear

Whiteblock or drive-e motor?

VolvoFamily

Hi, It is not a drive-e motor. I have never heard the expression Whiteblock before in relation to a Volvo engine. The engine is one of the 4 cylinder T5 engines this particular version is the B4204T7 generation used from 2011 to 2018 in various Volvo, Ford, LandRover, Range Rover and Jaguar vehicles.

Major Ledfoot

VolvoFamily I have never heard the expression Whiteblock before in relation to a Volvo engine.

"Whiteblock" is the commonly-used term for multiple examples of Volvo alloy-blocked, alloy-headed overhead cam engines, mostly those known formally as the "Volvo Modular Engine" family built after about 1990. The blocks weren't painted and were alloy coloured, and so were called whiteblocks to distinguish them from their earlier relatives. They were succeeded by the "Volvo Engine Architecture" (VEA) whiteblocks in about 2016.

"Redblock" is the commonly used-term for the cast iron blocked, alloy overhead cam engines made from 1975 to 1998. Why? The blocks were painted red.

There's plenty of info about redblock engines around because they're simple, reliable, cheap, and strong for what they are. OTOH, there's very little info around outside of the textbooks or the minds of experts on whiteblocks by comparison due to the need to have a bunch of special tools, software, etc, to work on them without making expensive stuffups.

ramrod

It’s a slang term for Volvos

Redblock= cast iron red engine

Whiteblock= aluminium silver engine for newer models

Only those with a few years Volvo experience know of the above difference

VolvoFamily

Thank you ramrod and Major Ledfoot. In 42 years of Volvo experience I am well aware of the term Redblock= cast iron red engine but had never before heard the expression "Whiteblock" to describe Volvo alloy-blocked, alloy-headed overhead cam engines. Apart from whatever Volvo did to alter the cooling system on early versions of the 4 cylinder T5/B4204T6/B4204T7/B4204T11 engines the specifications should be the same as the B4204T7/B4204T11 engines used in Ford, LandRover, RangeRover and Jaguar cars. For interest sake this is the same motor used in the FG Falcon 4 cylinder in Australia.

Philia_Bear

VolvoFamily
That's the Ford ecoboost motor made by Ford and with Volvo badging on it
It's actually derived from the Mazda L series engine
There are no common parts with any volvo made engine
There are 2 versions of the motor, one with the exhaust manifold integrated into the head and one with the manifold being traditional and fully external
I've personally never had to work on one... just replace the powershit transmission bolted to it
The rebuild details are in vida
The rebuild details are the same for volvo as the other uses for the ecoboost 2L, so sourcing rebuild details from another make might be easier if you don't already have a hacked copy of vida from the internet

I'm on vacation for a few weeks otherwise I would look up the details and post for you now

VolvoFamily

Thank you Philia_Bear. You are quite correct. FYI the version of the B4204T7 with the exhaust manifold integrated into the head was only sold in the US. I have a copy of VIDA but no matter how I search I cannot find the specifications.