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163 bhp euro 3 no dpf is most trouble free an reliable one. 185bhp (silver cover) with dpf got some engine improvements(higher fuel pressure,vnt turbo) but those driven poorly and in town tend to clog dpfs and wack turbo seals eventually. also 185bhp gen2 d5 have swirl flaps but as far as i know they dont tend to brake like bwms but heard about them clogged with soot and immobile. yours is gen3 on twin turbo 215bhp. not mentioning de-tuned d5s at 124bhp or so.Not many of them around and not worth buying having 163/185 bhp available. before buying gen2 185 with dpf i suggest checking on obd for overboost fault. thats one of easy ways to determine (after giving it some proper boost on test drive) signs of clogging dpf or plug it in and check dpf pressure through scan tool and look for 5kPa value or so,also pcv will seem blowing by from dipstick and oil cap(opened). regen turbo around 260GBP + fitting not easiest but not the worst scenario either. best way is obviously gutting it all out - then you have proper d5 that will last long. also s60s and v50s - rear calipers tend to seize ,possible shock mounts fails - rear, on v50s with gen 2 dpf. + many more but mentioned few. Thanks.
The early Twin turbo D5's were 205HP Still a great engine, very pleased with mine. Bendy headlamps though a very sharp cut off, are fantastic on high beam and around corners.
Welcome from another volvo enthusiast! At the moment got a 2008 v70 that i try to bring back to life, hence stumbling over your channel, and also a long burner 1981 242 DL restomod project on the go that you can see here too ;) Good content so far!! See ya!
@@joestiffcock2480 Well, the v70 has been disposed off to the junk yard. Sold off most of the bits i took off her and now i hot room in my garage for the 242 ;)
The original D5 was 2.4 litres rather than 2.0. The earliest euro 3 design was arguably the least trouble free without all the DPF gubbins. On the later cars (2010 on) the Bosch CP4 fuel pump is a weak point, if the car runs out of fuel the pump will eat itself sending swarf and metal fragments through the injectors, pumps and fuel rail = expensive.
@@spainter1985 Thanks for the quick answer. I do "only" 11000 km /year nowadays and mostly short 5 km legs mildly. Maybe I have to push hard sometimes for a while to get cloggs away?
Hmm I own a 2011 s80 D3 and I’ve never had any problems with it. It has 267,000miles and I’ve only changed the water pump and timing belt along with yearly maintenance. Excellent engine and the car has been very reliable.
Hi there! On video from 23.01.2020 your S80 is without Polestar badges, does it mean you have just added badges? or have you paid Volvo Service to make a Polestar tune up and then they have applied these badges? I am tempted, but current cheapest deal I found totals at £400.
Morning ...Great video btw looking for advice I've got the chance to take over my father's 2011 Volvo XC60 D5 205bhp....only done 73k full Volvo history ...here's the thing I don't do many miles only 20 a day ....do I take the plunge as these cars are fab....would the dpf play up or would a weekly motorway trip be a good enough fix....many thanks for all the info a great channel rgds Ed
The auxiliary belt tensioner is known to fail taking the timing belt out if it hasn't been changed on the dot and by using Volvo only parts, cheap one's are a ticking time bomb.
On top of what you mentioned, I can add two more things. Sometimes the injectors can fail, which is normal due to age and some countries using poor quality fuel. And cracked heads. I have seen a few D5s over the years crack heads and people are having tough time locating used one. Other that that, great engine if it was taken care of.
Hey fella, i’m at a bit of a lost. I’m working on my p3 xc60. Going to unlock cem. Anyway when i put it into ignition 2 without foot brake. The engine bay give off a constant beep that only goes off when i turn it off. Any clue why this is? Is it a sensor? A sensor gone wrong? Also i’m sure you’ve seen the d5t5 guide. But i’m seeing mix thoughts on connecting constant charge to the battery. Some say neutral to black some say neutral to a non painted metal part of the car. Any thoughts? cheers as always
Interesting to note, that Volvo doesn't do any multi cylinder car now. :(. Gone are the days of 5, 6 and 8 cylinder Volvo's. Only 4 cylinder now. Albeit with turbos, or hybrid etc. I'm not selling my S80 3.2 :)
Any possible causes of slow acceleration for this model? I changed the intake, spark plugs, cleaned the EGR exhausts. Any ideas? it would be a huge help, thanks
The D5 is 2.4 not 2.0 litre! It is based on the 2.4 petrol block, Euro 3 163 bhp's are the best of the bunch IMO and i own one, Really torquey, Economical (Mines a 2003 V70 and i get 54 mpg on a long run, 44 mpg around town and it's got 242K miles on it!) No DPF or swirl flaps to worry about like on the later Euro 4 185 bhp etc which also use more fuel, My only gripe with mine is that 1st gear is to low geared!
