s40 diesel

[stevie69]

i fancy one of these for my commmute to work.can you get one for about 1500 quid?and are they any good?

[volvoturboman]

Actually mate, I've been looking at one to and yeah can be picked up for that cash. Don't know how good they are but eager to hear more.

[CONDYBOY]

Depends on the age and the engine, if you get the 115bhp engine then I think you'll be happy both with performance and economy, around 48mpg in my v40 with all the mods and a full car.
Look out for all the usual stuff steering and susp knocks, aswell as turbo leaks, if the cars standard you will know if the turbo is working well, engine should be fairly quiet aswell.

[stevie69]

thanks. im going to see one tommorow.is there an easy way to tell what bhp the engine has?iv been stung with this before with a passat tdi that turned out to be 90 bhp and cronik..

[CONDYBOY]

D4192T3 is the engine code (part of the chassis number) for the 115bhp models AFAIK, it is true for my 115bhp model!
Sorry if this reply is a bit late just logged on mate. How did you get on?

[stevie69]

got it.its the 115 aswell.your right its quite quick and quiet.i was quite into it today till i broke down.according to my mate i have a fuel guage that tells lies..

[CONDYBOY]

got it.its the 115 aswell.your right its quite quick and quiet.i was quite into it today till i broke down.according to my mate i have a fuel guage that tells lies..

Glad to hear you got a good one, except for the fuel guage. I've got some spare clocks going cheap if you need them, what age is your motor?

[stevie69]

2001.you can tell theyre not proper volvos though.apparently theres a filter on the fuel sender guage in the tank that gets clogged.i might try and get it out and give it a clean.

[CONDYBOY]

There is a valve in the fuel tank but no filter? the fuel filter is under the fuse/relay box in the engine compartment. Take the top off to check if fuel is coming through. If it is then the fuel filter housing will be full. Hope you get it sorted soon.
Enjoy the motor.
I'm glad to see another member on the Dinosaur fuel ;D

[cookie]

S/V 40's seem to have a thing with fuel gauges, if its got the trip computer, just use that for the miles to 0

[stevie69]

whats the best way of getting one of these chipped?is it just one of those boxes you get on ebay?

[CONDYBOY]

Nah mate, don't do it I've heard horror stories. the ebay boxes just fool your ecu into thinking that a sensor is giving an untrue reading and your ecu then has to overcompensate for false info. a full remap is best.