My 2000 S40 is having a bit of trouble again. Hopefully you guys can help me out! I'm having really bad misfiring problems. I took the car to my mechanic and he, like myself, believes the problems are attributed to the worn, highly corroded, falling-apart electrical connectors attached to the igniti...

Cleaned the MAF sensor, MAP sensor, and TB this morning with the according sprays. No luck with the low idle problem. I also checked on the plugs, wires, coils to make sure nothing was loose under there. Checked with my finger over the oil dipstick hole and felt a light suction, so I don't think the...

The code it's throwing is P0113 - http://www.obd-codes.com/p0113 It started giving me this code once I installed the new IAC valve and FPR last week to get the car running again. All systems were go then, so I figured it couldn't be too huge of an issue, but one I'd still look into. Unfortunately it...

My issues with my 2000 S40 continue. I'm not out of the woods just yet! Last week I replaced the FPR and IAC valve after the car wouldn't start without a foot on the gas pedal. It starts just like new now and has even eliminated my issue of a 8 to 10 second crank time. However, despite the fix, I im...

Thanks j and zulu. I'll start the repairs by checking to see if there are any hose leaks or if one has come loose. To be honest, I'm more concerned that I get the car starting and back on the road, and less concerned (at least at the moment) with the long crank times and rough idle. Someone else has...

My trusty S40 didn't want to start today after driving to my Little's house to pick him up. The car failed to turn over unless I put my foot on the gas. It would start up great if I did that, but then stall out immediately if I took my foot off. The car started and ran fine driving to his house, and...

Hi all, I posted a few months back about some issues with my 2000 S40. I'm still having some trouble but can offer some more and more specific information now about the problem. Hopefully someone will be able to help me out! The trouble, I believe, is somewhere in the ignition system. I have a CEL g...

Hey guys - Thanks so much again for all your help. I'll keep this short. Checked the PCV status with the suction test. I felt some good suction in the dip stick tube. Must be OK. Checked the ignition coils - there were some cracks on the plastic cylinder that houses that coil at the bottom, but 0 cr...

Zulu, thank you so much for taking the time to read my post and try to provide me with some answers. I truly appreciate it. I haven't driven the car more than 25 miles since my last post, so I'm not in a huge rush to fix everything. It's a slow work in progress. Here's the status update: - I used NG...

Hi fellow Volvo owners, Long time reader, finally decided to register because I can't find info specific to my problem any longer by searching. Little by little, my 2000 S40 is having more and more trouble. The car has ~130k miles on it. About 2 months ago, after 1 month of sitting in the driveway w...