@@robsterlikesRonPaul The Euro 3 D5's are the best IMO, No DPF and swirl flaps and all the extra emission sensors etc on the Euro 4's that go wrong, The Euro 3 D5's just have a reliable old catalytic converter on them!
@@scotty6346 yeh, I wish I'd bought the E3 V70... Have already got a Engine System Service Required message appear on the dash... Oh well, you live and learn...
@@matejunsagris So 163 -> 215 ...mine is D5 185 hp. Do you think it is safe to do 185 -> 205 or 215 as well? Any idea how much Geartronic (6 gear) can take?
@@johannessilver8653 also done gearbox tuning becouse gearbox do t know what to do with higher torque. Volvo polestar tuning offers 205 hp for my car. I think it's safer but I always go max becouse I always 2 years change car to never one. Common issue is pneumatic engine pillow 2x in year blown after chiptuning. Shop who did chiptuning told something about 500 nM tourqe . Also didn't change factory setting for 1st and 2nd gear tourqe limiter for safe reasons
The Volvo D5 are not related to the VAG 5 Cylinder engines. Volvo used the 2.5 TDi 5 Cylinder VAG engine until the D5 was Released. The 2.4D models used a detuned version of the D5. My parents have a late 2002 Xc70 D5 with around 200,000 miles on the clock. It is a lovely car with that lovely 5 Cylinder sound when accelerating hard. Volvo Penta also used the D5 for marine use. The D5 was rated at 163BHP but may have been more like 175BHP. The latter single turbo D5 were 175BHP to 190BHP and the latter twin turbo versions were rated al 235BHP. 235BHP was not bad for the time when you think BMW were getting 282BHP from their 3.0 Litre twin turbo diesel engine at the time.
I drive 2009 xc60 D5 175 bhp. I average 40mpg. Yours is probably AWD automatic and you forget to suit driving technic to the reality of city driving, maybe to long intervals between oil and filter change.
Andon .. you are aware of the other positions than idle and "put the pedal to the metal"??? I'm driving a 2014 XC90 D5 AWD Executive (D5244T18 200 BHP engine) and the way, we use it, it's more like 2,5 metric tons on the road than Volvo's 2.280 T but still doing 8 - 9 L/100 km in town and on long haul 5 to just up under 6 L/100 km on the straight country road .. yes in the mountains, I turn off the milage measure (14 .. 16 .. 18L/100 km) but I'm also keeping the same speed there as on the straight .. actually some times just keep the cruise control on in the 4 or 6 lane mountain road and stay in the outer lane. But the +700 km to the capitol from here (our house) I can easily do on one filling with a loaded car and drive around in town for days .. filling at my favorite gas station on the way home (they have some very!! good, homemade ice cream .. 150 ml in any flavour make you feel like heaven) Mrs Schmidt can even get under 8L/100 km in town.
@@tellyonthewall8751 Here roads in city are allways congested, i gues diesel is not as good as in England ,We dont have BP an Shell we have local supplyers
Had my V50 2.0d Euro3 2008 since 2015 and it's just passed 160k miles. I always fancied a D5 but was reluctant to buy a car with a DPF. I know my old 2.0d could do 250k easily but ULEZ and general anti diesel policy will probably mean she is scrapped despite being only halfway through her service life. Seems wasteful. I'd rather have a 10+ year old Volvo than a brand new city box.
