Considering buying high mileage Volvo v40 T reg

I would check to make sure it has log books and evidence of regular servicing by a qualified volvo trained/certified mechanic. If that all checks out OK.... you'll be pretty safe.

Personnally big miles on a small engine with a relatively heavy car is not good- the engine is working pretty hard most of the time- if its an estate potentially more so.

If you must have it, look for spot on maintanance with at least-as-often-as-recommended oil changes. If so you could potentially get around 200k from this engine before thinking about work.

The standard 1.8 is actually better on fuel than the 1.6 due to more ideal gearing and having the torque to propel the car without labouring so much.

Avoid the 1.8 GDi, they are fraught with problems. The 2.0T coupled to the autobox is the best combination.

Tim..

"rowy" wrote: > Thinking about buying one of these but really concerned about > the mileage - 148,000 on 1.6 engine. should i be or is there > anything specific i should be checking out? :D

thanks for that - is there anything in particular i should be looking to see whether its has been replaced i.e. the timing belt etc??

thanks again

AFAIK timing belt replacement on this engine is the same as the other modular units- 80k. So it would be no far from the 2nd belt replacement.

I would ensure the water pump, idler and tensioner rollers are replaced this time, and the crank oil seal if its showing any signs of dampness.

Then cross your fingers and hope it goes alot longer!

Tim..

"rowy" wrote: > Thinking about buying one of these but really concerned about > the mileage - 148,000 on 1.6 engine. should i be or is there > anything specific i should be checking out? :D

thanks to everyone who responded to question re: volvo decided against it!