MPG on 2008 Volvo S80 D5 Geartronic

[K.MASON]

Hi, I drive a 2008 s80se D5 Geartronic. Can anyone tell me how many miles to the gallon I should be getting.At the moment I only get an avarage of 26.2. Also does anyone know about the latest recall for the particulate filter problem could this be my problem. Thanks

[Robbijay]

The DPF issue shouldn't cause low(er) consumption, but DPFs do cause the engine to be less efficient than a non DPF because extra diesel is injected during the regeneration cycle. I would've thought you should be getting around 40 combined (on the TC) in a geartronic S80, as I get 45ish in my manual S60 with an identical engine.

[Nick44]

If I'm very carefull, I can get 32 out of my V70 D5 Geartonic on decent distance journeys.
The new D5 is dreadful on fuel.

[Robbijay]

but is that the 185 D5 in the new shape V70? That was always going to be bad due to the extra weight. The twin turbo is supposed to be better I think.

[Nick44]

Originally Posted by Robbijay

but is that the 185 D5 in the new shape V70? That was always going to be bad due to the extra weight. The twin turbo is supposed to be better I think.

That's the one. 08MYV70D5SEGeartronic.
Yes, I've seen the better reviews of the twin turbo version. I also wonder what on earth the new 1600cc version Gen3 V70 goes like. I slug I should think.

[cumbrianmale]

There are a number of threads scattered around the various boards for the models affected and it has been suggested to keep the discussion here as the issue is particular to the engines and not the cars.

All the other discussions are indexed in that thread and can be linked to from there to read the previous discussions. If you know of any other discussions let me know and I will add them to the list.

[Lancashire V70]

Hi
This problem does not seem to have gone away, I am a new poster on here because up to now I have owned a 2002 V70 D5 SE Auto that has been pretty bullet proof. Last Thursday I collected a 2007 registered C70 D5 SE LUX Auto with 42,000 miles on the clock and full dealer service history.
From the decall on the bonnet slam panel it appeared to have had the DPF/overfueling mods done and, looking at the paperwork and the dipstick, the dealer had done an oil and filter change with the oil level at the maximum mark. not the 3/4 mark that the new decall suggests. After a brisk but not silly 150 mile drive home along a mix of motorways, dual carriageways and fast A roads the engine service light was on and the dipstick showed that the oil level had increased by around 8mm. On Friday I accessed the stored codes and found EMC codes 6663 (heater plug/ relay on number 3 cylinder) and 5660 (oil level faulty reading) I therefore removed sufficient oil to return it to the reccomended 3/4 full level using our oil sampling facilities and this sample is on it's way to the laboratory. The engine service light went out after I cleared these two codes.

On Saturday, after an early morning cold start, there was no engine service light showing but out of curiosity I used the code reader which showed a fault code EMC 6663 so presumably I have a dodgy heater plug/relay.

Having driven the car around for about 50 miles over the weekend mainly on short local runs with the occasional bit of motorway the engine service light is back on and the oil level on the dipstick is marginally above maximum ie an increase of about 6mm, so in 200 miles the oil level has increased by around 14 mm or the equivalent of 1/2 litre of diesel entering the oil.