Random stalling on my old 95 850 -- SOLVED!

Discussion in 'Volvo 850' started by byrocat, Jul 13, 2006.

  1. byrocat

    byrocat Guest

    I'd been getting random stalling. Driving along and BOOM! Dead engine,
    coast to a stop on the shoulder, wait 10-15 minutes, restart and go on.

    Well, things just weren't going well. I'd spent over $1000Cdn on
    various items and absolutely no joy. Finally, I got fed up with
    spending another $1000 and no guarantee.

    Sold the car for about $1300 to one of the local butcher boys (works in
    a butcher shop).

    Last week, I dropped in and he came bouncing over.

    "I got it!"

    Turns out that he'd been talking with a local mechanic and the
    suggestion was that the gascap be backed off a bit after putting it on.

    Pressure builds upin tank and sensors burp.

    New gascap solved the problem.
     
    byrocat, Jul 13, 2006
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    Niels Bengaard Guest

    My advice, find another workshop.

    Niels
     
    Niels Bengaard, Jul 13, 2006
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  3. byrocat

    John Horner Guest

    On modern vehicles I consider gas caps a maintenance item and replace
    them routinely at the 5-6 year old mark. Cheap to do and prevents this
    kind of weird problem.

    John
     
    John Horner, Jul 13, 2006
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