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Cost of repairs for volvo S40:
Turbocharger* 300£

OEM gasket for turbo return pipe(bought this before I find aut about rufe) 15.99£ :@

Rebored cylinders+oversized pistons+2 sets of bearings 630.60£

OEM Piston Cooling jets X4* (discount from Rufe) 106.72£

OEM Bolts and gaskets for sump tank (discount from Rufe) 41.74£

Used Oil pump from Renault Vivaro(they fit in volvos) 30.00£

Labour, removal of 9 studs, change of oil pump, sump gasket, drilling out the studs, new engine oil ..... 268.80£

2 oil filters from halfords* ~22£

Rough estimate for all the tools that I bought(before that I didn't had any) ~180£

Engine oil since I bought this..... so called car... bought ~45 litres of engine oil so far( in last 10 months since I have this.. car, had a oil leak after rebuilding the engine, Didn't know that there should be a gasket oil was leaking from there) ~163£ <--- I don't believe this number myself, but I have all receipts..

Thermostat* 9.50£

Rear brake fluid pipe change 30.50£

Head gasket set from ebay~30 £



Ok and total cost so far is....:1828.85£

Cost of the car was... 1500£

You gain experience from bad decisions done in the past...

Now I know what to look for when you Buy Volvo S40 Phase 2 1.9 TD sport

Note: Parts marked with red star(*) are things that I have done myself.