Wilvo S40 test drive since 2007 sedan
Generation of the sixties
For Volvo in Russia, the reputation of reliable, safe, but expensive in content was firmly entrenched. The ratio of myth and reality was found out by Igor Kozlov. Photo: Konstantin Yakubov. Family features
Creations of the Volvo chief Peter Horbury will not confuse with any others, except among themselves. Surely the owners of the S60 are insulting when their cars are confused with the youngest S40, because they had to fork out properly: for sixty of 2001 they are now asking for 365,000 rubles, 2004 - from 460,000, and the prices for copies in perfect condition reach, respectively, respectively, respectively, respectively, respectively, respectively , up to 460 and 860 thousand (December 2007). There is nothing to be done, to a large extent - this is a fee for the traditionally high safety of the brand.
True, the S60 cannot boast of the highest assessment - only four stars on EURONCAP (see the history of the model). The driver did not like the overloads from the straps of the belts and the traumatic bottom of the instrument panel. The passenger did not experience any special inconvenience without a pillow - there was no on the experimental car.
However, such configurations are rare: as a rule, Volvo (and its buyers) do not save on safety. The worked -out passenger pillow breaks the instrument panel, so if it is sheathed with the skin is the correct sign of the former accident, because changing the torpedo is very expensive (80-95 thousand rubles). It is worth checking the belts and the rod of the mechanism should be stretched. On guard of property
Twisting a run is not easy, but it is possible. Advanced sellers rule the brain of the instrument panel; The central module is outraged by this - it gives out a mistake, but his mouth is plugged with the ground code. In this case, we are looking for the logic between the total mileage of the machine and visits to dealers - such information is stored on the central server. The hijackers of Volvo are of little interest. To revive the car without a native key, you need to replace several electronic modules and pour software into them, which requires a lot of knowledge, equipment and time. In order not to facilitate the thieves the task, when the key is lost, we advise you to quickly remove it from the immobilizer memory. If the fugitive then is found, it is easy to make him again; True, this concerns only the transponder. To give a second life to the radio, you need to know its PIN code, but they often do not save it. Take care of him!
All electronic modules (there are almost two dozen of them) communicate through a canan, the only disadvantage of which is the complication of connecting new devices and determining a faulty block. Even experts do not always determine the culprit on the first attempt. Electronics problems are rare. On the memory of the dealer, only a replacement under the guarantee of several 6-disc chain jerses and a continuous struggle against the whims of the throttle node. Italy -Germania - 0: 1
Around the end of 2002, cars were completed by the throttle knot of Magneti Marellley, which showed itself not in the best way. Its damper often shows from the resins, of which there are many in our fuel, which is why the engine stalls when the gas is reset. The dealer recommends washing the knot through that - every 30 thousand km and only with a special liquid Volvo Cleaner H. You can not use others, because the solvent easily penetrates along the axis of the damper into the cavity with electronics, which is not all chemistry - an hour is uneven, will dissolve. Then prepare 28,000 rubles. And look for time for a visit to specialists. You can’t change the knot itself, because it is necessary to introduce the newcomer's CAN module to the entire on-board electronic community.
Since 2003, the whim was replaced by Bosch, who is less critical to the resins and deprived of fragile electronics, but, alas, is not interchangeable with the previous knot. There are practically no problems with it, and flushing is required less often, because a more powerful electric motor controls the damper.
BLACK LIST All motors S60 are in -line five. At least after 60 thousand km, we wash the CVVT valve - it controls the couplings of changes in the phases of gas distribution. The delay will cause diesel thawing of the motor on idle and the loss of traction at the top, and the valve itself, very likely, will only have to be thrown away. The flushing will not save him. In recent years of release, the valve was finalized - they introduced a gasket -grid for graving dirt, but it is also useful to regularly rinse, as well as nozzles (usually through the same 60 thousand km).
The weak point of the engines is the upper support. Often, by 30-40 thousand km, a knock appeared in her silent block with a sharp acceleration or discharge of gas. But there is no thin one without good: the defect was so massive that the manufacturer quickly changed the structure, and dealers have long changed almost all the support of the old -sample under warranty.
