power loss on 850 station

Discussion in 'Volvo 850' started by TL, Jan 15, 2008.

  1. TL

    TL Guest

    Hello friends,
    My baby is not running like she normally does. The engine is shaking
    especially with low revs, and it's much slower in acceleration. It's
    recently had a lot of maintenence including new spark plugs, air
    filter, distributor, but not the spark plug cables, could this be the
    problem?
    The car runs on LPG but the problem pertains also with petrol.
    Any ideas anyone?
    greetings
    TL
     
    TL, Jan 15, 2008
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  2. TL

    James Sweet Guest

    It's possible a spark plug cable has failed, but I think it's more likely
    the firing order is messed up. Double check that the plug wires are in the
    correct order around the distributor.
     
    James Sweet, Jan 15, 2008
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  3. TL

    TL Guest

    Thanx James for your reaction.
    I'm going for the failed plug cable, I can't see how it's possible
    that the order of the plug wires could just suddenly change like that
    on the distributor.
     
    TL, Jan 15, 2008
    #3
  4. That is easy. When they changed the plugs they could easily switch two
    spark plug wires. That is an easy mistake to make. It is even easier
    to do when changing the distributor cap. Another one is to mess up the
    timing when installing the new distributor.
     
    Stephen Henning, Jan 16, 2008
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  5. TL

    TL Guest

    Well guys, I renewed the plug cables this morning and my baby is
    purring again. Thanx for your feedback. TL
     
    TL, Jan 17, 2008
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