BUILT OFFICIAL (www.youtube.com/builtofficial) is an automotive YouTube channel with over 300,000 subscribers that has been posting regular videos up until three months ago. The last video was...
This 1998 S40 T4 is advertised for $6,500 on Gumtree. Although priced pretty high it sounds like it has been well cared for and has has a recent timing belt change. Unusually for the dark blue...
This is the first V40 I've seen in white with body coloured mouldings. It's a 2003 model with automatic transmission and the non-turbo 2.0-litre engine. Mileage is 287,566 km. https://www...
Seen on Gumtree for $1,200 in Queensland is this 2003 Volvo V40 2.0 non-turbo (B4204S2) automatic. Looking good in silver with body-coloured mouldings. The owner mentions some scratches and...
On sale in Japan from 2 April 2002 was 200 limited edition Volvo V40s sold to commemorate Volvo's 75th anniversary. They have a "75" emblem on the front door, 16" BBS wheels, Xenon headlights, a...
This is phase 2 Volvo S/V40 T4 in Australia number 4. On offer for A$1,200 in Victoria, this is a 2001 model automatic in grey. The reason for the low price is that it needs a head gasket and...
This 2002 Volvo V40 2.0T was advertised for $1,100 or near offer and sold the same day. It had done only 132,000km and had one month of registration. The seller said it had only a few faults...
Not sure when this one was auctioned, but adding this 2000 model S40 T4 automatic to the Super Tourer limited edition register. It was at CarNet Auctions and was listed with 374,914 km on the...
I found this car that was listed for sale in NSW in 2015 but is no longer registered, at least with the same number plates. Adding it to the Super Tourer register. It's a 2000 model silver V40 T4...
Spotted for sale on Gumtree in South Australia is this 2000 Volvo S40 T4 manual with B4194T2 engine. Based on the colour, headlights and wheels, it is likely this is a Super Tourer limited...
Seen for sale on Gumtree for $3,500 is this 2000 model Volvo V40 2.0 Turbo with B4204T2 engine. It is silver in colour and has done 190,000 km. Looks to be in good condition and the seller...
Here is another Volvo S40 T4 for the Super Tourer register. It's a black 2000 model (the only year for the limited edition) with manual transmission. The paintwork is in poor condition, but...
Adding this car to the Super Tourer register. 2000 model S40 T4 Super Tourer limited edition in Panama Yellow with manual transmission. Listed for sale in NSW in May 2020 as a one owner car...
This 1999 model Volvo V40 T4 with manual transmission recently sold having been listed for sale in Melbourne for a reasonably long time. It is maroon in colour and the mileage is 290,000...
Despite me saying in the past that there are no phase 2 S40/V40 T4s in Australia, having not seen one for the decade or so I have been watching these models, this is now the third one I've seen for...
I've seen this car around my area and always admired it. It certainly looks well cared for, as the seller says, and despite having done 300,000km it's looks in better condition than most of the V40s...
I originally posted this 3 years ago on quora.com as an answer to the question "Have you owned a Porsche (pictures appreciated)? What is the Porsche experience to you?". It describes the ups and...
I've posted previously suggesting that there is only one phase 2 Volvo V40 T4 in Australia, but I just came across a second one that is also a manual. This is a 4/2001 model in an aqua shade...
Seen on Facebook Marketplace: White 1997 model with 200,806 km. Issues mentioned are some clear coat issue, dent on rocker panel. Timing belt replacement 30,000 km ago. Good value for $2,000...
Someone is selling this 2003 V40 2.0T on Gumtree but have advertised it as a S40 "wagon" with no photos. For $1100 it might be a good project for someone. Advertised as 150,000 km and 3 months...
This four page brochure is for the Volvo S40 and V40 T4 Super Tourer special edition sold in Australia in 2000. The brochure reads: Packed: *Sun visors with illuminated mirrors *WHIPS...
These are getting rare, particularly T4 models in manual. This 1999 model is offered for sale in Tasmania for $2,400 and has travelled 180,000km. It looks to be in good condition aside from...
