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volvo 850 t5 auto serious hull at hard acceleration

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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andrew
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volvo 850 t5 auto serious hull at hard acceleration

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hi all nice forum with plenty of interesting info. i have the 1995 850 t5 saloon in south africa. my problem is that when im driving and press the fuel pedal to go she will reach approximately 4000 rpm and then just as if she has died give this power dump and then almost immediately pick up were she left off also does the same if you go long road and try to press her past 140km/h tried volvo agents they are confused and not sure what could be rong.

White850Turbo
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That is a tough one, but we just had a guy with the exact same issue over on VS. http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.ph ... 22434&st=0 <-- There's the link to the thread. Replacing the fuel pump solved his issue.
-Sean

1995 850 Turbo (Extensively Modded)

1998 S70 T5 (Almost Stock)

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