I use non standard tyres on my S40 T5 I had some aftermarket alloys fitted which came with 205/45 R17, I paid slighty more as I wanted a bit more tread so I upgraded/changed to 215/45 R17 with no...
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I use non standard tyres on my S40 T5 I had some aftermarket alloys fitted which came with 205/45 R17, I paid slighty more as I wanted a bit more tread so I upgraded/changed to 215/45 R17 with no...
I know when my girlfriend got her C30 we looked at loads and all the r designs had the special edition interior white/black, the SE Lux had the full leather and heated seats but no bodykits, and the...
To honest i wasn't saying don't get the 2 tone just more about being aware of what a nightmare it is, you`ll not get the full leather in an r design, but an se lux or se sport should have the full...
I've had a black S40 T5 since January and I love it !!!, The only real weakspots I was told to look for were wheel bearings and front bushes, & wishbone bushes are a known weak point and go arould...
Seen one of these when I went to collect my T5 from the garage was asking the sale guy about it, limited edition colour apparently looks nicer in person, but it is a very marmite colour, I liked it,...
My 2005 S40 has the auto close windows you just press and hold the Lock button on the fob and it will auto close the window & sunroof (really useful as I normally forget to close something), it also...
I have both an S40 & a V40 T4 both phase 2's and I had no problem with either, apart from the common fuel sender problem & the bonnet cable snapping both were cheap fixes, there's no real noticeable...
Try seaching here
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=58
very good forum, I'm sure there are a few known issues with the 2.0d think it may be the dual mass flywheel, but not sure...
My old car its looking good, I still miss the high pressure surge :-( ,the number plate came with the car and your right no one really gets it, my girlfriends parents neighbours asked if I was a...
Can recomend these got them on the girlfriend C30 great improvement on the standard wipers and very quiet
Not 100% sure about the early T4 but when I enquired about my 2001 S40 T4 I was told they could not flash it via the odbII port and the ECU would need to be sent to the tuning company (that was info...
I owned a Almera TDDI that was remapped celtic tuning did that and I was impressed with the mapp so asked about the T4 I was told £300 and I would have to send them the ECU, they quoted from 200BHP &...
I don't understand why the 'dealer' won't give you a refund under the trade descriptions act as the car was obvioulsy not 'fit for use'?
I had a pipercross filter element in my T4, then I saw an ITG one on ebay & I won it for a stupid amount as no one else bid (£10 I think & it was brand new) prefer the noise from the ITG one better...
My Old S40:-
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Try cleaning the idle control valve as this can cause the symtons you've mention cheap and easy DIY job there' a how to on
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/index.php
Search for idle control...
the last few months I've been running my T4 on momentum with no problems at all, the cars runs just as well as it did on Vpower and I get better MPG from the momentum than I was getting on the V...
I used a place in sunderland 4 or 5 years ago they refurbed and resprayed a set of wheels for me was £30 a wheel for 16" the wheels looked like brand new when they came back a really nice gunmetal...
Insurance is just stupid, I'd been with swift cover for 5 years alway been good, my policy ran out in feb, I sold my car in jan but just kept the policy on, when I got my new car V40 T4 they quoted...
I'd keep the wheels the same colour they look really good in that dark shade, I got a set of arcadia's for mine didn't look that nice in the original cover, was kind of pleased when I had fitment...
I had a kangeroo issue with my first T4 the one and only time I used Supermarket petrol in it, it kangeroo'd when I can off the power, put in Shell V power at next fill up and no problems, I always...
I think its a phase 2 its the less brick shaped car...
A work colleague has just brought a V70 T5 on a W plate, the alamr doesn't seem to sound he suspect it may have a fault and the garage may just have removed the siren, can you advise where the siren...
I think it will normally sort itself out after a few starts, thats if the fault has been rectified, you could try disconnecting the battery for longer than 30 minutes (make sure you've got you radio...
I had a map from celtic tuning on my Almera 2.2 TDDI (the first almera they did) and I was well impressed with it, but as you say it wasn't the smoothest but I loved the remap