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1998 V70R - Fuel Pump Woes

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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
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liamp51
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Year and Model: 1998 V70R
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Re: 1998 V70R - Fuel Pump Woes

Post by liamp51 »

Hey everyone!

I thought I'd update this thread. Once again, life has gotten in the way and I wasn't able to dig much further into this fuel pump/gas gauge issue until very recently.

In regards to the fuel pump:

I took one of the old PPS units apart to verify the manufacturer of the pump motor itself. I had a feeling it wasn't a genuine Walbro unit, and sure enough it isn't. You can see in the pictures, but it's an unmarked Walbro GRJ235 knock off. I imagine the bearings are made of cheddar cheese or something similar. If anybody has an OEM Volvo pump they'd be willing to sell me, I'd love you forever.
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A real Walbro pump would be stamped with the name and model. So, lesson thoroughly learned with Pro Parts Sweden.

In regards to the gas gauge:

As was suggested above, I picked up a WiFi OBD2 reader and downloaded the 850 OBD2 app from the Google Play Store. I ran some tests and diagnostics, specifically on the COMBI. The gauge cluster test performed perfectly, but the COMBI had two stored DTCs: CI-113 and CI-114. I've pasted the log that the OBD2 app created below. Would these codes suggest that there's a wire going up to the gauge cluster that's disconnected or broken or something? Or is the ejector sender dead?

#VOLVO 850 OBD-II SUMMARY SECTION#
Your model here
1.6.5
Android SDK: 26 (8.0.0)
14-Jul-2023
Samsung SAMSUNG-SM-G935A 1080 x 1920
Installed: 1

Total mileage: 232 840mi
16 Hours of lost miles (per 600 mi)

Market Code: Unknown

SERVICE Light Calculation
3 840mi / 10 000mi
11.13 Months / 102.4 Months
146 Hours / 750 Hours

OBDII PIDs
ECU 1F has PIDs [01] supported

ECU 17 has PIDs [01] [03] [04] [05] [06] [07] [0C] [0D] [0E] [0F] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [1C] [1D] [1E] [20] supported
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ECU:1F  MIL:OFF  DTC: 0 codes

Test Name    Available  Complete
Components:    True   True
Fuel System:    False   N/A
Misfire:        False   N/A
EGR system:    False   N/A
O2 Sensor HT:   False   N/A
O2 Sensor:     False   N/A
A/C Refrigerant:  False   N/A
Secondary Air..:  False   N/A
Evaporative Sys..: False   N/A
Heated Catalyst:  False   N/A
Catalyst:       False   N/A

ECU:17  MIL:ON  DTC: 1 codes

Test Name    Available  Complete
Components:    True   True
Fuel System:    True   True
Misfire:        True   True
EGR system:    False   N/A
O2 Sensor HT:   True   True
O2 Sensor:     True   False
A/C Refrigerant:  False   N/A
Secondary Air..:  True   False
Evaporative Sys..: True   True
Heated Catalyst:  False   N/A
Catalyst:       True   False
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OBDII DTCs
[P0133]

ECU 51 (COMBI)
09459558 P/N Part Number
A H/W Rev.
09168133 Software
23 S/W Rev.




34 Wheel Circumference

COMBI has 2 DTC: 05 03

CI-114: Fuel Level sensor stuck
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CI-113: Fuel Level signal too High / Low Fuel / short to supply
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ECU: 01 No fault codes reported

ECC has 1 DTC: 37

ECC-414: (inlet)Fan motor passenger comp (interior) temp sensor, Faulty Signal

ECU: 2D No fault codes reported

ECU: 58 No fault codes reported

ECU: 6E No fault codes reported

ECU: 7A No fault codes reported

Power Seat Left has 1 DTC: 16

PS-422: Battery Voltage too low
#VOLVO 850 OBD-II SUMMARY SECTION - END#
#RENAME FILE TO PREVENT DELETING BY ACCIDENT##



#VOLVO 850 OBD-II LOG - SERVICE#
Your model here : 14-Jul-2023 : Wifi
ATPC >> ATPC
OK>
AT@1 >> AT@1
OBDII TO RS232 INTERPRETER>
AT@2 >> AT@2
?>
ATD >> ATD

OK>
AT Z >> AT Z


ELM327 V1.5>
ATL1 >> ATL1
OK>
ATE1 >> ATE1
OK>
ATS1 >> ATS1
OK>
ATL1 >> ATL1
OK>
ATS1 >> ATS1
OK>
ATSP 3 >> ATSP 3
OK>
ATH1 >> ATH1
OK>
ATAL >> ATAL
OK>
ATKW0 >> ATKW0
OK>
ATSR 13 >> ATSR 13
OK>
ATE0 >> ATE0
OK>
ATAT 0 >> OK>
ATST 2C >> OK>
ATKW >> 1:-- 2:-->
ATPC >> OK>
ATIIA 51 >> OK>
ATWM 82 51 13 A1 >> OK>
ATSI >> BUS INIT: ...OK>
ATSI >> BUS INIT: ...OK>
ATSI >> BUS INIT: ...OK>
ATKW >> 1:D3 2:B0>
ATSH 83 51 13 >> OK>

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Post by Brickbox8398 »

Hey! Is anybody out there? lol. I have just joined the Volvo club once again after a 10 year hiatus. It is good to see some "fairly" recent activity on here, however much less than back in the day!

LiamP51 I have just picked up a (rot box) 98 V70XC and have similar problems to you. My fuel system still works but man, the fuel lines are sketchy and need attention. New England winters have not been nice to this car and there are many rotten lines. My fuel gage doesn't currently work and I was wondering if you had any luck with this? Since you have replaced your pump already I am sure it isn’t your float assembly, however in my case I really believe my float has rotted off or the connections inside are bad. Something, in the tank must be bad. In an ideal world I would be replacing the whole pump and float, but I’d hate to have issues like you’ve had with aftermarket parts. Again I am afraid to touch anything because of the rotten lines. But I know I probably should, to make this car reliable.

TLDR my factory fuel system currently works, but I want to fix my fuel gage. Still need to do some electrical testing from outside the tank and maybe get the 850 OBD app before I break into things. But I was wondering if you fixed your issue?
Bryan
98 V70XC - 162k 421 olive on oak (2024-present)
98 S70 T5M - 192k 019 black on black (2010-2015)

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