S40 V40: V40 1.9 td 1.5 phase diesel problem

[norwegian guy]

Hi folks sorry for the english butt i hope you will overbear its foults.

Resently i bought a 1999 v40 td 1.5 phase i think and have had some issues.
the most anoying thing is that its having trubble whit cold start. used engine warmer and it worked kinda ok butt it is still having trubble.my gues is the fuel filter is clogged. have to turn thr key over several times and crank it to get it to start,did fiddle with some wires and vaccum lines and it started ok for a while.and it has a knock\ticking on startup and not runnig right for some seconds


and thanks too gatos and others for great guides just havent found one for my car....

[gatos]

Nothing wrong with your english and you were perfectly clear. English is not my mother tongue either....

Anyway, always start with the cheapest fixes and if that does not work, move up. Changing the fuel filter is a very cheap solution and there is no harm changing it even if it does not solve your problem.

What could also be causing your problem is the glow plugs. If not working properly, then they don't heat up the fuel causing starting problems and maybe that is why your engine is running a bit rough, due to unburnt fuel

Can you get the codes read on your car to see what faults come up?

Originally Posted by norwegian guy

Hi folks sorry for the english butt i hope you will overbear its foults.

Resently i bought a 1999 v40 td 1.5 phase i think and have had some issues.
the most anoying thing is that its having trubble whit cold start. used engine warmer and it worked kinda ok butt it is still having trubble.my gues is the fuel filter is clogged. have to turn thr key over several times and crank it to get it to start,did fiddle with some wires and vaccum lines and it started ok for a while.and it has a knock\ticking on startup and not runnig right for some seconds


and thanks too gatos and others for great guides just havent found one for my car....

[norwegian guy]

thanks for the reply gatos changed the oil and filter the other day was a bitt fiddly but managed to get the filter of after going mad about the lines that where in the way so just grabbed the filter with my hands and got it off.

got the fuel filter lying in the car so if it`s not too cold i`ll take a look. butt i think its strange that it fierd right up in 18- for a while.also changed the airfilter witch was dirty as hell.notised a god bit of oil in the airhose at the pipe comming from engine ( crankhouse vent? ) I`ll try too get som pics and video of the issues as i get along.

I`ll try to get someone with a good diagnostic tool to take a reading just have to find someone first.

[norwegian guy]

By the way the filter looks like this but i gues it makes no difrence just other method of changing it crossing fingers that it bleeds out ok and fuel gets too the pump

http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/for...hp?f=8&t=48230

[Volvon]

If it starts ok with the block heater (motorvarmer) then I think it might be glow plug related or a weak battery, take the battery off and put it in the house to warm up, charge it and put it back on car and try cold starts then.

And put all the wires and vaccum pipe back where they should be

[norwegian guy]

the battery is pretty good been charging it a couple of times this winter going to check glowplugs with multimeter soon.strange that they worked in 18- after sitting for 2 days then after 2 weeks the problem was back.anyways going out to see if i get the new filter fitted.looks difrent than the one on but guess it wil fitt since thats the filter mekonomen got me...also found out what the knock was unfortenatly it seems too be the clutch.the knock disapears when the paddle is in the middle in neutral gearso gues its the release bearing or worn clutch.no slipping so its drivable.also offset wheels tow in or out or one straight and one out so got too get it in for a check...tire worn on the inside so loots too do the comming months
P.s i`ll try too get some pics

[norwegian guy]

So filter is in and pumped up after some swearing and cold fingers. did take some pics that i`ll post later.Food break now

[norwegian guy]

So the filter is inn and car running ok a little rough at first but getting better after driving around (disconected the battery so the ecu have reset)

Disconnected the battery:

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...bb1ac.jpg.html

Removed the airfilter box (dirty dirty):

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...ab884.jpg.html

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...dc76e.jpg.html

Airintake: http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...d9305.jpg.html

is it supose too look like this?

Will need som cleaning and rust care when it gets warmer:

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...2d9d4.jpg.html

Removed the fuse and relay box:

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...d320c.jpg.html

Old filter after removing a protective housing:

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...618b3.jpg.html

New filter inn and pumped up (could not get the housing back on as it was to small :

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...9a081.jpg.html

Then just reverse too get thing back in order...


Clutch line:

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...a5367.jpg.html

Does not look ok...

Airfilter box after a good clean an scrub: http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...c68e0.jpg.html

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...78065.jpg.html

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...ec1c4.jpg.html

Aux belt does need too be changed: http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...09f0a.jpg.html

http://s1322.beta.photobucket.com/us...96be2.jpg.html

And a question What is this thing in the middle? been running after i`ve turned the engine of : http://]http://s1322.beta.photobucke...634e2.jpg.html

Volvon : i always putt tings back where they should be forgot it once with the rail sensor (the one on top of the pump) engine dit not run great so dubble check`t all wires an sure enough it was not pluged all the way inn

[Volvon]

I cannot tell you if those are correct because all I have is the black box there, the pipes and other stuff are missing and are actually located beneath the fuse box instead on my model (which is also 1999 diesel).

I wonder if your engine is the D4192T or D4192T2 engine?

Either way that thing with the pipes coming out of it, I think is the EGR vacuum regulator, and it was faulty on my car, so I pulled all the pipes off it. And instead of using that, I just put the pipe from the vacuum pump straight to the EGR valve (the round thing in the bottom left of the picture) and that helped my car run much much better and my fuel consumption go from 6 l/100 to 5.3 l/100 also the car warms up much quicker, even without the engine block heater.

[norwegian guy]

The engine is D4192T acording too the diffrent parts dealers. that was exectly what i tought i was...it`s running after engine shutoff and making strange noises when i tap it...will check if ther is vacuum in the egr return...Btw screwed up the image posting

I`ll also get a voltage meter too check the glowpluggs since it smells of diesel when its cold...and since i had the battery out the ecu is re learning again i think... may explain the weird running the first milestting better thoug