Pair of turbo-diesel Volvo Bertone 262s for $2000

NMNA, but this sounds right up GRM's alley...

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/cto/6008469939.html

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Good lord. The only engine Volvo ever used that was less reliable and shorter lived than a B27 PRV. I made a 262C driveable once by installing a B23E and M46. Much, much better.

So what, pray tell, kind of "basic tune up" will make a non running diesel engine run again??

Commonly on those, a head gasket and non-barrel shaped cylinders...

Aren't those some sort of VW truck engine? You'd think they would hold up ok in a car.

BrokenYugo wrote: Aren't those some sort of VW truck engine? You'd think they would hold up ok in a car.

Not really, but they have been installed vertically in generator cabinets. I always kinda wondered why the six cylinder sucked so hard, it's the same internal geometry as the 1.6 VW Diesels that are considered to be cockroaches. Maybe they made the blocks out of compacted boogers instead of iron?

The main good thing about these engines is that they require the mythical Audi I5 RWD transmission. Likewise, you should be able to bolt in an Audi five or V8 without too much work.

I'm just gobsmacked that Volvo would have made an unreliable diesel at a time their gasoline engines (4 cylinder anyway) were stellar.

I have developed a theory about the D24 and its short life. (VW bashing to follow) A Volvo at 160,000 miles is still a pretty nice car, maybe halfway through its life. A VW Jetta at the same age is pretty much toast, so a worn out engine fits.

I shouldn't really bitch those VW 6 cylinders out so hard. I made a lot of money from them. First, getting paid for warranty head gaskets, then customer pay head gaskets at the dealership, then swapping gas engines into them at my own shop later.

There was a farmer got 300,000 km out of a D24T 760, but he lived a million miles from civilization. I only remember doing the head once on it, so thats pretty good...

Manual M46 transmission was available for them. Same as the normal one except for bellhousing and a pilot bushing sleeve.

spitfirebill wrote: I'm just gobsmacked that Volvo would have made an unreliable diesel at a time their gasoline engines (4 cylinder anyway) were stellar.

No Volvo parts involved. Stretched VW 1.6 4 Cyl. Audi had a 2.0 five in the 5000 at the same time.

Those 262Cs always intrigued me, even though I don't really like them. It's like Volvo went out of their way to hire a design firm to build an expensive specialty coupe that was less attractive than the sedan upon which it was based.

Streetwiseguy wrote:

spitfirebill wrote: I'm just gobsmacked that Volvo would have made an unreliable diesel at a time their gasoline engines (4 cylinder anyway) were stellar.

No Volvo parts involved. Stretched VW 1.6 4 Cyl. Audi had a 2.0 five in the 5000 at the same time.

I would have thought since Volvo is in the truck business, they would have used their own diesel engine.

Ive never driven the turbo version, but had a normally aspirated and it was a turd! Slowest car I've ever driven! Timing belt idler failed and shredded the timing belt and killed it. Put in a gas PVR V-6, mistake. Then put a Small Block Chevy and 700R4 in it. That made for a really nice car!