I found this interesting old pamphlet titled Motoring Goes Metric, dated 1 July 1974, detailing changes to road signs when Australia changed to the metric...
This gold automatic phase 2 V40 was advertised as a T4 but the badge says T and a VIN check confirms it is a T. It was advertised at a dealer for A$4,999 and the mileage is not listed. The car...
I first saw this V40 for sale through Manheim auctions in 2018. I think it may be the only phase 2 Volvo V40 T4 in Australia, or one of very few, and it is manual! It was later offered for...
In my last update I had ordered a cheap inlet valve timing valve from China. Unfortunately this never arrived and the seller on Aliexpress ended up providing a refund as they weren't able to send it...
I found this photo in Sports Car World (Australia) magazine in 1988. It shows a picture of what BMW was calling at the time the replacement for the 6-series but the press was calling the 8-series...
Someone got this Summer Green V40 for a pretty good price. It had previously been listed as an online auction with a starting bid of A$1,500 but then went to live auction and after starting for...
The same shifter mechanism is found in late-model W202 C-Class and some other models, possibly W163 M-Class and W124 E-Class. The symptoms of a fault with these shifter mechanisms is that the...
It's been a long time since I posted about the V50 and it is because I haven't done much to it. It still has the check engine light on due to a variable valve timing fault. I tried changing...
Our year 2000 C200T (wagon) with 722.6 5-speed transmission was having trouble starting. After much frustration, I started suspecting the gear position switch was the cause, as when it wouldn't...
This white 2000 Volvo V40 2.0 SE Phase II automatic sold at Grays auctions in South Australia for A$1,509 on 7 September 2021. Odometer reading was 202,784km and it had two keys and was sold...
This Pacific Blue 1997 Volvo V40 2.0 automatic sold at Grays auctions in South Australia on 22 February 2021 for A$1,100. Mileage was 221,151 km and was sold unregistered with one key....
To celebrate Motor magazine's 50-year anniversary, they took two Holden Commodore's on a non-stop journey around Australia on Highway One, a total of just under 15,000 km. They did the same...
Spotted on Gumtree is this Super Touring limited edition Volvo V40 T4 with manual transmission. It is in Victoria and has done 220,000km. The ad says it has a heavy duty clutch, the drivers' seat...
I've lost count of how many times I have had to remove the intake manifold from this car but today I did it yet again so that I could get access to the VVT valve to try cleaning it. I followed...
Two years ago Ronald Finger was publishing videos about his hobbies on his YouTube channel and had a subscriber count of under 2,000. Then he found a 1985 Pontiac Fiero that had been sitting for...
A couple of months has passed since I fixed my Volvo's idle and stalling problem and I have been using and enjoying the car for daily driving duties. But the other day the check engine light came...
My Volvo V50 2.4i recently threw a couple of VVT related error codes: ECM-640A and ECM-640F and one of the suggestions in VIDA is to clean or replace the inlet camshaft check valve (VVT valve)....
I've posted here before about possible sightings of phase 2 Volvo V40 T4's in Australia and been wrong each time. But this time I'm sure I've found one! If you are wondering what I'm talking...
This silver 2001 Volvo V40 2.0 SE Phase II automatic sold at Grays auctions in Melbourne for A$309 on 29 November 2020. It had 235,461 km on the clock, two keys and was solid with Victorian...
My Volvo V50's rear-view mirror is pretty small and all I can see out of it at most times is what is directly behind me, and not the rear corners like I have been able to see out of most cars I have...
I have noticed for quite a while that our C200T has been making quite a bit of noise, particularly at startup. It seemed exceptionally bad when I last drove the car so I thought it was time to...
In my last post 3 weeks ago I posted that the idle and stalling issue had been solved - one of the greatest days of my life. But 24 hours later the car started acting exactly the same again. I...
Some amazing news... The idle/stalling issue has been resolved! I had a new theory about what was causing the problem and was now suspecting the fuel injectors were leaking or blocked, so I...
