de Lorean or Back to the Future - OT

[Jeff N.]

Isn't that motor the same V6 that Volvo used in the 80s in their 264? Peugot technology if I recall?

Worked for a Volvo dealership at that time and remember those 264s having horrific camshaft problems. Something about them losing the lobes at very low mileage. Can't recall the details but I know that we really dinged the 264 on trade-in because of that. 244s of course were indestructable.

Anways, I seem to vaguely recall this as there was some talk when the deLorean came out about owners going to Volvo dealership in an engine emergency as they likely had parts. Don't think I personally ever saw this happen...

Know if there is truth to this...?

Jeff

[winfred]

pvr= peugot volvo renault, sob ate cams like corn flakes and generally wasn't much faster then the b21 4 cylinder, i remember hearing about 240s with holes cut in the firewalls to allow faster removal of the cams, around 86 they fixed the oil starvation problems and got rid of k-jetronic and the motor was still a turd, it just lasted longer

Isn't that motor the same V6 that Volvo used in the 80s in their 264? Peugot technology if I recall?

Worked for a Volvo dealership at that time and remember those 264s having horrific camshaft problems. Something about them losing the lobes at very low mileage. Can't recall the details but I know that we really dinged the 264 on trade-in because of that. 244s of course were indestructable.

Anways, I seem to vaguely recall this as there was some talk when the deLorean came out about owners going to Volvo dealership in an engine emergency as they likely had parts. Don't think I personally ever saw this happen...

Know if there is truth to this...?

Jeff

[winfred]

volvo called the early motor the B28 and the later one the B280, one handy thing about the B280 it uses the same distrubutor cap as the common bmw cap, but the firing order is labeled differently