MY 1995 VOLVO 850 TURBO STATION WAGON IS HAVING PROBLEM STARTING. ON THE DASH BOARD AN ARROW IS POINTING TO THE BATTERY. IS IT THAT SIMPLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLUS THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A YEAR BEFORE I PURCHASED IT
If a car has been sitting for that long then the battery is going to be bad 90% of the time. Get a new battery and put some fresh gas in and you will on the road,.when you go to the parts store have them check the old battery to make sure but I bet that it is bad.
With all fuses & relays in place, I disconnected the wires going to the negative post and...
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With all fuses & relays in place, I disconnected the wires going to the negative post and placed my ammeter between them. I found 180 mA being drawn. As I pulled fuses one by one, I found fuse #15 (audio system, courtesy lights, door open light, trunk light, glove box, remote control central locking, oil level sensor, seat belt reminder, data link connector) once removed dropped the current down to 60 mA (a 120 mA reduction). Placing fuse #15 back in, I found (oddly) that when I opened any one of the four doors, the current dropped to zero. Looking at what schematics I have, I removed the overhead console since it showed some 'door switches'. But nothing changed. I pulled all the relays that I could find, (those adjoining the fuse box under the hood, and those relays under the left dash). Nothing I did would pinpoint the problem. Open door(s) no current, closed door(s) = 180 mA. Any suggestions or advice is most welcomed. Thanks for your time.
My volvo 850 transmition cut out on me. For a while the arrow on the dash was blinking and it would...
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My volvo 850 transmition cut out on me. For a while the arrow on the dash was blinking and it would switch to limp mode. I brought it in to be looked at and they didn't find a problem. Last time it happened the car slipped out of gear and didn't move at all. I had to stop the car and wait a few seconds then start up again. After that, everytime I came to a stop I had to stop the car and restart. What's going on??
Looking for info, diagrams, dissasembly, etc, on a Paris-Rhone alternator model A13N Not sure, but I...
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Looking for info, diagrams, dissasembly, etc, on a Paris-Rhone alternator model A13N Not sure, but I think it's off of a Volvo circa 1965
I have and 1995 850 turbo. Yeasterday I started my car and it was idling really high, I let it run...
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I have and 1995 850 turbo. Yeasterday I started my car and it was idling really high, I let it run for a min. but it wouldn't come down at all so I turned my car off. When I tried to start it, it sounded like it wanted to start but just wouldn't turn over. What could it be?