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Looking for a V60, what to watch for?

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Old Jun 18th, 2018, 09:16   #1
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Hi,

Previous Volvo owner here looking to get back into the brand. I sold my 2007 XC90 last year as it was burning horrendous amounts of oil.
This time I'm looking for a V60 for my wife to drive. Budget is £8000 so we seem to be looking at cars 2011 or 2012 with anywhere between 50,000 and 70,000 miles. We aren't interested in anything with more than 70k as it will be doing 20k/year so the miles will rack up quick.

Engine wise, it will have to be a diesel, probably looking at the 1.6.

Ideally it would be a manual and have heated leather seats (her demands, not mine!) colour isn't important and it doesn't need to have big wheels but it does need to be in excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition with no gaps in the service history and probably a new MOT.

What problems should I be looking out for when I view any potential cars?
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Old Jun 18th, 2018, 09:57   #2
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Look for a D5 or a D4, that 1.6 engine is pap. I've owned it in a few brands and they are worn out by 100k miles
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Old Jun 19th, 2018, 12:26   #3
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Check the windscreen for water leaks - the bonding between the glass and metal can fail, I think there's a sticky thread on it - from inside the car push against the top of the screen and if it moves out will need re-bonding.

If the car has keyless entry the door handles seem to be a weak point as water ingress stops the door from opening or locking keylessly, check all handles work correctly. The central locking should still work using the key fob though.

I don't think this is a common fault but mine has had an ongoing creak from the steering column when turning the wheel past 90 degrees in cooler conditions. It was eventually diagnosed as the steering wheel clock spring which was apparently replaced but the noise came back within months. It's just irritating more than anything else.

Again I don't think this is common at all but the bearing of my interior blower fan failed (2012 model with less than 50,000 miles on the clock) - this is a very expensive repair (quoted £1300 at a Volvo dealer) so check the ventilation system - mine made a noise similar to a loud diesel boat in operation - try all fan speeds.
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Old Jun 20th, 2018, 10:46   #4
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As mentioned above, the D2 engine is really not strong enough to haul the V60 around briskly. It also gives crap economy because the body is heavy (1600kg).

Look for a D3 or D4, these have the same 2.0 5-cylinder diesel which is a lovely engine, but be careful which one you look at and get, as Volvo played around with the power outputs.

At launch (mostly 10- and 60-plate cars), ALL D3s had 163bhp but quite a narrow power band (peak power was at 2,900rpm). These engines are badged as D5204T2 on the driver's side end of the cam cover (you have to remove the engine cover to see it).

After a year, the engine was remapped to spread the power over a wider range, although peak remained at 163bhp. These will be mostly 11- / 61- and 12-plate cars. These are badged D5204T3.

Then Volvo had the bright idea of rebadging the 163bhp cars as D4, and offering a detuned version of the same basic 5-cylinder 2 litre engine as the D3, with 136bhp. I think (not 100% sure) these are badged D5204T7.

So be absolutely sure you know what you're getting!
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Thanks. We are looking at a 12 plate D4 (163) SE Lux on Saturday morning. It is an auto which wouldn't be top of the list but at just under £8k and only 56k on the clock it fits the bill.

Did all the cars have city safety fitted as standard?
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Did all the cars have city safety fitted as standard?
Yes they did
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Old Jun 20th, 2018, 16:02   #7
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Thanks. We are looking at a 12 plate D4 (163) SE Lux on Saturday morning. It is an auto which wouldn't be top of the list but at just under £8k and only 56k on the clock it fits the bill.

Did all the cars have city safety fitted as standard?
If it's a D4, there's no confusion then Yes, they all had City Safety.

Also, check the service history very carefully. The cambelt interval on D3/D4 motors is 108K miles or 8 years so you're good for a while yet, BUT Volvo also snuck in a "recommended" aux drive belt change at 54K miles. It's not part of the regular service schedule, which means it doesn't always get done.

This is important because if the aux belt fails, it usually knocks the cambelt off its pulleys too, which means goodnight engine. So check the service history / receipts, and haggle accordingly.

Apart from this, the engine is robust, the majority of problems are related to boost pressure and DPF sensors taking an early bath, which can cause niggles in terms of tracking down the specific dodgy sensor but won't stop the car running and driving.
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Are you sure that advice for the aux belt is correct? I can see that for the 2.4 D5 engine but for the 2.0 diesel Volvo reccomend changing it at 108k?
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Old Jun 26th, 2018, 11:07   #9
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Are you sure that advice for the aux belt is correct? I can see that for the 2.4 D5 engine but for the 2.0 diesel Volvo reccomend changing it at 108k?
Hello, in reply to your message in the other post too, yes it's correct: https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showp...9&postcount=20
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