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Mar 4th, 2018, 18:20 | #1 |
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Potential V40 diesel owner
Help needed on which Diesel engine V40 to buy.
My wife is due to change her car and wants a V40. Not new, but MY14/15. I own a XC60 D5. I believe some V40s are 4 cylinders and some 5 cylinders. Is there a buying guide on what to look out for? I have read that the 1.6 D2 engine is not very reliable? Any help greatly appreciated. |
Mar 4th, 2018, 19:17 | #2 |
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I would suggest a car with a Volvo engine rather than Ford/PSA 1.6 D2.
Both the earlier 5 cylinder and later 4 cylinder D3 and D4 are Volvo engines and also the 2.0L D2 from MY16. The D4 is a 4 cylinder from I think MY15 and the D3 a 4 cylinder from MY16. The 5 cylinder engines are well proven and I would have thought a MY14/15 D3 with 150 bhp would be a good option. |
Mar 5th, 2018, 15:31 | #3 |
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Thanks, going to look at a D3 5 cylinder at the weekend.
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Mar 6th, 2018, 09:34 | #4 |
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Mar 6th, 2018, 09:56 | #5 |
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Early d3 d4 are 5 cylinder engines and have no real problems with egr valves. The later d4 4 cylinder Volvo engines did have issues with egr but that is pretty much resolved now.
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Mar 6th, 2018, 21:32 | #6 |
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Exactly that. Later diesel engines had EGR problems. The later D2 is better than the early one but many people think the earlier D3 and 4 are better than the later ones.
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Mar 6th, 2018, 22:00 | #7 |
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We bought a My14 D3 5cylinder geartronic last year and it is a smashing car; quiet, good performance, smooth and a joy to drive. I often take it instead of the XC90 as it is more fun to drive.
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Mar 7th, 2018, 19:01 | #8 |
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A lot of nonsense written about the Ford/PSA 1.6 engine, usually by folk who have never owned one. Its in millions of cars by several makers and there are bound to be a few lemons. The early 16v version was susceptible to poor servicing, but the 8v modelsiswell thought of in the motoring press.
http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/vo...chback/engines |
Mar 7th, 2018, 21:34 | #9 |
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The newer 2.0 VEA 'D2' sounds like a bag of spanners though.
Which probably means it'll be very reliable. |
Mar 18th, 2018, 09:45 | #10 |
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OT, but I had a '77 Guzzi T3. Lovely bike, many happy miles. Fitted a Cali screen and some K&N filters. Some gas shocks and a King & Queen seat sorted out the comfort and handling. Had to sell it in '83 for about £550 but I guess they fetch a bit more now with classic status.
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