I Picked Up My S40 today.........

You should be able to check out the engine type and all the other stuff with the VIN number.

Cheers for that info mutley I'll have to do some checking when it gets light ;) regards meta

Hopefully a photo of the GDI engine with cover. My 1999 S40. The GDI is badged on the back as 1.8i The Volvo engine one is just 1.8

Hi speedy, many thanx for attaching the pic it was very helpful ;) It seems from using the vin plate checker (that mutley posted the link for) that my engine type is a B4184S2 - now does this mean anything to anybody ? Also is the paint code or colour marked on the car anywhere ? regards meta

for details of X40 and Vin plate explanations According to the 1998 owners manual B1484SM is the Mitsubishi 1834cc engine on the V5 in my case listed as direct injection B4184S is the Volvo 1730cc engine Page in particular gives descriptions of the engines page 2 of 13 has details of B1484S2

Cheers Speedy your a star ;) thanks for all your help in identifiying the engine, now I just need to sort out that awful noise it's making regards meta