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Originally posted by Richardhhha
Stearns well away from the t6 they are more of a pain than anything, they do a 4.4 v8 but that will do 150 mileage to a tank if your lucky, they also do the v8 in the s80 as they are the only cars in the Volvo range with a large enough engine bay,

Things to look out for, once on test drive listen for a hammering sound from the rear end normaly turned out to be the propshaft which are almost 1k, the rear diffs can fail and leak which are expensive to fix, they have inherent suspension problems, front a frame bushs will split like a mofo and there ain't a thing you can do to solve it.. the top engine mounts split so check them but only the old style, if its a box type with what looks like the bush is just floating they are the modified ones and they can't split,
Gearbox torque rods will go because they are a crap design, suspension spring seats will tare but they have come out with the modified version which are good, the center to rear exhaust brackets rot off the exhaust but a clamp can be supplied from Volvo to fix this, oh swirl throttle break often but they have a fixing kit for them, but if they break again its a bit of a laborious job changing it, and I'd advise a Volvo dealer doing it, they wear front types away on the inside edge due to there camber issues, oh and check the oil level as all d5 from early 2005 need a ecm diesel upgrade due to Volvo cocking up and programming to car to over fuel and its bore washes so the oil level raises... should he 2 x below max but check with a local dealer for info on the car as they all have It on file..

[Edited on 02-01-2011 by Richardhhha]

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