[Vwdiesel] Volvo's with VW diesel engines??

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> THe reputation of these motors longevity is questionable. Anyone out there 
> own
> one in the past or present?
> 

  They're a 2.4L.  Just one more cylinder building on the 1.6L diesel.  The 
5000TD's 5 cylinder is a similar variation.  Internally similar to the 1.6 
and 
nearly identical to the 2.4 except for the length and all that goes with 
that.
  My sister had a 2.4 NA Volvo.  It was slow but she loved it.  It wouldn't 
start one winter so my brother in law sold it the next spring.  He wasn't 
going to have any more diesels not starting!  (It was a plugged air filter 
that kept it from starting.)  :(
  It had 99K miles when she got it and needed rings BADLY.  A couple were 
almost worn through!  I've heard of others getting 250K out of them with 
no problems though.  Likely oil was gas engine oil or not changed 
at proper intervals.  My 2.0 Audi engine had very worn rings, not like 
her's though, at 69K.  :(  I still like it and will get it overhauled one of 
these 
days (moths, years!)
     Loren