Volvo 850 Made from 1993 to 1997, this Volvo line was available in both a wagon and a sedan, both with were graced with several trim levels.

97 850 R will not start

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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Hi everyone,thanks for the great forum. looking for some help with my 850. first of all the engine check light has been on for awhile but it still ran good until a couple of days ago when it did not start.so i came on here and started reading about what it could be. it cranks over fine but no fire. it has 105000 miles on it . do i need the dealer to take a look at it? thanks for your help....
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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i'm having same problem with my 97 850 T5 so if by any chance u figure it out before i do, let me know wat u did to fix it, or if i can figure my problem out i'll let u know so we can both kind of have a look at eachothers to see wat we've missed!
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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First to check for is fuel,spark,injector pulse. The branch out from there.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 08:01 AM
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Agreed, get answers on those key ingredients.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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check, check and check
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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Does that mean everthing checked good?
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Karll
Hi everyone,thanks for the great forum. looking for some help with my 850. first of all the engine check light has been on for awhile but it still ran good until a couple of days ago when it did not start.so i came on here and started reading about what it could be. it cranks over fine but no fire. it has 105000 miles on it . do i need the dealer to take a look at it? thanks for your help....
Does NO FIRE mean you already checked for spark? Can you hear the fuel pump when you try to start it?
 
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