1994 850 stalling problem

mimi-is-mi · Post by **mimi-is-mi** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:24

My 1994 Volvo 850 sedan has 76,000 miles on it. It starts stalling several months ago. I live in Los Angeles and my car is park in the garage. The car will start the first time of the day whether it is in the morning or afternoon. It will stall during restart (after droved a short distance, say less than 3 miles and making a brief stop). It actually starts right away like always; but stall immediately (in less than 1/10 of a second). It will not start at all during a second try. Then it would OK after I let it cool for a few minuets. That is it will start without problem. This mostly happen at the first stop that I made. So far, it would be OK after I successfully restarted it. It even not stalls again at the next and the successive stops. Can somebody help? Please.

Post by **rspi** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:48

Hi and welcome to the site.

Does the car have a CEL?

mimi-is-mi · Post by **mimi-is-mi** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:53

What is a CEL?

mimi-is-mi · Post by **mimi-is-mi** » 30 Jul 2012, 15:03

How can I find out if it has one?
What does it do?

Post by **rspi** » 30 Jul 2012, 15:12

CEL = Check Engine Light in the dash.

mimi-is-mi · Post by **mimi-is-mi** » 30 Jul 2012, 15:45

Yes, there is one. When stalling all lights in the dash was on. Otherwise, it was never on, or just on by itself. What can I get out of this light?