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Can you help? Buying a 440 Si 1.0 turbo diesel NregViews : 1220 Replies : 18Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Sep 5th, 2007, 19:51 | #11 | |
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Ty, how are you finding the car? I bought one a month ago, an M-reg 460 GLT TDi, in BRG, leather interior, 151,000 miles, taxed till January 08, MoT till June 08 for £250. As cheap as chips to run and insure. Doesn't like the twisty Welsh B roads much, but eats up the motorway miles. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine! Last edited by Duncan_Disorderly; Sep 5th, 2007 at 19:52. Reason: Forgot to enter mileage. |
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Sep 5th, 2007, 19:55 | #12 |
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ticking noise
the ticking noise is caused on initial start up due to the hydraulic tappits being starved of oil,usually an oil change cures it, or, you can use wynns hydraulic valve lifter treatment.
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Sep 9th, 2007, 12:35 | #13 |
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maybe it becalms u a bit:
i bought my 460Td in may this year. it ticks for a minute after i start the enigne . every 0.5 second a silent tick...tick...tick. alltogether this car makes noises. it jars nearly everywhere, and many things break... have a look at your trunk because often water gets in there on the left and right side. but this car runs and runs with very low diesel consumption. so ride and enjoy it ps: mine has already 143.ooo miles (240.000km) and still runs nice. sorry for my bad english and greetings from germany |
Sep 10th, 2007, 08:26 | #14 |
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ticking noise
hi all
i've had 3 diesel 440s and they all ticked on a cold start. Its the glow plug relays. On a cold start the glow plugs come on (pre-heat) after a few secs the warning light goes off and you can start the car. The relays then alternatively energise each pair of glow plugs for about half a second on 1-2 secs off until the engine reaches about 60C or after a time delay of about 3-5 mins. I think they also get turned off If the engine is put under boost. As the relays are on the bulkhead you can hear the tick, tick as they switch on and off (they are switching 20+ amps). Dave |
Sep 10th, 2007, 13:45 | #15 |
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Very interesting dralphs! Thank u.
What happened to these 440? Did u kill them , or is there anything in this car that always breaks after a certain time, thats too expensive to repair? |
Sep 11th, 2007, 12:45 | #16 |
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hi
first one (M reg) kept for 3 years and had done 180,000 miles when traded in for a newer lower milage one 2nd one (N Reg) had only done 60,000 (owned for a year) but snapped cambelt (so much for service history) and just wasn't worth repairing even though rest of car was good, as could get another for same price as rebuilding the engine. 3rd one had done 100,000+ miles when sold on. Only sold as chance bid on ebay ended up with me getting my current S40 XS Diesel. Only moral really is to ignore the service history and do a full service and change cambelt & tensioner when you buy unless you can confirm its been done. I normally do so on all cars i buy but didn't on the 2nd one as it had supposedly been done. Only items i know to watch out for are. Service it as per book and use Genuine Oil Filter Fuel filter/priming pump housing - seals can leak causing poor starting Headlamp Bulbs - use good ones as they are on all the time. Clutch/Gearbox - treat with respect as although its only 90bhp its a LOT of torque for the clutch to handle although the gearbox seems fine. If never been changed, check/change glowplugs dave |
Sep 13th, 2007, 10:33 | #17 |
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Thank u for the detailed answer dralphs! Yes your right the torque is fantastic, thats why i love this car . I think i gonna change the belt, so previous owner was telling me anything... but now i know that he didn't tell the truth about many things*aaarrrggghhh*.
one Question is left: why should we use genuine volvo oilfilters? |
Sep 19th, 2007, 09:14 | #18 |
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hi
only reason i know is that genuine filters have a non-return valve in them that stops oil draining back and helps in getting oil around the engine quicker on startup. Allegedly cheap pattern filters do not. I presume good quality ones are fine as probably are Renault ones (its a Renault engine) Dave |
Sep 20th, 2007, 14:55 | #19 |
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Thank u very much. I need to change the oil in the next 4 weeks, and the filter will be a genuine one
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