I have 155,000 miles. We replaced the head gasket and the engine turns over but it wont fire. The computer reads that there is an ignition error. We noticed that the spark plug wires are not working like they should so I have new spark plugs, wires, distributer cap, and rotor button that I will try ...

1998 Volvo S70 2.4 L non turbo 5-speedI just did a compression test on my S70 after replacing the head gasket and it is reading 160-170. Does anyone now what it typically should be at?

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1998 Volvo S70 Base 5 Speed manual I recently replaced the head gasket on my car and when I got everything back together, the engine will start but not fire. Im getting a spark, I have made sure that all wires are connected properly to the spark plugs. Im lost as to why it wont fire. Any help would ...

@ Ozark Lee: No, I left the wires on the distributer when I removed it.

@charlyW: yes, it was the correct head gasket kit. I ordered it from rockauto.com The timing marks were correctly lined up when i finished the job. I did accidentally move the cam sprockets when removing the cover. Could it just be out of time so bad that it wont fire? The cam position sensor is plu...

@ burnout8488: It does not sputter at all. There is a small little thud sound as it tries to turn over but nothing happens. @ erikv11: I havent tried the oil in the cylinder and i've read that elsewhere too. I will try that. I know I have spark, Im pretty sure that I have compression. The last thing...

1998 Volvo S70 Base Manual Trans 156,000 mi So, I followed the steps exactly as this link shows... Volvo 5-cylinder: How to Replace the Head Gasket which was posted by another member. Everything came off exactly as this shows and everything went back on just as shown. However, when I went to start h...