The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Re: Starting Problem 200 1987

posted by  someone claiming to be Don Foster on  Mon Nov 23 00:39 CST 1998 [RELATED]

Bob --

Sure sounds like a classic case of "fuel pump relayitis" to me. Replace it (cost about 40 bucks) or resolder it (cost 0 bucks).

On your car, the fuel pump relay is a white plastic box, about 1" by 1.5" by 1.5" clipped to the inside of the firewall, passenger's side. Drop the felt kick pad and look behind the glove box, just about where a tall passemger would put his/her feet.

Remove and unplug the relay -- pop the plastic cover off, and examine the backside of the printed circuit board with a magnifying glass. You'll probably see tiny, hairline cracks around some of the solder connections.

Resolder the entire board, taking care to avoid solder bridges between adjacent traces. You may need extra heat for the larger solder joints -- I use a solder gun for these.

I've resoldered dozens of these guys, and they all worked fine.

BTW, same story for intermittent OD relays, w/w relays, etc. There's a bunch in your car.





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©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.