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850 Will not start

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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RyanGLT
Posts: 185
Joined: 6 November 2010
Year and Model: '07 XC90 V8 AWD
Location: Topeka, KS

Re: 850 Will not start

Post by RyanGLT »

or his ignition switch is messed up like mine is and it's making better connection when it is warmer out. that is exactly what my car has been doing, except that in my case, it would not even crank because the ignition switch wasn't making contact with the starter contacts.
'07 XC90 V8 AWD

ssylves1
Posts: 6
Joined: 29 November 2010
Year and Model: 850, 97
Location: Minneapolis

Post by ssylves1 »

Just to follow up- My new battery turned out to be a lemon! It was only putting out 200 cold cranking amps. Now, I have the best battery money can buy and my car is running fine with the cold temps. Pretty sure I didn't need a new fuel pump installed. Oh well. After the battery was installed, I had a mechanic check for a parasitic drain. Nothing was detected. Maybe I'll tape the glove box light just as a precautionary. Thanks for the tips!

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