Purchase of a new to me V70 D5 - your advice please

[LankyTim]

Don't forget to prime the filter with diesel or you'll be bleeding it forever!

[davebb]

You do not have to bleed the system, it is self bleeding return system,
Dave

[MarvinMitt]

Tim was referring to priming aka bleeding the filter.
Just swap the filter, put ignition on for 20 seconds, ingition off and repeat.
In 2-3 times the intank pump will fill the filter and fuel will make it to the HP pump.

[Planet_Ovlov]

Thank you for the guidance I’m very grateful.

Any preference/recommendations for filters and suppliers?

[JogonUK]

For what it's worth...

I studied to the death about the V70 and what to buy etc etc, the more I read the more refined my search became to the point where I eventually settled on a model/year/mileage/spec that suited me...and the started searching.

I was lucky in the end and purely by chance after months of searching that a local garage to me had one come in as a part exchange and they put it on their forecourt and I just happened to spot it on the very morning they put it out.

I purchased a v70 d5, SE auto, euro3, 110k on the clock, fsh, high spec and included a factory towbar (which is what I wanted it for)

It's now almost a year on....

I have covered 15k with it, I have spent on it 2 tyres (punctured by driving over a bed of nails in the south of england) ...

I have just taken it for it's MOT, it passed with an advisory on the windscreen....

The vehicle doesn't use oil, the air-con is as cold as it was the day I bought it, it has towed my caravan (albeit just 500miles in total) there are no knocks, the gearbox is seamless, everything is as it should.

However, I now plan to spend on it
Gearbox and engine oil change
2 rear springs (one is looking a bit weathered)
2 tyres

(I'm in the east mids, if anyone has any tips on where to take it for the above jobs at a reasonable price let me know)

The car has been fantastic, I get the service light on but it's not everytime I start it, sometimes the mobile phone thats with it gives an error on the dash but it's intermittent...and if there is one thing I would have liked on it that it doesnt have is a 6speed box, it drives great as a 5 speed but sometimes I think it could just do with that extra gear so as to drop the revs and further prolong the like of the car.

I specifically wanted this year as the opinion at the time was that the euro3 engine was the sweet spot for this model etc....

Hope that helps