Any comments on the notorious D5 Judder!?? 25-30mph slight incline and it seem$ to be in the wrong gear almost wobbles it's tits off! Mines a 2011/ 2012 xc70 apply gas and it goes away or back off the gas and it disappears! Doesn't do it in sport mode! Other than that it's a lovely motor :)
@@bentearle9362 It would be an auto with sport mode. Dual mass is only on the manual. I've owned both D5 5cylinder (215bhp) auto and manual versions and never experienced this.
engines are fab but autos are aids random things happen from 125k in the auto box man trans is better but rare ppl loved the dam auto i have one yes but stick/man is way to go i do drive mine hard as in 150mph alot of the time and have had 1.2t of stuff in my v70
163 bhp euro 3 no dpf is most trouble free an reliable one. 185bhp (silver cover) with dpf got some engine improvements(higher fuel pressure,vnt turbo) but those driven poorly and in town tend to clog dpfs and wack turbo seals eventually. also 185bhp gen2 d5 have swirl flaps but as far as i know they dont tend to brake like bwms but heard about them clogged with soot and immobile. yours is gen3 on twin turbo 215bhp. not mentioning de-tuned d5s at 124bhp or so.Not many of them around and not worth buying having 163/185 bhp available. before buying gen2 185 with dpf i suggest checking on obd for overboost fault. thats one of easy ways to determine (after giving it some proper boost on test drive) signs of clogging dpf or plug it in and check dpf pressure through scan tool and look for 5kPa value or so,also pcv will seem blowing by from dipstick and oil cap(opened). regen turbo around 260GBP + fitting not easiest but not the worst scenario either. best way is obviously gutting it all out - then you have proper d5 that will last long. also s60s and v50s - rear calipers tend to seize ,possible shock mounts fails - rear, on v50s with gen 2 dpf. + many more but mentioned few. Thanks.
The early Twin turbo D5's were 205HP Still a great engine, very pleased with mine. Bendy headlamps though a very sharp cut off, are fantastic on high beam and around corners.
Thats what I expected from review. Thanks for your comment.
@@adamlempart504 niema problemu Dobry Wujku ;)
does D5 Euro 4, year 2008 have the Dpf ?
@@joesaric1 yes. gen2 d5 with 185bhp all have dpf best to my knowledge. Euro 3 no dpf and euro 4 requires dpf.
Great video mate, enjoyable to watch and informative! Fellow D5 owner, cheers
Welcome from another volvo enthusiast! At the moment got a 2008 v70 that i try to bring back to life, hence stumbling over your channel, and also a long burner 1981 242 DL restomod project on the go that you can see here too ;)
Good content so far!!
See ya!
5 months went by... hows that v70 ? Im still driving my s60.
@@joestiffcock2480 Well, the v70 has been disposed off to the junk yard. Sold off most of the bits i took off her and now i hot room in my garage for the 242 ;)
I had a 2005 V70 d5 which had done almost 500k km when I part exchanged it for a 2911 V70 2.0t. Wonderful engine the d5.
Do you prefer the D5 or the 2.0T
The original D5 was 2.4 litres rather than 2.0. The earliest euro 3 design was arguably the least trouble free without all the DPF gubbins. On the later cars (2010 on) the Bosch CP4 fuel pump is a weak point, if the car runs out of fuel the pump will eat itself sending swarf and metal fragments through the injectors, pumps and fuel rail = expensive.
No fuel filters?
What is your opinion on euro 4, size 2,4 l, D5?
@@johannessilver8653A good engine but they really need to be driven, else the DPF/Swirl flaps get clogged
@@spainter1985 Thanks for the quick answer. I do "only" 11000 km /year nowadays and mostly short 5 km legs mildly. Maybe I have to push hard sometimes for a while to get cloggs away?
@@johannessilver8653 or just delete dpf and flaps
Excellent review
Thanks Michael!
Hmm I own a 2011 s80 D3 and I’ve never had any problems with it. It has 267,000miles and I’ve only changed the water pump and timing belt along with yearly maintenance. Excellent engine and the car has been very reliable.
They are a fantastic engine! 😁😁
Loved my
Volvo s80
mod 2001
with VW engine 2.5 D 140 Hp.
💨💨💨💨💨D5
Brilliant
Hi there! On video from 23.01.2020 your S80 is without Polestar badges, does it mean you have just added badges? or have you paid Volvo Service to make a Polestar tune up and then they have applied these badges? I am tempted, but current cheapest deal I found totals at £400.
Best 5 pot diesel 😎
Morning ...Great video btw looking for advice I've got the chance to take over my father's 2011 Volvo XC60 D5 205bhp....only done 73k full Volvo history ...here's the thing I don't do many miles only 20 a day ....do I take the plunge as these cars are fab....would the dpf play up or would a weekly motorway trip be a good enough fix....many thanks for all the info a great channel rgds Ed
2.4 D is the 185 single turbo unit I think, which was used up to 2009 in the first V70 mk3s.
The auxiliary belt tensioner is known to fail taking the timing belt out if it hasn't been changed on the dot and by using Volvo only parts, cheap one's are a ticking time bomb.
