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thinking of an 850/s70 with the deisel engine...any comments from those with experience..?

posted by  someone claiming to be Stefan Knappe on  Sun May 4 19:30 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Hi,
I bought a V70Tdi new in 1998. Drove it three years / 125,000 kms no problems.
The engine has two timing belts, one is due every 60,000kms, the other 120,000kms.
Changing the timing belts incl. tensioner, water pump etc is critical.
Engine is very powerful (high low/mid range torque) and pulls strong.
Engine noise is quite audible at idle, but quiet at speed.
Mine was automatic xmission, which worked well with the engine characteristics.
Fuel consumption was about 6.5 to 7.0 litres/per100km (don't know how much that is in mpg) mostly autobahn(highway) use driving 130 kph (80 mph) when traffic permits.
I'd go for it, but in your part of the world (don't know...)
it may be difficult to have the engine serviced.

Cheers
Stefan






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