S40 1.6D slow

proost · Apr 14th, 2012, 17:58

My 5 year old S40 1.6D seems quite slow, not stupidly so, but it's not as quick as I expected it to be. I know it's all relative to what you're used to, but does anyone else find the 1.6D slow? I'm beginning to wish I'd gone for the 2.0D!

proost · Apr 14th, 2012, 18:09

Worth getting it chipped? I know people will say just get a 2.0D, but I love the way mine looks and feels, I just want more oooomph!! Thoughts on this? http://www.chipexpress.com/products/2406/

7050man · Apr 15th, 2012, 14:51

I had a 2.0D before my Drive 1.6. (109 hp)

To be honest, in most normal driving the 1.6 does not feel much different than the the 2.0.

It's only under certain conditions that the 2.0 shows what its got and this is more apprant with the powershift models than the manual car that I had.

Real difference between the two is economy. 1.6 is currently averaging 66mpg and my 2.0 averaged 51mpg over the 100k miles I had it.

The newer D2 engine does feel noticeably quicker than my 1.6, but as been mentioned on forums economy appears not to be good, and on the day that I had the D2, that feedback appears to be accurate as I could not get the car to run either smoothly at low revs or economically.

Perhaps in your case you've just used to the performance.

Thom12 · Apr 15th, 2012, 15:04

Check the turbo pipe isn't clogged. Mine was and the difference after they cleared it was huge.

proost · Apr 15th, 2012, 15:55

The one from the back of the air filter, yeah?

pcp1234 · Apr 17th, 2012, 23:59

hi proost

if your car feels a bit slow and seems to struggle then i had similar but with addition of white smoke. one of the elements at head gasket was cracked and thats it. suggest to get it checked out with someone who does not want to rip you off before you decide to do anything

forgot to mention, dont believe in story of dead injectors. Simple test, unplug one at the time and plug it back in and look how does your engine behave

Apr 14th, 2012, 17:58	#1
proost Volvo Newbie Last Online: May 2nd, 2012 23:22 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ashford	S40 1.6D slow My 5 year old S40 1.6D seems quite slow, not stupidly so, but it's not as quick as I expected it to be. I know it's all relative to what you're used to, but does anyone else find the 1.6D slow? I'm beginning to wish I'd gone for the 2.0D!

Apr 15th, 2012, 15:04	#4
Thom12 Master Member Last Online: Dec 20th, 2020 09:19 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ayrshire	Check the turbo pipe isn't clogged. Mine was and the difference after they cleared it was huge. __________________ Beat the system, buy a Volvo - Ad Campaign 1971

Apr 14th, 2012, 18:09	#2
proost Volvo Newbie Last Online: May 2nd, 2012 23:22 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ashford	Worth getting it chipped? I know people will say just get a 2.0D, but I love the way mine looks and feels, I just want more oooomph!! Thoughts on this? http://www.chipexpress.com/products/2406/

Apr 15th, 2012, 14:51	#3
7050man Master Member Last Online: Jan 25th, 2019 17:19 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kent	I had a 2.0D before my Drive 1.6. (109 hp) To be honest, in most normal driving the 1.6 does not feel much different than the the 2.0. It's only under certain conditions that the 2.0 shows what its got and this is more apprant with the powershift models than the manual car that I had. Real difference between the two is economy. 1.6 is currently averaging 66mpg and my 2.0 averaged 51mpg over the 100k miles I had it. The newer D2 engine does feel noticeably quicker than my 1.6, but as been mentioned on forums economy appears not to be good, and on the day that I had the D2, that feedback appears to be accurate as I could not get the car to run either smoothly at low revs or economically. Perhaps in your case you've just used to the performance.

Apr 15th, 2012, 15:55	#5
proost Volvo Newbie Last Online: May 2nd, 2012 23:22 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ashford	The one from the back of the air filter, yeah?

Apr 17th, 2012, 23:59	#6
pcp1234 Junior Member Last Online: Feb 24th, 2015 00:08 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Leeds	hi proost if your car feels a bit slow and seems to struggle then i had similar but with addition of white smoke. one of the elements at head gasket was cracked and thats it. suggest to get it checked out with someone who does not want to rip you off before you decide to do anything forgot to mention, dont believe in story of dead injectors. Simple test, unplug one at the time and plug it back in and look how does your engine behave

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