On top of what you mentioned, I can add two more things. Sometimes the injectors can fail, which is normal due to age and some countries using poor quality fuel. And cracked heads. I have seen a few D5s over the years crack heads and people are having tough time locating used one. Other that that, great engine if it was taken care of.
Hi enjoy your vids do you know what the relays and fuses are for near the air filter box 📦 3 large grey relays?
Hey fella, i’m at a bit of a lost. I’m working on my p3 xc60. Going to unlock cem. Anyway when i put it into ignition 2 without foot brake. The engine bay give off a constant beep that only goes off when i turn it off. Any clue why this is? Is it a sensor? A sensor gone wrong? Also i’m sure you’ve seen the d5t5 guide. But i’m seeing mix thoughts on connecting constant charge to the battery. Some say neutral to black some say neutral to a non painted metal part of the car. Any thoughts? cheers as always
I love my 2007 S80 D5!
I love my 2008 XC70 D5 ; )
Where is that video about the pcv glove check? I couldn't find it?
I'm so jealous we dont get these in the states, although I do enjoy my v8.
Interesting to note, that Volvo doesn't do any multi cylinder car now. :(. Gone are the days of 5, 6 and 8 cylinder Volvo's. Only 4 cylinder now. Albeit with turbos, or hybrid etc. I'm not selling my S80 3.2 :)
they are manufacturing 3 cylinder engines
Also, no new diesel development.
Do you have the Polestar certificate?
Any possible causes of slow acceleration for this model? I changed the intake, spark plugs, cleaned the EGR exhausts. Any ideas? it would be a huge help, thanks
It's a diesel. There are no spark plugs on it. You should know exactly what type of car you have and then ask.
The D5 is 2.4 not 2.0 litre! It is based on the 2.4 petrol block, Euro 3 163 bhp's are the best of the bunch IMO and i own one, Really torquey, Economical (Mines a 2003 V70 and i get 54 mpg on a long run, 44 mpg around town and it's got 242K miles on it!) No DPF or swirl flaps to worry about like on the later Euro 4 185 bhp etc which also use more fuel, My only gripe with mine is that 1st gear is to low geared!
Hey Scott...
Do you think the Euro 4 185bhp 2.4d is a bad choice? I bought one last week and a few issues already appearing...
@@robsterlikesRonPaul The Euro 3 D5's are the best IMO, No DPF and swirl flaps and all the extra emission sensors etc on the Euro 4's that go wrong, The Euro 3 D5's just have a reliable old catalytic converter on them!
@@scotty6346 yeh, I wish I'd bought the E3 V70...
Have already got a Engine System Service Required message appear on the dash...
Oh well, you live and learn...
The D5 was before that as was in the mark 1 V70
Wrong! The diesel in the mk1 v70 was a VAG 2.5 5 cylinder which carried over into the mk2 then eventually the D5 in around 2002.
Could've started it
i chipped mine to 215HP i love it .
How? Which number is the stock?
@@johannessilver8653 163 hp
@@matejunsagris So 163 -> 215 ...mine is D5 185 hp. Do you think it is safe to do 185 -> 205 or 215 as well? Any idea how much Geartronic (6 gear) can take?
@@johannessilver8653 also done gearbox tuning becouse gearbox do t know what to do with higher torque. Volvo polestar tuning offers 205 hp for my car. I think it's safer but I always go max becouse I always 2 years change car to never one. Common issue is pneumatic engine pillow 2x in year blown after chiptuning. Shop who did chiptuning told something about 500 nM tourqe . Also didn't change factory setting for 1st and 2nd gear tourqe limiter for safe reasons
@@matejunsagris THE GERABOX IS ASINI THE MAX TORQUE SUPORTED IS 450 NM , SO IF YOU TUNE TO 500 NM WILL BROBABLY HAVE PROBLEMS.
Last 2.4 diesel with 5 cylinder was produced on 2014
Was cut off in 2016/2017 with the old XC60 👍
Actually last onr was in 2019 or 2018 in the last model of last gen of volvo v60 d6 awd plug in hybrid it had the 2,4 5cyl
volvo s80 d5 2011 is good engine?
