Hello P2 ers!

[cherry1809]

Ooh innit all nice and spangly in here?!!

Bought myself a 52 plate V70 D5, and I'll be honest the drive was very nice indeed! (even with the extra hour an half traffic jam on the M4)
It's a high mile dark metallic grey which drives pretty much spot on. DMF, DIM and intercooler have been replaced.
Only niggles are a creak on full lock when stationary and grumbly wheel bearing. Seems tip top other than that.

[M-R-P]

come on Darren, you know the score, let's have some pictures!

[Harvey]

Nice to hear you are happy.:bounce: photos please

[stribo]

Welcome to P2 ownership. :) As Martin said, you've been here long enough to know :worthless:

[expolicev70t5]

Yes love to see some pics.

[cherry1809]

Needs a wash after the trip back, It's dark and I'm 3 sheets to the wind...
Gotta pop into work tomorrow so will get some then... Hopefully not with dead livestock in the background. Lol!

[Rnash2002]

Welcome over to p2 ownership :)

[silverhorse]

DMF, Result!!!


DIM Bigger result!!

It's always nice when someone else has had the big bills!!!
Looking forward to pics, sounds nice.

Dead livestock!!???:confused:

[V70 Graham]

Glad your happy, looking forward to the piccy's tomorrow.

[LiamT4]

See if your still enjoying it after a few weeks, I have a real dislike for my 2.0t........no soul, character or anything that gives it any sort of personality. If it wasn't for the mpg then it would be for sale very soon. But at least yours will have a decent soundtrack to it.

[cherry1809]

Dead livestock!!???:confused:

I work at an animal rendering plant :D

[cherry1809]

Cleaned... Feel guilty seeing the 850 sat there now all neglected :(

[M-R-P]

Nice mate, very nice.

[V70 Graham]

Looking good.....nice colour.

[cherry1809]

Will the face lift HID head lights fit? Quite fancy them.
Going to get a health test on the engine... Then maybe a Rica :D
226k and drives fine. Wasn't going to but it's always nice to have a bit more innit?
Pulls nice (for a 163) from 70mph upwards :)

[V70 Graham]

.....pulls nice (for a 163) from 70mph upwards :)

I'm sure you mean 70 kph :redface:

[cherry1809]

Of course :)

[M-R-P]

do the egr valve mate. messy but easy.

[cherry1809]

Dave850 deleted it on his Golf. Any benefit/danger of doing this? Or just clean it?

[jdavis]

they are quite fun them D5 engines. my dad's sounds awesome 2nd gear, 20mph and floor it. proper low end grunt. runs out of puff though, lol

[T5frankie]

Dave850 deleted it on his Golf. Any benefit/danger of doing this? Or just clean it?

i just took the vaccum pipe off and tied it on the x5, less smoke after and went the same

[M-R-P]

Dave850 deleted it on his Golf. Any benefit/danger of doing this? Or just clean it?

Its there for a reason, id clean it and keep it working. Mr. D's D5 went much better after an egr clean.

[T5frankie]

Its there for a reason, id clean it and keep it working. Mr. D's D5 went much better after an egr clean.

it's only there to reduce emissions and they aint tested in an mot so blank it off and get some free hp's, and hot air back into turbo isnt good for power surely?

[Harvey]

Very clean looking motor,very well looked after,Just to ask what MPG did you get upto on the run home with it ?.

[cherry1809]

Sat at 80 - 85 most of the way back and averaged 46mpg.
I'd have been at about 20mpg in the R. Lol.

[Harvey]

Sat at 80 - 85 most of the way back and averaged 46mpg.
I'd have been at about 20mpg in the R. Lol.

I think you'll get used to that.

[M-R-P]

it's only there to reduce emissions and they aint tested in an mot so blank it off and get some free hp's, and hot air back into turbo isnt good for power surely?

Good point.

But stop calling me Shirley.

[cherry1809]

Noticed a little chirp that sounds like a valve or something when boost comes in from low down.
Is supposed to do that?