Cylinder head compatibility?

Re: Cylinder head compatibility? (type44q)

Welcome to Swedespeed.

Scroll down on this...

http://www.nuceng.ca/bill/volv...s.htm

...and note that the '92-'95 had the B6304F Inline 6 while the '96 and up had the B6304F2 with the differences noted here...

http://www.nuceng.ca/bill/volv...6304F Inline 6

This is an $$$ fix no matter what direction you take - just the head or a rebuilt engine install.

Looking at the value of your 960 with bent valves and the value with all repairs made it seems more practical to source a used 960 in good shape.

Good luck.

George Dill

Re: Cylinder head compatibility? (gdill2)

George, thanks for the info and the advice, I really appreciate it!

Under ordinary circumstances, I'd have junked the car at this point (the cost of the repair obviously exceeding the value of the car)... however, I'm doing the work with the help of a friend who owns an independent european car repair facility here in the OKC area and I have a line on some reasonably-priced heads with no bent valves. The Volvo tools are probably what are really going to get me; hopefully I can find somewhere that'll let me rent them.

I checked out that engine info you provided links to; I was unable to tell if a newer 96+ cylinder head is compatible with my 1995 engine. Adding to my confusion is the fact that Hollander (salvage yard interchange database) indicates that 92-94 and 95-98 (not 96 - 98) are separate interchanges. Wish I knew for certain which heads were compatible.

Modified by type44q at 9:24 AM 5-15-2009

Modified by type44q at 9:38 AM 5-15-2009

Re: Cylinder head compatibility? (type44q)

Well, just got off the phone with parts dept at the local Volvo dealer and they're confirming the same thing Hollander Interchange is saying: that 92 thru 94 are one cylinder head and 95 and up is another. But even if that's definitely accurate (and I've come across incorrect Audi dealership info all the time, at least on the older turbo 5cyl cars I've owned), it says nothing conclusive about compatibility.

To add further confusion, it turns out my valve cover has 93, 94 and 95 in little circles stamped into it.

Re: Cylinder head compatibility? (gdill2)

On the top of the valve cover, it reads "1285"

1001537-2 (typo corrected) is cast into the underside of the valve cover.

1001536 P02 3 0 is cast into the passenger side of the cylinder head.

My VIN # is YV1KW9615S1025379.

Thank you!!

Modified by type44q at 10:29 AM 5-15-2009

Re: Cylinder head compatibility? (gdill2)

Yep, I know carfax; I've been using them since their beginning to check out the history of cars I was interested in buying.

Not sure how throwing money at them is going to help me find the cylinder head interchange info I need, though...

Re: Cylinder head compatibility? (gdill2)

Hmm, where on the block might I find those numbers?