Wilvo S40 test drive since 2007 sedan

Volvo S40/V40

General children are not always born from mixed marriages. But almost always - bright personalities. An example of this are small Volvo S40 and V40.
 
The first front -wheel drive models of Volvo S40 (sedan) and V40 (station wagon) were produced at the joint venture Volvo Cars AB and Mitsubishi Motors - NedCar in Holland. It is believed that the magpie's first years of release became a kind of landfill for testing all kinds of technical innovations that did not always be positive. The situation was corrected by 2001, when Volvo updated the forty series.
S/V40 models have always been equipped with a wide range of gasoline engines with working volumes from 1.6 to 2.0 liters, with a step of one hundred milliliters between them. There is a 1.9-liter turbodiesel in the range, but it is almost impossible to meet it in the Russian secondary market. In 1997, two 1.9-liter engines with a turbocharger, 160 and 200 hp, joined the family of gasoline engines. From gasoline in the Russian secondary market, 1.7-liter (116 hp) and 1.9-liter (140 hp) are most often found, which recently began to be designated as 1.8 and 2.0 liters . If you got a car with a 1.8 liter engine (B4184SM index), then it is better not to contact it. According to our consultants, this motor has become a kind of dead end of evolution and you can make a lot of problems with it.
 
Children's suit. In all used cars, one of the common criteria for assessing the condition of the body is a good condition of the paintwork. Sorokovka has the opposite. The paint on the hood in the area of \u200b\u200bthe radiator grille and on the arches of all wings of a used one is simply obliged to refuse. This is one of the childhood diseases that managed to finally cure only by 2000. So, if the paint in these places is virgin to intact, the car was repainted. And it is not a fact that this was done only to eliminate this defect. We also advise you to pay attention to the regular plastic overlays of the thresholds, which are especially poorly tolerate Russian winters: inevitable cracks and chips will cost $ 113 for each side, not counting $ 15 for installation.
Volvo is one of the world leaders in passive safety, and magpie is no exception. Only now the flip side of this safety is an almost complete impossibility of full -fledged body restoration in garage conditions. Therefore, in case of doubt, it is advisable to check the geometry at the dealer, which will cost only $ 40-45. Pay attention to the glass, especially the rear. Explicit defects or cracks can subsequently make you just hate this brand: glass for the sedan costs $ 664 and $ 486 for the station wagon. Apart from $ 75 for rent-put.
 
A spoiled child. Sitting into the car and starting the engine, do not forget to follow the behavior of the bulbs. First of all, airbags. It often happens that SRS is not restored after the accident, but simply get rid of the light bulb. It happens that after repairing the steering column, SRS contact is torn. It is treated in the same way, and real repairs will cost $ 235 with work. Inter -sulfur electrician in the forties is very reliable. What can not be said about the power windows of the headlights. Their performance is estimated at $ 223 + $ 29 (work) for each. To a large extent, your subsequent financial well -being will depend on the hydraulic corrector. If the angle of inclination of the reflectors of the headlights does not change or they look at a different, then the elimination of this defect will cost you $ 180. The wiper of the fifth door of the station wagon is also severe: $ 325 + $ 29 per work.
When making a traditional test drive, we listen to if there are distinct tappings in the steering wheel. If there is - feel free to demand a $ 300 discount. That is how much the steering column supplied only in collection costs. And if on a machine with mechanics the inclusion of the first, fifth and rear gears requires great efforts, add $ 150 to the account at least for the reconciliation of the scenes of the checkpoint (there are 11 pieces there). Do not be too lazy to look under the hood and consider the seal of the transmission selection mechanism. It often leaks. Salnik himself is a penny thing, $ 8-9, but you will have to pay $ 270 for work. This also applies to child diseases. And the manufacturer even regularly installs a special trailer for collecting leaking oil under the checkpoint.
 
The automatic transmission on the forties is almost identical in that they were set on the 850th series. Reliable and tested by practice, but any oddities in your work should move you to a detailed diagnosis. It is easier to give $ 30-35 for verification than in the near future to part with $ 3700 for bulkhead.
The engines, with the exception of the already mentioned B4184SM, are reliable and quite trouble -free. All of them are 4-cylinder analogues of the motor, which was installed on the 850 and S70 model. The design is the same, therefore, the same problems. Pay attention to the crankcase ventilation hoses. If traces of oil are noticeable there, then the system filter is most likely to be clogged. The part is cheap, about $ 10, but the replacement will require about $ 140. Vibrations on the engine transmitted to the body, tangible tremors at the time of acceleration will inform about the sagging of the engine pillows. The pillows are hard - one will cost about $ 100 or more expensive. In the light of the fact that the reptiles for these engines are not produced by the manufacturer, the diagnosis of the motor with the clarification of the history of this car is of particular importance. Only $ 60. Although repair parts for these engines can be selected from those that exist for 5-cylinder.
A child of mixed marriage. Small, no doubt, but his legs are weak. More precisely, not so much weak as poorly used for Russia. A special headache is caused by a complex rear multi -link suspension. In this case, you can’t do without a visit to the lift. You cannot independently identify from many possible knocks, tapping and pogging of their true culprit. And there are many probable candidates: from the front silent blocks and balls, which are replaced only with levers in the collection ($ 164 per side), to the rear levers, any of which costs an average of $ 130-150. And there are two of them on each side. Not to mention the bushings of the anterior reptile stabilizer and rear shock absorbers.
In fairness, it must be said that many problems with not particularly high -quality elements of the suspension, which created the magpie in Russia, have already been decided. And new suspension details live well and for a long time.
Text Andrey Timofeev, photo Alexey Ilyin, drawing Alexander Krasnov

Volvo S40/V40 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.9 Light Pressure Turbo 1.9 High Pressure Turbo (T4)
Working volume (cubic meter) 1587 1834 1948 1948 1855
Power (L.S.) 105 125 140 160 200
Maximum speed (km/h) 185 200 205 215 235
Acceleration to 100 km/h (sec.) 13.0 10.5 9.8 8.5 7.3
Fuel consumption (l/100 km):
city \u200b\u200b11.8 9.1 10.7 12.5 13.7
highway 6.6 5.7 6.4 6.8 7.0

Manufacturer data for a new car
Prices for a/m in Moscow
(as July 2002)
Year of release price
1996 $ 7,1-9.3 thousand.
1997 $ 8.5-15 thousand
1998 $ 9.3-13 thousand.
1999 $ 10.8-14.5 thousand
2000 $ 14.5-18 thousand.
Dealership prices for consumables and some spare parts
 
Oil filter $ 11
Air filter $ 26
Fuel filter $ 37
Embensation candles (pcs.) $ 6 (for turbocharged engines - $ 13.5)
Brake pads, per./Ass. (K-T) $ 49/$ 36
Brake discs, per./Ass. (pcs.) $ 117/90
Steering tip $ 39
Hydracks (pcs.) $ 19
Stabilizer bushings $ 27
Shrus assembly $ 577

 

Source: "Autopilot"