V40 - General Comments

Discussion in 'Volvo V40' started by jarvazo, Jun 24, 2005.

  1. jarvazo

    jarvazo Guest

    I have had a '01 V40 1.9t for a few months now. I am really enjoying it
    I simply want to know other peoples experiences with it. Good? Bad? Le
    us know.

    Jarvaz
     
    jarvazo, Jun 24, 2005
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  2. jarvazo

    Joe Blizzard Guest

    I've had a 2000 V40 for about 3 weeks. I'm satisfied so far, except that I'm
    kind of bummed about only getting one key with it and having to pay a king's
    ransom to get another one from the local Volvo dealer. I spoke to the
    previous owner and he said he never had any problems in the 50k miles he put
    on it. The tailgate latch wasn't working right when I got the car, the
    remote wouldn't unlock it at all and the key was dodgy, but a minor
    adjustment fixed that. (I took a photo of the offending part, in case anyone
    else is having the same problem and wants to see how to fix it.)

    The V40 appears to be somewhat rare where I live. (West Virginia) Usually
    when I get a new car I start noticing all the others like it, but I've yet
    to see another V40. I've only seen one S40.
     
    Joe Blizzard, Jun 25, 2005
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  3. jarvazo

    Martijn Guest


    Have a V40 1.9 TD with 300.000 Km's on ut. Still rund fine. One great tip!!
    If you need spare ENGINE parts, try go to the Renault garage first. This
    saved me 50% on the fanbelt tension arm.
    The aftermarket sidemarkers and headlight also save you a lot.

    Furthermore, it's not a big car and the suspension sucks. Shifting gears is
    somewhat strange. It got a lot better when I replaced sone diskspacers
    underneath the car.

    Under the hood many things can be making "strange noises". The oil plug
    leaks oil quite often.

    I like my 81' 240 better but it expensine in the gasoline.

    Replace the timing belt allway's earlier than is stated in the manual! They
    seem to snap often.

    Seats are comfy, climate control is great.
    It won't rust (zinked).

    All the best,

    Martijn (The Netherlands)
    144
    240
    262C
    V40
     
    Martijn, Jun 29, 2005
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  4. jarvazo

    Joe Blizzard Guest

    Are you speaking specifically of the V40 or is that general advice? Is the
    1.9 an interference type engine, that is to say, do the pistons collide with
    the valves if the timing belt breaks?
     
    Joe Blizzard, Jun 30, 2005
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  5. jarvazo

    ena Guest

    Martijn - only the diesel engines have something in common with renault -
    the turbo gas engines are Volvo`s own and you wont find any parts for them
    at a renault garage - timing belts do not break premature on those engines

    The deisel versions where newer sold in the US
     
    ena, Jun 30, 2005
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