V40 2017 oil consumption

[V40owner1234]

Originally Posted by johnnyoro

The vea engines do have their problems, the oil consumption problem was mainly due to the design of the oil control rings and short journeys , there is also a problem with the poor design of the egr coolers causing the units to soot up and cause poor running . Volvo went through a lot of warranty work on this problem . Cleaning the egr valve and cooler really has to be added to the regular maintenance list probably every 50- 60 k miles
I think that most manufacturers have had problems with their diesel engines going to Euro 6
Yours is the first volvo vea engined car post 2017 that I have heard of using oil in such quantities, my own personal opinion is that a modern engine should not use oil between services at all . I am guessing that the car has not been very well looked after .
Hope you are eventually successful in whatever car you buy but definately say goodbye to this one

Hi
Do you know if the T2 also suffers from these problems? I think I could deal with the cut in mpg as long as the engine doesn’t suffer the same design fault

[Kev0607]

Originally Posted by V40owner1234

It does seem then that despite the change the issue can still occur
I think I am going to have to take the advice on here sadly and look for another car

As unfortunate as it may be, I think that you've made the right call.

Any idea what you'll go for next?

Originally Posted by V40owner1234

Hi
Do you know if the T2 also suffers from these problems? I think I could deal with the cut in mpg as long as the engine doesn’t suffer the same design fault

I think its more of an issue with diesel VEA engines.

[V40owner1234]

Originally Posted by johnnyoro

The vea engines do have their problems, the oil consumption problem was mainly due to the design of the oil control rings and short journeys , there is also a problem with the poor design of the egr coolers causing the units to soot up and cause poor running . Volvo went through a lot of warranty work on this problem . Cleaning the egr valve and cooler really has to be added to the regular maintenance list probably every 50- 60 k miles
I think that most manufacturers have had problems with their diesel engines going to Euro 6
Yours is the first volvo vea engined car post 2017 that I have heard of using oil in such quantities, my own personal opinion is that a modern engine should not use oil between services at all . I am guessing that the car has not been very well looked after .
Hope you are eventually successful in whatever car you buy but definately say goodbye to this one

Maybe a T2, but will definitely be buying with a few months warranty to allow me to keep an eye on oil consumption/EML through some driving, any other things to look out for? Barring that I may just go for something Japanese like a civic or Prius around the same age but I do really love the V40 style and drive even more so than many VAG cars I’ve owned, just such a shame the diesels had this fatal flaw which doesn’t appear to have been fixed even with the rework. I don’t think we will be seeing the VEA blocks run to the mileage some of the other Volvo engines do