Surely, all the engine cooling fans with which there were problems on the 2001 model year were changed. There were no fatal overheating because of them in the memory of the specialists, however, we urgently recommend cleaning the radiator (especially the air conditioner) from the fluff and dirt. The motor will pay off longevity, and the microclimate in the cabin will be better obeyed by your desires.
Do not invest in chip tuning. In practice, successful firmware is not common, which is not surprising. The Volvian engines are quite well tuned, and the intervention in the software does not give a significant result. But side effects - all the way: either the engine starts poorly, then stalls in transitional modes, otherwise it acquires a brutal appetite and kills the neutralizer and automatic transmission. The timing belt (it on all engines) is changed after 90 thousand km, although for other markets the manufacturer prescribes a more rare replacement. The spark plugs on our fuel, as a rule, do not live more than 30 thousand km, with the same frequency we change air and fuel filters.
Diesel modifications were not officially supplied to us, as well as B5244 SG (CNG) for working on methane and B5244 SG2 (LPG) - on Propan -Butan. We do not advise purchasing such options: in shortages, both spare parts and specialists. True, there is no information about any significant refusals of non-foods.
Rested
Until about 2004, the sixties were equipped with SMI steering mechanisms, in which internal hinges (under the rack cover) wear out very quickly - sometimes up to 40 thousand km. Then the squelch was replaced by a more reliable ZF rail. Its thrust nurses up to 100 thousand, but it is absolutely impossible to put them separately on SMI - they will be shorter, so they will last only a pair of thread turns. Yes, and it is not easy to change the mechanisms entirely - in the best case, other hydraulic tubes, the lower cardan and several more positions of the little things will be needed, and in the worst - half a mashin is subject to replacement. Therefore, before buying ZF, check the list of VIN with a list of replaced parts. It may be cheaper to just include steering rods in the consumable list.
In our opinion, it turns out that S60 after 2004 has fewer problems. But the German TV is on the contrary: such cars are already in 72 places out of 113, but 4-5 years are located at the top of the list - 17 out of 107. It is not worth it: the operating conditions, and the assessment methods are different. In addition, the park of cars also differs. At the cost of operating a car with an atmospheric engine, it is noticeably more profitable than cars with turbocharges, and the latter are not only more expensive in repair and maintenance, but also more voracious and are lost faster in price. Apparently, therefore, five -year atmosphericians are on average a little more expensive than a boost - demand dictates the price.
The history of the model
2000 Paris, wrestle-S60 debut. Body: Sedan. P5 engines: gasoline (B5244S2), 2.4 l, 103 kW/140 hp.; (B5244s), 2.4 l, 125 kW/170 hp.; gasoline with turbocharged (B5204T5), 2.0 l, 132 kW/180 hp.; (B5234t3), 2.3 l, 184 kW/250 hp.; (B5244t3), 2.3 l, 147 kW/200 hp.; Diesel with turbocharged (D5244T), 2.4 liters, 120 kW/163 hp Front drive, M5 or A5.
2001 B5244S2 B5244S2: B5244SG (CNG, to work on methane) and B5244SG2 (LPG, for working on propane-butan). A gasoline engine with turbocharged (B5234T7) P5, 2.3 l, 147 kW/200 hp. EURONCAP Crash Test: 10 points per frontal blow, 1 6 - for the side: four stars.
2002 diesel engine with turbocharged (D5244T2) P5, 2.4 liters, 96 kW/130 hp AWD all -wheel drive modification (connecting the rear bridge with a huldex with a front line only when slipping the front) with a new gasoline engine with a turbocharger (B5254T2) P5.2.5 liters, 154 kW/210 hp.
2003 Sports modification S60R (only AWD) with a new gasoline engine with turbocharged (B5254T4) P5.2.5 L, 220 kW/300 hp, M6 or A5.
2004 Restyling: bumpers, radiator grille, optics have changed (headlight glass was replaced with polycarbonate, brush pharate cleaners with jet). New: steering mechanism (ZF), stabilizer racks, silent blocks of the front levers. A new family of gasoline engines with turbocharged (B5244T4/T5) P5, 2.4 liters, 191 kW/260 hp Motors 200 and 250 hp Drops from production.
Source: The magazine "Driving"
