Hi. I have a Volvo 345 since day before yesterday. I have engine "B122E". Could anyone tell me please, what kind of engine it is?? I know, that is benzine
And officialy it is 1,4 l... but my mechanic, and time it goes from 0 to 100 km/h, and other things tell me, that this is something more - am I right??

you cirtainly shouldnt have a b122 in there - i dont even know if those engines existed - perhaps its been swapped at some point?

you *should* have a b14 (with maybe a suffex letter e), which does 0-60 in ~14 seconds and 98mph official speeds (thats in a manual).

perhaps we could have some photos of the engine bay? are you sure its a b122e?

http://volvo.carrus.pl/engine1.jpg
http://volvo.carrus.pl/engine2.jpg
http://volvo.carrus.pl/engine3.jpg

I'm not expert, but apart from the cam cover that looks exactly like my 2.0i (B200E) engine. And my old 1.4 certainly didnt have MPi!

well id say thats had an engine transplant at some point in its life
if im not mistaken thats injection
and it is not a b14

my guess is that its either an r-sport, or a 2l 345gls (the late ones had 2l blocks..)

http://www.volvo300mania.com/brochures16.htm

http://www.volvo300mania.com/brochures17.htm

to be honest, those pictures look altogether too neat to be a custom job..

if its not a custom job why is it officialy only a 1.4
i asume it says 1.4 on the log book?

this might sound a silly question but are the headlights right for a 345
cos they look the same as a late 340

it might just say 'volvo 345' which everyone presumed was a 1.4

ailenec - could you give us a photo of why you think its a b122e? by all accounts that engine never existed

There is no such engine as "B122." That engine is 2 litre Volvo engine for sure. Or bigger if someone has changed it. Exhaust manifold is original 2-litre though so I'm almost positive that it is 2 litre. Seems to be B19E because it is fuel-injected. B200-series have a black valve cover. B19-series have that silver/grey cover. Though it could be B200E/B200F also if someone might has changed the valve cover. No big diffrencies between B19E and B200E though. Late 345 was almost the same car as the first 360. 2 litre 345 name just changed to 360 and all 1.4/1.7l 345/340 became 340. Easier to see which is 2 litre and which is 1.4/1.7. One weird thing though... 2 litre 345 was equipped with a carburettor. 360GLT was a first 300-series car with fuel injection so someone has changed the engine or the fuel-system. If that was originally 1.4 then someone must have changed the drivetrain also because aluminum cardan of the 1.4/1.7l wouldn't handle the power of 2 litre engine.

I think it's an early 360GLT injection of which the tailgate
has ever been exchanged with a badge "345GLS" on it,
due to an accident or rust at the hinges or lockings.
As good type 2 tailgates become rare, this might be the case.
A picture of the complete car could solve this mystery.
Engine is definitely a B19E. Year 1982-1984, because de rubber
mould between engine bay and hood, covers the complete front
wing flange.

I think Francois is bang-on. Its an original spec 360 GLT (B19E) with a 345 tailgate.

As far as I'm aware, there wasn't such a thing as a B122E. The codes go...

B23E - B = Benzine, 23 = 2.3, E = injection. 'High friction' - 'two digit'.

B230K - B = Benzine, 23 = 2.3, 0 = 8v, K = carb. 'Low friction' - 'four digit'.

B204FT - B = Benzine, 20 = 2.0, 4 = 16v, F = injection with cat, T = turbo. 'Low friction' - 'four digit'.

Of course it gets more complex than that, and there may well have been a B122 at some point (maybe a Penta boat engine!)....but that looks exactly like a B19E.

cheers

James

Errr Foggy?

If a B23E is a 'two digit', how are a B230K and B204FT 'four digit'??????

Smeg off! Note the time I posted that...

Get on AIM sometime, so we can verbally abuse you for knowledgably owning THREE PRVs Actually....now I come to think about it...that's not really a matter for abuse...

cheers

James