Volvo Excavator Serial Number Decoder

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Why do I need an engine serial number to figure out what parts fit my Volvo?

Volvo is notorious for changing engine parts in the middle of production model years. When they do this, they make a notation in their parts catalog stating what engine serial number ranges a product fits: 'Fits up to and including engine serial number -3082419' or 'Fits from engine serial number 3082420- onwards' or similar.

Volvo doesn't make their engines in the same factory as their car bodies (indeed, they make car bodies around the world, including here in the US), so the engines are crated up at their factory in Sweden and sent in batches to a car body factory to be installed in to cars. Thus, the safest way to track different versions/revisions of parts on these engines is by the engine's serial number.

Below you'll find engine serial number locations for all modern Volvos. If you're not sure of your Volvo's platform and generation (P2, P3, etc.), check out your car's history and info in our shop-by-model detail pages.

P80, NedCar, and P2s with 'white block' engines, 1990s to mid-2000s

850
S70/V70
940/960
C70 coupe and convertible
S40/V40
XC90
S80
S60/V70
XC70/V70 XC

For the Volvos of the 1990s to mid 2000s with the 'white block' inline-four, -five, and -six cylinder engines, Volvo puts the engine serial number in two places: a sticker on the upper timing cover and a stamping on an engine block surface. It is very common for the sticker on the timing cover to be missing or damaged but the stamping on the engine block is always there.

The sticker and the stamping both have the engine family and the engine serial number. If ever in doubt what engine is in your Volvo, check the stamping!

The stamping on the block is a little bit difficult to see, but with a little persistence and a bright flash light, you will find it:

P1 and P3s with 'compact five' engines, mid 2000s to mid 2010s

S40/V50
C30
C70 folding hardtop
S60/V60
Some later V70 XC70s
Some later XC60s

Volvo began to use a special compact variation of their venerable 'white block' inline-five engine in their P1 and P3 platform cars. These have somewhat trickier to read engine stickers showing the engine family and serial number, but they're still there and still important for things like different tensioners or water pumps past a certain engine serial number.

On the compact fives, the engine serial number sticker has moved to the lower timing cover, sitting just above the crankshaft pulley and just below the engine mount. It's difficult to see in place because it's right next to the frame rail, but can be seen with either the right-side (passenger in the US) engine mount removed or through the right-side wheel well with the plastic wheel well liner pulled up.

If you're changing your engine mount or doing belt service, take the time to look for the sticker and write down your serial number. You'll thank yourself later!

P3s with 'short six' engines, mid 2000s to mid 2010s

S80
XC60
XC90 '3.2i'
S60/V60
XC70/V70

At the same time Volvo introduced the compact versions of the old 'white block' inline fives, they also introduced new, clean-sheet 3.0 turbo and 3.2 inline six engines, sometimes known as the 'short six' because of the engineering tricks Volvo used to make an inline six engine fit transversely in engine bays.

One of these engineering tricks was to move belt-driven accessories like the water pump, alternator, and A/C compressor from the end of the engine to the sides via relay shafts and gears, making the whole engine shorter since it no longer needs a crankshaft pulley to drive those accessories via belts.

Without a crank pulley or belt drive, the end of the engine block is nice and flat, and the engine serial and part number stickers are in these locations:

The engine serial and VIN sticker with barcode (blue) is sideways on the right side of the cylinder head, behind the upper torque mount and visible with the engine cover removed
The engine part number sticker (yellow) is on the large rubber plug where the crank pulley would normally be.

We've found that engine serial number is less critical with the short six family of engines, as most fitment issues can be generalized to either the engine model (like B6304T2 vs B6304T4) or to chassis breaks, both of which can be figured out from the VIN. Still, if you need it, here it is.