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1996 850 turbo rough idle and stutter

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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steve850
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Year and Model: XC70, 2004 and 2010
Location: Montreal Canada
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Re: 1996 850 turbo rough idle and stutter

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UPDATE : replaced the fuel pump, some improvement. Decided to doubt my work so I pulled the Intake and replaced the gasket, and the TB gasket, no change. I put in a new Fuel Pressure regulator and now it starts fine, idles well for about 20 seconds then dies. Once it warms up a bit it only runs for 2-3 seconds

If I pull the temp sensor leads off, it goes back to the 20 second idle. Any thoughts? Not much left to change on this car!
Steve in Montreal

2010 XC70 3.2 N/A
04 XC70 2.5T
96 850 Platinum

steve850
Posts: 127
Joined: 1 July 2009
Year and Model: XC70, 2004 and 2010
Location: Montreal Canada
Been thanked: 3 times

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New update. Changed the injectors today and it started and ran much better, but the idle was high. Noticed that the intake had become disconnected from the airbox ! So it runs well with no air going past the MAF. Took out the new MAF, put the old one back in and it now idles !! The revs drip down and it recovers, but it idles. I think I may have received the wrong part. Ordering another MAF.... But man, we are close ...
Steve in Montreal

2010 XC70 3.2 N/A
04 XC70 2.5T
96 850 Platinum

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