Volvo S40 1.9 Diesel

almostover

Went to view a 2002 volvo s40 1.9 diesel recently and am just wondering if any of the faults on show are common to these makes? Removed oil filler cap from engine while idling and and there was a strong blow of oily smoke coming from it. Also there was a lot of oil deposited around the turbo and inlet manifold. The seller spewed some b.s about all direct injection engines blow a bit.....very skeptical so left it after us. Owner said 3 previous owners but carcheck.ie revealed 7. Was very suspicious about the odometer reading of 102,000 miles. Is this common for these engines or was the car perhaps of higher milage/poorly maintained. Anybody else ever come across the problem/ are these a good secondhand buy?

Plug

These engines leak oil from every nut and cranny. The gearbox is the same. The gear linkages in these can wear down and can make it difficult to select gear but I'd say its cheap to resolve. From the B/S your man is talking I'd walk away. What is your budget maybe we can point you to something better.

almostover

What about one of these located near home and could be bought cheap
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2458723

bazz26

almostover wrote: »

What about one of these located near home and could be bought cheap
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2458723

I'd rather have a 626 diesel like this:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2160426

Same engine as in the 323 but has a bit more comfort and space.

almostover

Are these ford or mazda engined? both 323 and 626?

bazz26

almostover wrote: »

Are these ford or mazda engined? both 323 and 626?

The diesels are Mazda engines.