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98 2.5 10v Fixed O2 sensor, no more codes but unstable idle

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wega3k
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Re: 98 2.5 10v Fixed O2 sensor, no more codes but unstable i

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I guess this explains why I had such a hard time getting hold of the right lambda sensor and why it absolutely flies high up the rev range.

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wega3k wrote:Hello. I inherited my 98 2.5 10v (Denso) V70 ...
DENSO menagement didn't appeared untill '99(late '99). :wink:
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
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'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS

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wega3k wrote:It doesn't say 20v on top of the engine and a Volvo specilalist told me it was a 10v! :lol:
He is right!
It should say DOHC on the valve cover and if so...it have 10v.

Uk market cars are usually 10v,more than in the rest of the world.

All 20V cars have 20v stamped on the valve cover.
wega3k wrote:It was registered in December 98 and is a V70 XLT 20V!!!!
XLT doesn't exist...it could be only GLT,but with 10v engine...it should be GLE. :!:

What is the engine code(B5252,B5254,B5204...)?
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS

wega3k
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Joined: 16 April 2014
Year and Model: 1998 V70 20v XLT
Location: UK

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misha wrote:DENSO menagement didn't appeared untill '99(late '99). :wink:
Erm, I've seen the Denso logos on the sensors and other components all over the car. Even the key remote fob is Denso branded.
misha wrote:
wega3k wrote:It doesn't say 20v on top of the engine and a Volvo specilalist told me it was a 10v! :lol:
He is right!
It should say DOHC on the valve cover and if so...it have 10v.

All 20V cars have 20v stamped on the valve cover.
wega3k wrote:It was registered in December 98 and is a V70 XLT 20V!!!!
XLT doesn't exist...it could be only GLT,but with 10v engine...it should be GLE. :!:

What is the engine code(B5252,B5254,B5204...)?
Well, you'd better tell the Volvo, the DVLA, the insurance companies and the other people that own them that the XLT doesn't exist. I have it on the original dealer paperwork for the car, on the V5C document and on the insurance paperwork.

It's a B5254S engine code.

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I've owned two 10V 850s and yes there is only DOHC on the valve cover.

However the rules changed after '98 as both my 1999 and 2000 V70s I've owned simply say Volvo and they were B5254S and the newer B5244S. Both were Denso. Engine numbers on block also confirm this.

I don't believe that Volvo made any 10 valve engine with Denso. To my knowledge they were Siemens engine management.

Getting back to the OPs problem it's more than likely that if it's a white label (original) ETM and the wire is routed behind the starter the ETM will be due for replacement very shortly.

How many miles has the car covered?
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Yeah, I'm satisfied the ETM is the original as the manufacturing date of it is is from '98 and the wiring is still routed behind the starter motor. The car's done 152,000 miles.

It is vastly better since cleaning it.

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