S40 2008 Water pump, cam belt and head gasket change

woolybear · Nov 7th, 2020, 11:45

Morning all,

I'm currently in the process of buying an S40, 1.6 litre diesel. 2008 plate. From a dealer (not a volvo one). It's not the DriveE model.

The dealer only just had it in, so hadn't looked over it. But everything seemed ok, drove it for about 20 mins and had no issues, no noises etc...

He said all his cars come with a full service, 6 month warranty and 12 month MOT. I've put a deposit down and he's put in for a service and it needed a new water pump/cambelt. They also found it needed a new head gasket (guessing the two issues are related). My question is, is this just the start of endless issues with the car so should I just walk away? Or in most peoples experience does the car usually run fine after all this work?

I've been looking for a while now for a car under £2000 and it's obviously a minefield, I viewed a Honda Civic which wouldn't even start and the bloke wondered why I didn't want it!

The dealer seems to be very honest about it all and it comes with a fairly good deal, plus I really like Volvos!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Nov 7th, 2020, 11:45	#1
woolybear New Member Last Online: Nov 12th, 2020 21:04 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Manchester	S40 2008 Water pump, cam belt and head gasket change Morning all, I'm currently in the process of buying an S40, 1.6 litre diesel. 2008 plate. From a dealer (not a volvo one). It's not the DriveE model. The dealer only just had it in, so hadn't looked over it. But everything seemed ok, drove it for about 20 mins and had no issues, no noises etc... He said all his cars come with a full service, 6 month warranty and 12 month MOT. I've put a deposit down and he's put in for a service and it needed a new water pump/cambelt. They also found it needed a new head gasket (guessing the two issues are related). My question is, is this just the start of endless issues with the car so should I just walk away? Or in most peoples experience does the car usually run fine after all this work? I've been looking for a while now for a car under £2000 and it's obviously a minefield, I viewed a Honda Civic which wouldn't even start and the bloke wondered why I didn't want it! The dealer seems to be very honest about it all and it comes with a fairly good deal, plus I really like Volvos! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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