new member, maybe new V60 owner

[gianmarko]

good day everyone.
im new here as i am looking at a candidate to replace my 2.4 diesel Alfa 159.

i just test drove a 2018 V60 CC pro D4 AWD. car looks really nice, interiors are spotless and price is ok at 133 thousands km and a full volvo service history.

the only thing that left me a bit perplexed is how noisy the engine is. i am used to the extremely quiet Alfa 5 cyls and i found the Volvo engine quite rattly at low revs and with a quite loud clicking noise; ok engine was probably cold, but i expected a bit more from this fantastic car.

i had a look at the forum and it seems others had the same question; so is it this noise normal?

is there anything special you would recommend to look at? car is given with 12 months or 20k km guarantee.

thanks and have a good day
gm

[GrahamBrown1]

Which engine has the car got fitted? With it being an AWD there is a chance it could be one of the very last 5 cylinders but on a 2018 year I’d have thought it would have the 4 cylinder.

The 5 cylinders can sound a little agricultural when cold but sound nice when on song. They are good strong engines and I wouldn’t be to concerned if it’s got history and the warranty you mention.

[gianmarko]

Hi
yes is a 5 pots. so agricultural is confirmed

i really like this car and i think i will get it. stereo should be powerful enough to cover cold engine noise

thanks

Originally Posted by GrahamBrown1

Which engine has the car got fitted? With it being an AWD there is a chance it could be one of the very last 5 cylinders but on a 2018 year I’d have thought it would have the 4 cylinder.

The 5 cylinders can sound a little agricultural when cold but sound nice when on song. They are good strong engines and I wouldn’t be to concerned if it’s got history and the warranty you mention.

[Stu B]

Hi, I have a very similar car, but a 2017.

Mine is the 2.4L 5 cyl D4 Lux Nav AWD auto, it’s a euro 6 version of the 5 cyl which I bought a few months ago following many other 5 cylinder Volvo and VWs. They all sound a little agricultural but are generally very well regarded and Volvo fans seek out the 5 cyl rather than the 4 cyl D4 as I did for reliability.

It’ll be 190bhp/420Nm as standard but I had the dealer upgrade mine with Polestar before I collected it so it has 220bhp/440Nm now.

You’ll find lots of information on this forum about what to check for but if the car has a good service history and belts changed on schedule with genuine parts then it could be a good buy. I really like mine.

All the best,
Stu

[RDesign4Life]

They sound like tractors until you put your foot down. Under hard acceleration they sound better. Still not great but better. Although I'm probably comparing my XC60 5 cylinder diesel engine to some of the 6 cylinder petrol engines I've owned which isn't really fair.

It's a diesel engine and they are inherently ugly, smelly, dirty, noisy things. Or is that a description of the men that drive them?

[gianmarko]

i love diesel engines, they are efficient and last forever. only thing i dont like of diesel engines is the used oil; it will make a mess no matter what.

i have been told by the dealer that timing belt is due at 180k km, car has 133k.

it probably is an expensive job like it was in the 159 (very little space to work, looks better in the V60) but will take couple years before it will be due.

i have a well tooled workshop and a car lift so i try to do everything myself; for the Alfa i had all the required tools and the diagnostic.

i heard from the dealer that this car comes with included free maintenance (except spares) up to 150k km.

Originally Posted by RDesign4Life

They sound like tractors until you put your foot down. Under hard acceleration they sound better. Still not great but better. Although I'm probably comparing my XC60 5 cylinder diesel engine to some of the 6 cylinder petrol engines I've owned which isn't really fair.

It's a diesel engine and they are inherently ugly, smelly, dirty, noisy things. Or is that a description of the men that drive them?