Which dodgy diesel engines did Volvo produce?

I can't think of any in particular.

I think the 1.6 in the C30, V50 and S40 was a somewhat unreliable PSA unit. That's certainly want my local Volvo specialist reckons - turbo replacements and full engines at leas than 100k miles.

Most Volvo's of that era used the Mondeo platform, not the Focus

Not an accurate statement. It was only during the last couple of years of Ford ownership that there were more Volvo's based on the Mondeo platform than the Focus platform.

The first gen (up to '04) S40 and V40 were based on a platform jointly developed with Mitsubishi.

The C30, (second gen) S40, V50 and (2nd gen) C70 were based on the Focus platform.

The S60, V70/XC70, (first gen) C70 S80 and XC90 used Volvo's own platform up until the 2nd gen versions of each, after which (apart from the C70) the Mondeo platform was used. This was 2010 for the S60, 2007 for the V70/XC70, 2006 for the S80 and 2014 for the XC90.

The XC60 is the only model during that period which has only ever used the Mondeo platform.

In 2000, no Volvo used any Ford platform.

In 2002, ditto.

In 2004, none used the Mondeo platform, two used the Focus platform.

In 2006, One used the Mondeo platform, three used the Focus platform

In 2008, three used the Mondeo platform, four used the Focus platform.

In 2010, five used the Mondeo platform, three used the Focus platform.

Edited by badbusdriver on 24/01/2023 at 18:00