In my '94 855 I am having a problem starting/idling it cold. After starting the RPMs struggle at around 100-200 and then it'll finally kick up to the propper idle at 850 RPM. If I give it any gas it will struggle. It smells like it's running rich, too. However, once warm, I can easily back it out of the driveway and it runs fine.
I checked the codes and it's 1-1-1 all-clear. Any ideas on what I can check?
Iradic RPMs until warm
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How is your air filter, fuel line + filter. Have you run any STP Fuel Treatment lately (or similar)? Might be water in the tank. Getting fuel pressure at the rail when car's cold and off?
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Also check your IAC. Another area to concider is the vacume lines - possible clogs or leaks.
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'96 854 - died an early death with 184K miles. Killed by the front end of an LTD on a suicide mission (T-boned and both cars totaled).
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Wow I'm surprised it didn't set an O2 code...
Anyway, how many things have you had to do to your 850s lately
? At least you're reducing the number of things that can go wrong moving forward 
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Anyway, how many things have you had to do to your 850s lately
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yeah, that one had us both puzzled as well, but swaped em out (watched him do it) and it certainly did fix the problem.matthew1 wrote:Wow I'm surprised it didn't set an O2 code...
I have 2 850s, so I actually have twice the problems as most people :p Most of my previous problems were with the 93 854 which has since been running extra-great. This was a problem with the 94 855 (I like the wagon and the sedan both for different reasons).matthew1 wrote: Anyway, how many things have you had to do to your 850s lately
Although I love my volvos to death, I am sad to report that I'm looking at probably selling both and getting an 05 Tundra/Tacoma or 05 Titan/Armada as a replacement. the Endurance V8 is looking really hot lately, and Toyota released a double-cab long-bed configuration that's rather tempting. Who knows, maybe I'll keep one of the volvos... question is: which one?
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