SMOKING V70 XC
Hi, I own a '99 V70XC. I bought it six months ago from an independent dealer. It has a comprehensive main dealer service history, 77k miles on the clock, a new turbo fitted on purchase along with a full mechanical breakdown warranty. However, ever since I have owned the car, it has used a lot of oil and it smokes intermittently.
It usually smokes for the first few miles of a journey. But, will continue to smoke if the car is driven from start up around town, etc even when the running temperature increases to normal. The car will also begin to smoke if it is left to idle for some time.
The dealer got volvo to check it over. Volvo suggested that nothing is wrong with the vehicle. But, the vehicle has used about 3 litres of oil in 6000 miles, driven on mainly A roads and motorway. Because the Volvo stated this, the dealer wishes now to dismiss the problem.
Strangely enough, the vehicle does not always smoke but is using lots of oil. It did have an external oil leak but this was rectified by the dealer even though Volvo said that nothing was wrong with the car. This is why I do not have much faith in the local Volvo dealer.
Any ideas of what the fault may be?
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