s40 1.9 t4 opinion please!

The Volvo you want to know something about isn't a 480, but you can't find the answer to your question anywhere... Well, what the heck, have a try here in this corner of Volvos friendliest community...

Moderators: jifflemon, coyote1980, Rachel

Post Reply
User avatar
bbf
480 Is my middle name
Posts: 994
Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2003 10:21 am
Location: Na soncni strani Alp (SLO)
Contact:

s40 1.9 t4 opinion please!

Post by bbf » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:35 pm

Hi folks!

I was offered an '89 S40 1,9T (b4148t) with 225kkm on clock and aircon (and 480style board comp) for 1300€. it was hit in the back (not much, bumper and hood) no visual rust, neglected interior (smoker), angine gives stuttering at aceleration, it has knackered exhaust collector at one cilinder (turbo souds ok), it has noisy power stiring pump. I can do exterior and interior cheply, but i am not keen on engine troubles. I know it's 200hp and shure it will go like snapped, but are those engines anyhow problematic?

Cheers!
'98 S40 T4, replacement vehicle, hardcore power
'86 480 ES, RIP :(
'91 480 Turbo, RIP :(
'93 480 2.0, RIP :(
'90 480 Turbo, hailed roof, fighting wounds, 260.000km, daily bolide :)
'81 345 GL cvt, waiting for a new life, 200.000km :)
'82 244 GL 2.4D 250.000km restoration project
[url]http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/bbfbbf/[/url]

User avatar
esta
480 Is my middle name
Posts: 2378
Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 1:38 pm
Location: Birmingham (occasionally Devon and the M42 ;) )
Contact:

Post by esta » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:23 pm

Id go for it!! :hopping:

If its free (?) then start with the thing you think you might not be ab;e to do, then that way if it all goes belly up, then you havvent really lost anything except the price of those parts, and if it goes well, then you can do the stuff that you are confident about!!

Good luck!! :hopping:
[img]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o100/estamace/logo.jpg[/img]

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Volvo 480 ;)

WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
HAVE: Jaguar XJ40 4l Sov
HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)

www.projectjaguar.co.uk

User avatar
bbf
480 Is my middle name
Posts: 994
Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2003 10:21 am
Location: Na soncni strani Alp (SLO)
Contact:

Post by bbf » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:14 pm

well, i've bought it. payed 1300€ for it. its B4194T, not that nonsense i wrote before. now i need a couple of sunny days to sort out interior and some hamerjob in the back (previous owner hit a street lamp at reversing) and a guess there are some irritating small (3 hour ;) ) jobs to be done and i hit te road!

i just hope it will not do any damage to my 480 enthusiasm. oh man.....

thanks for best wishes!
'98 S40 T4, replacement vehicle, hardcore power
'86 480 ES, RIP :(
'91 480 Turbo, RIP :(
'93 480 2.0, RIP :(
'90 480 Turbo, hailed roof, fighting wounds, 260.000km, daily bolide :)
'81 345 GL cvt, waiting for a new life, 200.000km :)
'82 244 GL 2.4D 250.000km restoration project
[url]http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/bbfbbf/[/url]

User avatar
esta
480 Is my middle name
Posts: 2378
Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 1:38 pm
Location: Birmingham (occasionally Devon and the M42 ;) )
Contact:

Post by esta » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:08 pm

Yay! Projects are great fun and its something different!

Hoping for some sunny days for ya! ;)
[img]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o100/estamace/logo.jpg[/img]

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Volvo 480 ;)

WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
HAVE: Jaguar XJ40 4l Sov
HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)

www.projectjaguar.co.uk

Post Reply