How reliable is the 2.3 T5 Lump Actually

[MabsT5]

I thought i would ask the Guys here with all the knowledge

i have found a Volvo V70 t5 black Manual. It's covered 138k and the seller wants just over 1k.

Now i am very interested but at the same time a bit hesitant due to the fact my brother v70 went boom and spun a shell. This all happened after a few days he bought the car , i won't get into that too much.

So i guess i am being more precautionary? I've already had 850 t5 fail on me and then my brothers v70 t5 die ( Currently getting a new engine fitted )

I've heard a lot of bad news about the 2.3 blocks on how weak it is and how the oil return system gets blocked causing the engine to fail ect?

Anway i am in two minds in if I should gamble again and but another Volvo ( for some odd reason I keep coming back to them? )

cheers guys

[Clan]

Originally Posted by MabsT5

I thought i would ask the Guys here with all the knowledge

i have found a Volvo V70 t5 black Manual. It's covered 138k and the seller wants just over 1k.

Now i am very interested but at the same time a bit hesitant due to the fact my brother v70 went boom and spun a shell. This all happened after a few days he bought the car , i won't get into that too much.

So i guess i am being more precautionary? I've already had 850 t5 fail on me and then my brothers v70 t5 die ( Currently getting a new engine fitted )

I've heard a lot of bad news about the 2.3 blocks on how weak it is and how the oil return system gets blocked causing the engine to fail ect?

Anway i am in two minds in if I should gamble again and but another Volvo ( for some odd reason I keep coming back to them? )

cheers guys

The T5 is just as solid as any other Volvo engine , The blocks are not weak , that is why they are 2.3 because the bores are 1mm smaller to strengthen the liners . lots of T5 engines are 20 years old now and you cannot have foreseen how badly they have been serviced or mistreated … during all that time ...

[Cookeh]

If all looked after they are a very solid engine. PCV can cause issues but not with the block, just the front and rear cam seals and sometimes rear main seal (which is the big one as involves dropping the subframe and gearbox to install a £20 seal).

PCVs generally last 8-10 years and aren't a big cost of pain to replace. Symptoms are easy to identify too.

[cyclogenesis]

I echo the comments above. Mine has done 222,000 miles and still going strong. If the they are looked after then no problems, if the owners has skipped the oil changes etc, then you will have any problems just like other engines. Get the codes read before you buy

[MabsT5]

cheers for all the comments guys

this is the car in question

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-Volv...EAAOSwHcFbuz8I

Also this isnt the 2.4 the dealer obviously doesnt know what t5 is.

Also intially i was looking for a P80 850 but those cars arent cheap anymore

[JDmac]

Originally Posted by MabsT5

cheers for all the comments guys

this is the car in question

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-Volv...EAAOSwHcFbuz8I

Also this isnt the 2.4 the dealer obviously doesnt know what t5 is.

Also intially i was looking for a P80 850 but those cars arent cheap anymore

It's already been messed about with as stated 'stage 2 remap' cheers,JDmac.

[Cookeh]

Originally Posted by MabsT5

cheers for all the comments guys

this is the car in question

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-Volv...EAAOSwHcFbuz8I

Also this isnt the 2.4 the dealer obviously doesnt know what t5 is.

Also intially i was looking for a P80 850 but those cars arent cheap anymore

This is actually a P2 V70, and given its age its more than possible that the engine is actually 2.4. Only the very early MY2000 P2s had the 2.3s. You realise, I presume, that this is not the same chassis et al as the P80 cars and is completely different in handling and general driving?

Car looks like it's had a hard life, judging by the exhaust and given its a Stage 2. I'd be worried that the supporting mods were not done properly, which could be terrible.