Yep!:)
what about rising oil on the d5 from failed regens
Is this engine related to the 5 cylinder VAG engine for example I have a vwt4 with a 5 cylinder engine
The Volvo D5 are not related to the VAG 5 Cylinder engines.
Volvo used the 2.5 TDi 5 Cylinder VAG engine until the D5 was Released.
The 2.4D models used a detuned version of the D5.
My parents have a late 2002 Xc70 D5 with around 200,000 miles on the clock.
It is a lovely car with that lovely 5 Cylinder sound when accelerating hard.
Volvo Penta also used the D5 for marine use.
The D5 was rated at 163BHP but may have been more like 175BHP.
The latter single turbo D5 were 175BHP to 190BHP and the latter twin turbo versions were rated al 235BHP.
235BHP was not bad for the time when you think BMW were getting 282BHP from their 3.0 Litre twin turbo diesel engine at the time.
I have a XC 60 D5 have the same engine ,on city trafic consume 13 liters per 100 km, a lot more than advertize by Volvo
I drive 2009 xc60 D5 175 bhp. I average 40mpg. Yours is probably AWD automatic and you forget to suit driving technic to the reality of city driving, maybe to long intervals between oil and filter change.
@@adamlempart504 Yes is AWD auto 205 bhp,oil change is done when i got the car 3 months ago i have done approx 2000 km.
Andon .. you are aware of the other positions than idle and "put the pedal to the metal"???
I'm driving a 2014 XC90 D5 AWD Executive (D5244T18 200 BHP engine) and the way, we use it, it's more like 2,5 metric tons on the road than Volvo's 2.280 T but still doing 8 - 9 L/100 km in town and on long haul 5 to just up under 6 L/100 km on the straight country road .. yes in the mountains, I turn off the milage measure (14 .. 16 .. 18L/100 km) but I'm also keeping the same speed there as on the straight .. actually some times just keep the cruise control on in the 4 or 6 lane mountain road and stay in the outer lane. But the +700 km to the capitol from here (our house) I can easily do on one filling with a loaded car and drive around in town for days .. filling at my favorite gas station on the way home (they have some very!! good, homemade ice cream .. 150 ml in any flavour make you feel like heaven) Mrs Schmidt can even get under 8L/100 km in town.
@@tellyonthewall8751 Here roads in city are allways congested, i gues diesel is not as good as in England ,We dont have BP an Shell we have local supplyers
Do not buy a turbo diesel as a commuter car - they are built for touring and towing
Had my V50 2.0d Euro3 2008 since 2015 and it's just passed 160k miles. I always fancied a D5 but was reluctant to buy a car with a DPF. I know my old 2.0d could do 250k easily but ULEZ and general anti diesel policy will probably mean she is scrapped despite being only halfway through her service life. Seems wasteful. I'd rather have a 10+ year old Volvo than a brand new city box.
Are the D5 Better than the T5?
Depends what you want from it, for speed and power the t5, for economy and reliability the D5 is your best bet :)
@DriveLife Thank You 👍
Any comments on the notorious D5 Judder!?? 25-30mph slight incline and it seem$ to be in the wrong gear almost wobbles it's tits off! Mines a 2011/ 2012 xc70 apply gas and it goes away or back off the gas and it disappears! Doesn't do it in sport mode! Other than that it's a lovely motor :)
If I'm honest I have never had this 😁
Dual mass
@@bentearle9362 It would be an auto with sport mode. Dual mass is only on the manual. I've owned both D5 5cylinder (215bhp) auto and manual versions and never experienced this.
If im understand right you say that "2.0 D5" only to get maximum comments and get better youtube ratio...
Nice trick )))
There was never a 163bhp D5 with a 2.0 engine especially in that era 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
It has always been a 2.4 liter not 2.0
Nope my D5 is 2.0 edrive xc60
Thermostat on these are a pig to replace, and really expensive if you don’t do it yourself!
engines are fab but autos are aids random things happen from 125k in the auto box man trans is better but rare ppl loved the dam auto i have one yes but stick/man is way to go i do drive mine hard as in 150mph alot of the time and have had 1.2t of stuff in my v70
I was searching for 6 months to get a V70 D5 215bhp manual but finally found one