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Rising oil level on C30 D5

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Old Feb 18th, 2013, 11:23   #21
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ps the word 'Ebay' is enough to bring me out in a hot sweat and have sleepless nights...!!!
I concur, you do have to be very careful with eBay but if you do the correct checks and double check paperword and version numbers etc... All should be well.

I have been stung in the past and once bitten twice shy an all that.

I've seen your figures on previous threads and do realise for peace of mind and possibly less hassle it can work out cheap overall with a new car too. I suppose it comes down to the difference of being able to afford to pay up front or pay as to go. The initial buy is what most cannot afford.

I do however think that Volvo needs to get up to date with its warranty side of life. You have Kia offering a fantastic 7yrs, you've got Vauxhall with their 100,000 mile warranty and other manufacturers offering considerably more than Volvo.

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Old Feb 18th, 2013, 11:53   #22
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I took the point from VR to be that having had two cars from new that had suffered fuel dilution the unsuspecting second owner would be blissfully unaware and hence the reluctance to buy used.

As the long term damage shifts to later life and off the original owner.
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Yes I agree, it makes a complete and full service history even more important so that anyfuel contamination is only for the shotest period of time/mileage, as opposed to an owner who just gets a car serviced 'whenever' and may suffer excess periods of fuel contamination before an oil change.

This was a recall on the D5's and Volvo don't seem too bothered by its existance and if the contamination were to contribute to excess wear then I would expect more would have been done about the problem?

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As the long term damage shifts to later life and off the original owner.
You can never be sure unless you own the car from new, all down to that peace of mind? The same goes for a previous owner thrashing a vehicle. The true extent of any damage may not show until a little later in its life and probably an owner or two down the line.

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I took the point from VR to be that having had two cars from new that had suffered fuel dilution the unsuspecting second owner would be blissfully unaware and hence the reluctance to buy used.

As the long term damage shifts to later life and off the original owner.
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Yes 2 D5's although only one with rising oil and dilution issue, which happened twice!

Its the 'blissfully unaware' bit that worries me. I for example,had no idea until I read all about it on here, and one member in here had his car serviced by halfords I think it was, who filled a D5 up to the level with oil 'speeding up' the rising oil/dilution issue. Its the not knowing how a car has been looked after in its first ownership period that worries me, especially when some garages are unable to look after them properly, and people like me rely on garages to do a genuine job.

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This was a recall on the D5's and Volvo don't seem too bothered by its existance and if the contamination were to contribute to excess wear then I would expect more would have been done about the problem?
As far as I am aware, all the 'recall' involved was ensuring there was less oil in the engine whilst at the same time ensuring the dip stick read full..!!!.

I would not rely too much on a full service history either, as how many corners may have been cut even with FSH? My father had a 93 Escort from 4 years old and did absolutely nothing to it and as far as I can remember never even changed the oil until I used it for a scrappage deal type p/x in 2009!! Ran fine until its last year or so,where it spent most of its time parked up after my mother passed away. His current Ford, which he got in 06 because it had power steering (that was the only reason!!) has had the dashboard replaced as per Watchdog, and the dealer serviced it then as well. Think that was about 5 years ago, and since then nothing has been done.I use it from time to time and I have total faith in it, always passed an mot, although am wondering just recently about the cambelt!!

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As far as I am aware, all the 'recall' involved was ensuring there was less oil in the engine whilst at the same time ensuring the dip stick read full..!!!.

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It also involved a sticker!! We all love stickers? Right!?

It actually involved a software update too, if the rising oil level were to raise above a certain level it should throw on the management light and store a code too.

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Apologies if this is the wrong section. I have a volvo C30 with a D5 engine (and the dreaded DPF). I've noticed over the last 2000 or so miles that my oil level has started to rise slowly.

It's currenly about 1cm over the max mark and slowly creeping up (I've been checking it cold on a flat level at lunch time). The oil itself looks normal, but is just rising (I've not added any to the car since I bought it).

My car's done just over 7000 miles. I'm booked in on Wednesday next week to get it looked at and was advised it's not normal.

Anyone had or heard of this before?

The car sounds normal enough and drives well, but the consumption has never been great. Fuel consumption is consistently 37-35mpg

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i have the same problem with my Mitsubishi L200 Triton M.Y 2017
the dealer states that this problem is because of the soot accumulated in the DPF.

but i don't understand the process how this soot will rise the oil level?
they didn't give me a clear answer.
it is related to the automatic regeneration function of this DPF.
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