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shuva70 · Apr 5th, 2010, 15:01

Hi I am new here and desperately looking for information. Please help if you can.

Car description S40 1.6D 2005

Recently while I was in motorway engine oil sign came off. I stopped and relayed the car to my local independent volvo specialist. He said the horrible sound is coming from vacuum pump. So, it was changed. They said the vacuum pump's broken part smashed and went to the engine oil that blocked the engine oil. He found only 1 litre of engine oil when he drained it (theAA recovery team noted oil as 2/3 when attended).

Now, upto 1000rpm rev the engine sounds normal and can go upto 20m/h but over that there is noise from bottom of the engine. I was told I have to reconditioned/replace engine.

Can anybody know who can do the recondition the engine properly and refit it. Volvo dealer asks 5.4K, independent can do it for 4.5K with a new engine from Volvo (3.2K). Others quoted 2.2-2.5K (internet sources), I can't go for 4.5K. I would like to go for 2K-2.2K but how can I authenticate the internet sales quotes? Or, can they really do the job? It is only 4.5 years old car.

Did anybody have this kind of problem?

Apr 5th, 2010, 15:01	#44
shuva70 New Member Last Online: Dec 28th, 2013 13:05 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Basingstoke	D4164T(E4) Engine Trouble Hi I am new here and desperately looking for information. Please help if you can. Car description S40 1.6D 2005 Recently while I was in motorway engine oil sign came off. I stopped and relayed the car to my local independent volvo specialist. He said the horrible sound is coming from vacuum pump. So, it was changed. They said the vacuum pump's broken part smashed and went to the engine oil that blocked the engine oil. He found only 1 litre of engine oil when he drained it (theAA recovery team noted oil as 2/3 when attended). Now, upto 1000rpm rev the engine sounds normal and can go upto 20m/h but over that there is noise from bottom of the engine. I was told I have to reconditioned/replace engine. Can anybody know who can do the recondition the engine properly and refit it. Volvo dealer asks 5.4K, independent can do it for 4.5K with a new engine from Volvo (3.2K). Others quoted 2.2-2.5K (internet sources), I can't go for 4.5K. I would like to go for 2K-2.2K but how can I authenticate the internet sales quotes? Or, can they really do the job? It is only 4.5 years old car. Did anybody have this kind of problem?