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94 850 Turbo - Driveability & Pwr Loss Issues! - UPDATE

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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Ozark Lee
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Post by Ozark Lee »

That is the first post I have seen that has had a failure with a Walbro pump.

Given that we are changing the pumps at, more or less, halfway through the life of the car before someone plows into the side of it, I guess that shouldn't surprise me but that was a quick failure.

To the best of my knowledge I still have original pumps in both of mine, one is at 130'ish K on the clock an the other has 190i'sh on the clock. With those miles I fully anticipate buying a new fuel pump for either one or both soon and I was going to buy a Walbro replacement.

At the end of the day I think the secret to fuel pump life is to keep the fuel level above 1/4 tank at all times.

...Lee
'94 850 N/A 5 speed
'96 Platinum Edition Turbo
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1999 V70XC - Nautic Blue - Totaled while parked.
1999 V70XC - RIP - Wrecked Parts Car.
1998 S70 T5
1996 850 N/A
1989 740 GLT
1986 740 GLT
1972 142 Grand Luxe

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Post by sam1 »

Forgot to mention that my FUEL ECONOMY has improved significantly. It's improved by over 4L/100 kms!
1994 White Volvo 850 Turbo Sedan (150,000 kms)

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