S40 1.6D maintenance schedule

[steV50]

Not sure about other makes of car but the Ford/PSA 1.6D and 2.OD (manual gearbox) engines used by Volvo have a wet system dpf. Volvo's own 5 cylinder D3, D4, D5 engines have a maintenance free dry system dpf, also the 1.6 D2 from (I think) 2011. I was aware of the dpf maintenance costs when I bought my DRIVe and this was factored into the price paid for the car which was quite a bit less than a slightly newer D2.

[sannesley]

What's the recommended interval for basic service such as oil, air and fuel filter replacement and engine oil replacement?

On my old 2003 Astra it was every 10,000 mile but I got it changed once a year when it got it's MOT service.

[julianps]

Originally Posted by sannesley

Are most modern vehicles on a wet PDF system? This sounds like a costly venture

It is my understanding that wet system were introduced to comply with (one version of) the EUROX pollution standard (3 or 4, not sure). That system has now moved on so that, as indicated at the beginning of this thread, more modern applications of the engine (the D2, for example) run "dry" systems.

This "wet" system applies to many makes and marques and many buyers are unaware of this service interval risk; so much so that eBay Motors has a warning relating to PSA-group cars.

Note; in Volvo's "Wet" application the cat' and the filter are in a single unit; PSA-group cars split the DPF into two parts further exacerbating the cost issue.

[julianps]

Originally Posted by sannesley

What's the recommended interval for basic service such as oil, air and fuel filter replacement and engine oil replacement?

On my old 2003 Astra it was every 10,000 mile but I got it changed once a year when it got it's MOT service.

I suspect it varies by model and engine but the 1.6D/D2 is 12m/12,500 miles. there's a Service Price Indicator that sets out the basics of the service plan for current models (up to about 5 years old); for older cars you can grab a copy of the User Manual which has more basic information; though I think you have to log into MyVolvo for this now.

[sannesley]

Originally Posted by julianps

If as I suspect yours has a "wet" PDF the fuel additive tank is topped up every 37,500 miles irrespective of the service interval and the DPF itself every 75,000 miles irrespective of the service interval. Given that high mileage users generally have clean DPF's and low mileage users less so this seems a counter-intuitive instruction, but that's what it says in ViDA/VADIS.

After a telephone call to the Volvo dealership yesterday they haved checked up and say that my car doesn't have the "wet" DPF setup