S40 1.6 Diesel 2008 slow heating up

tomkoval · Oct 8th, 2019, 18:48

Hello All

I'm new owner of 2008 S40 1.6 hdi and noticed that it is very slow to reach 80 degrees.
My previous cars (not diesel nor Volvo) did heat up much much quicker.
I've been looking around and been told that this engine is like that and to just live with it.

Not sure if that's right - should I suspect thermostat ?

Regards
Tom

MacV50 · Oct 8th, 2019, 23:16

I had a 2012 Drive which is the 8 valve version of your engine. Mine was ridiculously slow to warm up right from being brand new. On cold days in traffic, the temp could drop right down to the bottom of the gauge! Very much behaved like it had a stuck open thermostat

I queried it with the dealer who advised it wad normal for that model.

My XC60 with the 5 pot D4 heats up in less than 2 miles even on cold days

tomkoval · Oct 14th, 2019, 17:35

This is my first Volvo and first turbo diesel engine so a bit fresh with all of that.

Wonder if anyone tried to "fix" this "issue".

I don't know
- different thermostat ?
- maybe different air filter ?

Or something ?

Tom

Oct 8th, 2019, 18:48	#1
tomkoval New Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2020 11:17 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Bray	S40 1.6 Diesel 2008 slow heating up Hello All I'm new owner of 2008 S40 1.6 hdi and noticed that it is very slow to reach 80 degrees. My previous cars (not diesel nor Volvo) did heat up much much quicker. I've been looking around and been told that this engine is like that and to just live with it. Not sure if that's right - should I suspect thermostat ? Regards Tom

Oct 8th, 2019, 23:16	#2
MacV50 Master Member Last Online: Today 22:19 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Aberdeen	I had a 2012 Drive which is the 8 valve version of your engine. Mine was ridiculously slow to warm up right from being brand new. On cold days in traffic, the temp could drop right down to the bottom of the gauge! Very much behaved like it had a stuck open thermostat I queried it with the dealer who advised it wad normal for that model. My XC60 with the 5 pot D4 heats up in less than 2 miles even on cold days

Oct 14th, 2019, 17:35	#3
tomkoval New Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2020 11:17 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Bray	This is my first Volvo and first turbo diesel engine so a bit fresh with all of that. Wonder if anyone tried to "fix" this "issue". I don't know - different thermostat ? - maybe different air filter ? Or something ? Tom

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