I fired amy car up all day and it was fine -- go in the house for dinner - come out go to start it so i can go to the store --NO SPARK !!!!-- aw what the f*&^% is it now??? coil is suspect
- going to get a new coil tomorrow-at least it happens one at a time so i know what it is - and what i need to replace soon there will be ALL NEW everything on this car - at least i wont have to worry bout it for the next 15 years or so !!!!!

 

what are your codes?

 

no codes - im on obdII and cant get the car to advance auto to read em- too poor to be able to buy one lol- Kristine(my car) sapped me of almost $3800 for total engine rebuild

 

Wow! That's the cost of a car. Why did you have to have an engine rebuild.

 

Um... what?

 

because i love my car!!!!!
she is worth everything to me i bought it coz i loved the look and i love volvo - it just happened to break 20 minutes after i bought her so i fixed her - i bought it for $1850 and $3800 in work now she is a 6000$ car
if you love something enough nothing is too much!!!!

 

Yeah Man!! that's it. They are worth what they are to us and once you've put all the work and parts in, you have car that drives and feels brand new. Don't give up on her, Pearl, Christine, hey just what is her name ?

Case in point ... Just imagine if everyone who owned those old Mustangs, Camaros, Vettes just about all of them said well it's just not worth the expense??? Well maybe we'll be the guys who ring the cash register on the old well cared for Volvos

 

well it ended up NOT being the coil-- it was the hall sensor(Camshaft position sensor)when i took it out it was all mashed up and literally nothing left of it so i got a new one and installed it - runs like a dream again
HER NAME IS KRISTINE DUE TO THE FACT SHE DREW REAL HEAVY BLOOD FROM ME ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO - hit me in the corner of my eye with a 10 inch extension and cut the corner of my eye open and gave me a real good shiner ------kristine ie the movie about a killer car------i will be posting a video on you tube shortly of a couple of runs so you can all get a look at her--- she aint the best lookin car but --- SHES MINE - ALL MINE !!!!

 

Great news and can't wait to see the vid. why did the CPS get distroyed??? There must be a cause and effect relationship going on.

 

for some reason i dont think i installed the metal sensor plate correctly in the set up - my fault - i was trying to rush things and i knew better- the only other think it could have been was that the original sensor was falling apart anyway but it didnt notice anything wrong with it -- any way its done and gone
i asked my mom to do the video but she insists im going to crash and die - i told her to shut up and just do the video lol- hell if i die ill go out doing something i love

 

The cam sensor plugs ALWAYS fall apart. At the moment I have no plug and just wires going into the plug on Yellow!

 

Where is this sensor? I never knew of such a thing until last November when it went out in the Jeep I sold (as soon as I got it fixed). On the Jeep, I could not reach it to replace it.

Then last week my brother-in-law could not get The Blue Beast (like a '90 Corsica) started. It was sitting at his job like my Jeep was so I told him to try his CPS and that was the problem. WTH (What the heck).

 

The sensor bolts to the back of the head on the exhaust camshaft.

 

can someone take a pic of this sensor? i think thats whats wrong with my car too! and btw! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE! WHY IS EVERYONES 850 NOT STARTING!?!?!?! LOL

yea mine doesnt start too! it will crank but it wouldnt want to start, but i cant pic up any codes from the dtc box. would it be actually one of those sensers though?

 

It's best to check for spark & fuel before you assume it's the CPS.

Most people's 850's are starting just fine. It's just that there are still a lot of them on the road and they are getting pretty old. LOL

I was thinking, if someone finds this site before they get a 850, they would RUN because of all the post on here.

 

but could it be the starter?

 

If it cranks then no it will not be the starter.

 

the cam position sensor could and may well be the cause of a not spark i had that problem with mine its located on the right rear of the engine as you look at the car on the end of the exhaust cam - its aluminium with a black plastic cover on it - 2 bolts hold it in and the lower bolt also holds the vacuum line bracket for the turbo and ptc lines remove carefully and inspect for damage - test it if you know how with ohm meter - i didnt have to test mine it was totally destroyed

 

well if it is the cam sensor why didnt i picked up any codes? i mean i had these codes but dont think its the cam senser 114, n 311 on the A1 dtc box.

 

would this be what you're talking about? http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/for...hp?f=1&t=24925