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volvo s40 turbo 2002

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1996 - 2004 S40
1996 - 2004 V40

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dejavu33
Posts: 7
Joined: 31 May 2012
Year and Model: 2002 S40 turbo
Location: Bellingham. Wa

volvo s40 turbo 2002

Post by dejavu33 »

I recently bought this car from a private owner and love it. However am having some issues and hoping they are minor. I just had the oil changed (this was done at home by my boyfriend) while on vacation aprox. 300 miles from home. The car has 124k miles. We drove home and three days later the check engine light came on. He drives it to work about forty minutes each way. Could the oil change have anything to do with this light??

I only use medium grade gas and synthetic oil. It dosent seem to use oil. on occasion i have added oil maybe once since I got it in December of this year. Some of the other issues would be that it seems to have a knocking or ticking sound when first starting but it goes away after it warms up..was thinking that was the need for a valve adjustment??

If traveling at the fifty five speed it shakes a bit but at seventy its fine?? We had it aligned and they say its fine..also have taken it for a quick inspection and mechanic says it looks like a great car?? Now the light thing?? I'm just hoping its not to terribly expensive to fix :(

elchopperfreak
Posts: 470
Joined: 25 October 2009
Year and Model: S70 T5 1999
Location: San Juan PR
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Post by elchopperfreak »

You will need to get the codes
Autozone will scan the car free of charge

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