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Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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2000 V70XC 5cyl turbo auto. For the last 5 weeks or so the car hasn't always started on the first try as it used to do. Sometimes it just turns over and other times it starts for a few seconds and then quits. I have to let it set for awhile, (2 to 6 min) and try again. Sometime it starts, sometimes it doesn't. Has gone on like that for as long as 20 min. Just put a tune-up on it-plugs, air filter, fuel filter. Have been using good gas and it still does it. I have noticed that after the tune-up, I can smell gas like it's flooded. I have tried holding the petal 1/2 way down and all the way down and all it'll do is crank. Computer throws no codes and it happens whether it's cold or warm and even after it's been running for awhile. No miss or hesitation on the hiway or any time after it does start. Anyone got any ideas? Love the car, but this a pain. Thanks in advance.

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I have the same trouble with my 850. I suspect camshaft position sensor, fuel pump relay or the pump itself

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sjl wrote:2000 V70XC 5cyl turbo auto. For the last 5 weeks or so the car hasn't always started on the first try as it used to do. Sometimes it just turns over and other times it starts for a few seconds and then quits. I have to let it set for awhile, (2 to 6 min) and try again. Sometime it starts, sometimes it doesn't. Has gone on like that for as long as 20 min. Just put a tune-up on it-plugs, air filter, fuel filter. Have been using good gas and it still does it. I have noticed that after the tune-up, I can smell gas like it's flooded. I have tried holding the petal 1/2 way down and all the way down and all it'll do is crank. Computer throws no codes and it happens whether it's cold or warm and even after it's been running for awhile. No miss or hesitation on the hiway or any time after it does start. Anyone got any ideas? Love the car, but this a pain. Thanks in advance.
Hhmm, I would suspect either the Mass Airflow Sensor or the Cam Position Sensor.

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