V70: Information - Pointers ?

philfatkid · Sep 14th, 2015, 17:13

Evening all,
1st serious post, i've been offered an ex police V70 D5 se 2012 with 120000 mile on the clock, but a plethora of service information from the police garage. But i have a couple of questions,
1, Should i be concerned by the high mileage ?
2, The cam belt was changed at 70580 miles "when the head gasket was changed" according to the paper work, is the cam belt due for changing again ? is the head gasket a weak point ?
3, Aux belt and tensioner was changed at 98000 is this ok ?
Any other info would be appreciated.
Phil D.

brough · Sep 14th, 2015, 20:08

I would say 120k is just run in, the cam belt and aux belt should be changed at 98k, so the cam belt should be ok for another 50k.
My car has similar mileage and the only expensive problem I have had in the past 3 years was the rear suspension bushes costing around £250 to replace.

brough · Sep 14th, 2015, 20:33

I just remembered there was an issue with some Volvo police cars where a plastic part failed causing water loss, this is possibly what caused the headgasket failure.
Someone posted police maintenance bulletins a while ago, if you use the search you should find it.

philfatkid · Sep 14th, 2015, 20:56

Did a search in this forum and the diesel forum, couldn't find anything.

H20 VOLVO · Sep 14th, 2015, 23:31

Yeah, hand gaskets on T6 mainly, some D5s. Nothing untoward, just weren't upto the job of a police car in terms of heavy use. T6 were main culprits.

Check for accident damage mainly. Car should have been serviced correctly if not more with it being ex-police.

Mr R Design · Sep 15th, 2015, 07:16

Check how much the road tax costs as well.

It is not always what you expect and is higher because it is ex Police.

From what I have read in the past it does not seem that you can do anything about it.

philfatkid · Sep 15th, 2015, 07:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr R Design

Check how much the road tax costs as well.

It is not always what you expect and is higher because it is ex Police.

From what I have read in the past it does not seem that you can do anything about it.

Really, just done a calc according to GOV.UK website it's £180 per year ?

Mr R Design · Sep 15th, 2015, 11:06

Have a read through this, the road tax can some times be more

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=225980

Model flyer · Sep 15th, 2015, 15:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by philfatkid

Really, just done a calc according to GOV.UK website it's £180 per year ?

I hope your correct . My 2007/8 D5 is £205 pa ,My sons 2009 auto D5 cost him £285 pa. Still worth paying as a great car.

philfatkid · Sep 15th, 2015, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Model flyer

I hope your correct . My 2007/8 D5 is £205 pa ,My sons 2009 auto D5 cost him £285 pa. Still worth paying as a great car.

So do i !

Sep 14th, 2015, 17:13	#1
philfatkid New Member Last Online: Sep 18th, 2015 05:37 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Newton-le-willows	Pointers ? Evening all, 1st serious post, i've been offered an ex police V70 D5 se 2012 with 120000 mile on the clock, but a plethora of service information from the police garage. But i have a couple of questions, 1, Should i be concerned by the high mileage ? 2, The cam belt was changed at 70580 miles "when the head gasket was changed" according to the paper work, is the cam belt due for changing again ? is the head gasket a weak point ? 3, Aux belt and tensioner was changed at 98000 is this ok ? Any other info would be appreciated. Phil D.

Sep 14th, 2015, 20:08	#2
brough Junior Member Last Online: Dec 19th, 2023 20:04 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: lowestoft	I would say 120k is just run in, the cam belt and aux belt should be changed at 98k, so the cam belt should be ok for another 50k. My car has similar mileage and the only expensive problem I have had in the past 3 years was the rear suspension bushes costing around £250 to replace.

Sep 14th, 2015, 20:33	#3
brough Junior Member Last Online: Dec 19th, 2023 20:04 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: lowestoft	I just remembered there was an issue with some Volvo police cars where a plastic part failed causing water loss, this is possibly what caused the headgasket failure. Someone posted police maintenance bulletins a while ago, if you use the search you should find it.

Sep 14th, 2015, 20:56	#4
philfatkid New Member Last Online: Sep 18th, 2015 05:37 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Newton-le-willows	Did a search in this forum and the diesel forum, couldn't find anything.

Sep 14th, 2015, 23:31	#5
H20 VOLVO Senior Member Last Online: May 8th, 2018 14:08 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Yorkshire	Yeah, hand gaskets on T6 mainly, some D5s. Nothing untoward, just weren't upto the job of a police car in terms of heavy use. T6 were main culprits. Check for accident damage mainly. Car should have been serviced correctly if not more with it being ex-police.

Sep 15th, 2015, 07:16	#6
Mr R Design Member Last Online: Jan 21st, 2024 15:05 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Oldbury, West Midlands	Check how much the road tax costs as well. It is not always what you expect and is higher because it is ex Police. From what I have read in the past it does not seem that you can do anything about it.

Sep 15th, 2015, 11:06	#8
Mr R Design Member Last Online: Jan 21st, 2024 15:05 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Oldbury, West Midlands	Have a read through this, the road tax can some times be more http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=225980

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