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Cleaned ETM and now my 1999 S70 won't start

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finestlittlemexican
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Re: Cleaned ETM and now my 1999 S70 won't start

Post by finestlittlemexican »

No crank.
I got it to start again bit now it just cranks, doesn't turn. I did this by detaching the intake plastic cover t ge at faces the grill. Somehow that helped.

Does having 2 vaccum fuel hoses spilt prevent cranking?

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Post by abscate »

You have run out of battery. You need to get it charged overnight.
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Post by finestlittlemexican »

okay, i found a connector under the air intake at the front of the grill that wasn't fulled snapped together, I think that fixed the non-starting. Now I've got bad idling again, but I think it's due to the 2 vacuum hoses were spilt. I couldn't trace the destination of the red stripe hose. Where is a hose diagram for the 1999 S70 Turbo?

Thank you everyone for your help

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Post by finestlittlemexican »

I've got the 2 vacuum hoses fixed. one replaced to the purge valve connection and the other one was fixed by cutting it shorter to cut off the split portion. The idle is much better, but still a little rough. I wonder if the spark plugs are bad now.

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Post by Sommerfeldt »

Just like the ETM cleaning, you’re jumping to conclusions without enough data.
Rough running is most likely to be vacuum leak, and not ETM or plugs. Spark plugs are pretty sturdy - their “natural environment” is pretty rough, remember.
Go over and replace your vacuum hoses, and reconfirm that all your various connectors are tight. Have someone read your codes if any, and post them here.

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