He didn't even see it I beleave 😂

U will still get gapped by one 💀

Yes, I did tap that outer edge a bit. I was looking at the camera and not what I was doing. Fortunately, it's an inconsequential spot because it doesn't aide in the sealing of the cylinder to the head. Obviously it was frustrating but I didn't notice it until after I had made the video 🤷‍♂️🤣

@@swedesource6785 Glad it's ok. :)

@@swedesource6785 I reckon it was the ball bearing that caught it there, I have a B5234T4 and I have just started to see coolant in my oil, only a little hardly anything missing from the expansion tank at all but the oil has discoloured on the dipstick a little, once I started it from cold a couple of months ago and it had a slight misfire, it went after 30 seconds or so and has not done it since, I'm hoping its not the liner issue I didn't think this was common on the 2.3 engine?

@@MrCrabbing B5254T4 engine is a 2.5. Hence B5(25)4T4

@@austenbarton2027 B5234T4 R5 2.3L

The shims do not need to go lower, the problem area is at the top of the cylinder. You can save a lot of time by purchasing our shims.

​@@swedesource6785 do you have for volvo s40 t3 engine

Prob some people have cracked them on stock tune

About 3 in 10. Alot of Europeans swaped to the regular 2.5t engine and tune it since the cylinder walls don't have that gap. But it's all dependent on how many times and how often the owner pushes the car.

@@Sr.-Mizz Every whiteblock engine has the slot between the liners. Making them hold a lot of power is all about tune.

The slit is only at the top of the cylinder it doesn't go any deeper

I would believe the space between the cylinders was Split for a reason

Vast majority of aluminum block engines have steel sleeve cylinder liners. You can see it in the video.

You can do it with the engine in the vehicle no problem.

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My machinist didnt charge me for this since he didnt have to machine anything.

If those gaps are not shimmed, the cylinder walls will crack, causing catastrophic engine damage. Regardless if the car is tuned or bone stock

This is a good question

@@dirtypeach Yes

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I've never done that, no. But I've heard of people successfully doing that. Obviously, I'm sure it highly depends on how bad the crack is. Basically, I've seen people stuff JB weld into the slot with a shim and just call it a day. Sounds like too much work for a "maybe".

@@swedesource6785 Thanks for the reply. 🙂🇦🇺

Yes we sell the shims on our website. There isn't really an answer about what it can handle. That highly depends on your tune, fueling, and many other factors. I'd say it's safe to say that it can at least handle stock horsepower 🤣 I personally ran 20 PSI reliably on the stock internals with shims.

Scotch pads and elbow grease. Tape off the deck and you can also use a wire brush for heavy buildup, just bring the piston to TDC while doing this.

@@k89ranger i dont think there is a .031 size.

@@BuiltForSpeed I purchased a large roll of 0.031" steel. I have enough to probably make 200 shims.

Yes make some and sell them cheap I need another Swedesource sticker for other side of wideshield

@@lumimobb I'm also working on making shims for sale. I've got enough material to make about 300 shims.

The small gaps between the cylinders allows for the cylinder walls to expand, and when that happens they crack. The middle two cylinders are particularly prone to expanding and cracking. This problem is primarily on the B5254T4 engine out of the S60R/V70R because it has the thinnest cylinder liners out of the 5 cylinder engines installed in Volvos. Thin cylinder liners, combined with the highest horsepower and torque output of any factory 5 cylinder means bad news. Shimming the gap with snug pieces prevents the expansion of the cylinder liner. So far, I personally haven't heard of anyone with a shimmed block getting a crack in their cylinder liner. It's not a perfect solution, but it's the most cost-effective one. I personally owned an S60R which ended up having two engines with cracked liners, and since shimming I continued for another 100k miles without another cracking issue.

@@swedesource6785 thanks for the answer

@@swedesource6785 does that shims prevent cracked liners? thas is problem on fosus rs mk2 305hp with B5254T3 engine too? it is posible to re-sleeved it?

@@swedesource6785 I'm trying to understand your statement. Did you shim the engine after the cylinder cracked, and then got another 100000k miles out of it?

@@RepsolRC211V The shims help prevent the cylinders from expanding which is what causes them to crack, so yes this will help prevent the similar issues with the cylinder liners. Ford owned Volvo in the mid 00's and the Mk2 Focus RS used a variant of this engine so it's highly likely this would be a solve there too.

2.3L no shimming needed? up to what HP? And what does "H/G is toast" mean? Thanks!

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Fully aware. I was watching the camera and slipped up. Thankfully it was an inconsequential location.

Yes, but that's not where the gasket seals. It's a non-crucial area. It won't have any effect on the engine.