Mad Hatters
 

I have it ,on good authority that Martin wears a Lewis Hamilton,sideways.

This post is spot on couldn't agree more. Warming up to temp before any progressive driving and letting it sit on idle after a decent run helps too

Hi yes this is what I do as the 2002 d5 don't have a water cooled turbo, so it needs to cool down before switch off,
Dave

2006 163 bhp on 223k no engine issues other than a broken swirl arm. Runs like new origeonal clutch and I tow with it quite often. Not well serviced due to laziness. Best engine I've ever seen and I'm in the car trade since I could walk!

D5 going strong!
 

I inherited my 2003 S60 D5 SE auto in 2011, my dad had it for 4yrs before that. 119000 on the clock. No issues. Serviced every year love it. Got a bit of a heavy right foot myself but what a car. Seriously just passed mot again not even an advisory. Really considering investing in some upgrades could do with any tried & tested ideas, advice on what route to take. But as far as unreliable goes? NO WAY!!

I agree with this. I was looking over a 2006 BMW 330d recently...it had 139,000 miles on the clock, and the noise coming from the cam cover sounded extremely concerning.

No such noises from my D5.

#1 163 on 184k, the only fault on the entite car in its entire lifetime is an ABS ring.

#2 185 Polestar on 155k, zero faults in the entire car in its lifetime.

#3 200 on 170k (recently sold), zero faults on the entire car in its lifetime.

#4 185 on 62k...only owned it a few months so cannot hand on heart say, although its sewing machine smooth and quiet.

All owned from new, other than #4. Most importantly in my mind all (other than #4) have been maintained absolutely correctly with no shortcuts or attempts at penny pinching, all as reliable as granite. Any suggestion the D5 family is inherently unreliable is utter rubbish.

update since my last post on this mine 238k and still going strong no engine faults or warning messages. ha ha touches wood