phrancys001: Use ur VIN report to comfirm

lumideezle: Hello everyone,
I'm new to automobiles, just got a volvo 2004 XC90 and I have been wondering if the car is a V4, V6 or v8 engine. I need this information to know what to expect when it comes to fuel consumption.
Its not written at the back of the car.
Also Gurus in the house please advice me on how to effectively takecare of the SUV thanks.

lumideezle: Hello everyone,
I'm new to automobiles, [b]just got a volvo 2004 XC90 [/b]and I have been wondering if the car is a V4, V6 or v8 engine. I need this information to know what to expect when it comes to fuel consumption.
Its not written at the back of the car.
Also Gurus in the house please advice me on how to effectively takecare of the SUV thanks.

Dis Guy: you mean you bought the car before knowing the engine size

or you were given the car?

platinumricky: The XC90 doesn't have a 'V6' option. It has two 'straight-5' engine options (one is a petrol while d other is a diesel). Two petrol 'straight-sixes' are offered and a yamaha built V8 , bringing the total number of engines offered for the XC90 to 5. A V6 has two banks of 3 cylinders on either side while 'a straight' or 'inline 6' has its cylinders arranged longitudinally...straight sixes are smoother than V6s in operation. V6s are compact in dimension and can be 'squeezed' into small engine compartments. A V8 has 2 banks of 4cyls on either side, a V12 has two banks of 6cyls on either side. These are just the basics..

plendil: So which one is I5? Is it that there are 3 facing up and 2 down??

Siena:

I5 is 5 cylinders in a row, just like an I4 (4 cylinder).

Siena: Trac, for the purpose of this thread, the Volvo 5-cylinder engine is an inline 5. Audi have always expressed their 5 cylinder motors as I5's since their introduction in 1976. The same goes for the Mercedes-Benz OM series 5 cylinder diesel engines that were introduced around 1974.

The I5 conrods are still aligned on a single-plane crankshaft, which is where the I reference comes from, regardless of secondary-order vibration, which is an inherent characteristic of an I5 motor.

AutoC: XC 90 is a V5 engine vehicle

lumideezle: To be sincere, I am struglling to understand the I5 engines you peeps are discribing but I am learning tho.

Unfortunately, I'll have to eat my words, I said the Volvo XC90 dosent consume much fuel, but after driving a friends. Toyota highlander 4 2dys I've been able to compare the fuel consumption and I must say the XC90 consumes a whole lot of fuel compared to the highlander infact is drinks the fuel lol. i had to put this update up so that intending buyers would know what they are getting themselves in2.

lumideezle: To be sincere, I am struglling to understand the I5 engines you peeps are discribing but I am learning tho.

Unfortunately, I'll have to eat my words, I said the Volvo XC90 dosent consume much fuel, but after driving a friends. Toyota highlander 4 2dys I've been able to compare the fuel consumption and I must say the XC90 consumes a whole lot of fuel compared to the highlander infact is drinks the fuel lol. i had to put this update up so that intending buyers would know what they are getting themselves in2.

AutoC: XC 90 is a V5 engine vehicle

Mlud: @Lumideezle

I'm no expert but I know a little bit about Volvo XC90's as I had one for 7 years. They are lovely family vehicles so you are in for a treat.

Going through a process of elimination I figure your car is unlikely to be the 5 cylinder 2.4 diesel as there are not many in Nigeria. I also doubt it is as your poor car would probably be comatose by now after being fed the wrong juice.

That leaves the 2.5 in line 5 Cylinder engine, a 3.2 straight 6 and the juicy 4.4 V8. I remember there is also a fast 2.9 twin-turbo 6 cylinder engine (T6). Unfortunately Volvo XC90 is not one of those cars where you can identify the engine by checking the equipment levels or exhaust tail piles in the case of the diesel.

I think a V8 growl is unmistakable and keen drivers will probably know right away. For a 2 ton SUV it will probably also have power and acceleration like no other except maybe for the T6. Going by the law of averages you are quite likely to have one of the smaller engines.

I was going to ask you to get someone knowledgeable to lift the black plastic engine cover if it is still in place. If they know about engines they should tell you from the inlet manifold pipes by the side of the engine block if it is a 5 Cyl engine or a Vee formation.

Better still I'll offer you an easier option. Copy your VIN No. obtainable from the bottom of the car's front screen and enter it into one of the free VIN check sites on the internet. This should tell you the engine size, build date, colour, cylinders and some more information about your car's history which you will find useful. It may reveal something in its history which you may not be aware of but that's another matter.
Your primary request was to ascertain the engine size of your new pride and joy.

platinumricky: The XC90 doesn't have a 'V6' option. It has two 'straight-5' engine options (one is a petrol while d other is a diesel). Two petrol 'straight-sixes' are offered and a yamaha built V8 , bringing the total number of engines offered for the XC90 to 5. A V6 has two banks of 3 cylinders on either side while 'a straight' or 'inline 6' has its cylinders arranged longitudinally...straight sixes are smoother than V6s in operation. V6s are compact in dimension and can be 'squeezed' into small engine compartments. A V8 has 2 banks of 4cyls on either side, a V12 has two banks of 6cyls on either side. These are just the basics..