Originally Posted by
BigErn
mark, I used to work for Volvo dealership and was always driving different cars all over the country. I used to like the S40/V40 classic sport 1.9D quite a lot. I even manged to aquire one as my "runabout" for a while at work.Personally I think they look smart and off the top of my head I cant remember any common problems with them. If you have any questions about it I still know all the lads very well so I can speak to them for you.
MAL
Thanks for the offer dude, I failed to mention I too am a Volvo trained Master Tech. Small World!! I have been out of the trade for 4&1/4 years now mate, when the XC90 went onto fiber optic cables I thought Fook that, time to go lol.
The v40 of this age suffered from High pressure pump failure, This would have been done under warranty also you may recall the drive belt used to fail because of the alternator?
plus the Climate control unit used to fail but other than that they are bomb proof.
What do they drive like after a re-map?