Volvo AWD Forum

INDEX FOR 10/2025(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 10/2002

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

850 Sputters, Dies

posted by  frustrated_in_van on  Sun Dec 13 04:29 CST 2009
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Jul 2 18:24 CST 2010
[RELATED]

Hi,

My 850 which hasn't been running for a few months does a curious thing now. This car has been replaced by a VW Passat wagon as daily driver - awhh.

850 starts fine, runs fine, but once the engine is up to temperature when you put it into drive/reverse the engine sputters, misses, etc and then dies out. It then won't start again.

If you let it cool down it starts fine and will even drive fine until, it seems, everything is warm, and then it starts misbehaving.

Battery is new, and it turns overs really well. Even when it won't start, it's cranking well.

My thought was distributor getting warm and contacts missing.

850 wagon, no turbo, 300,000km, new fuel pump, new plugs, pretty new battery, and I try to do a good job of cleaning out PCV.

Thanks, Chris






THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD

New 850 Sputters, Dies
posted by  frustrated_in_van  on Sun Dec 13 04:29 CST 2009 >


<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.