I have been having trouble starting my Volvo for years now. It's a 92 240. I don't even know how many miles it has on it. The odometer stopped working about 4 years ago at 290000 plus.

I have resorted to keeping a can of quick start ether in order to get the car to run. It never fails with the ether, but it never starts without it. Very embarrassing.

A Volvo tech told me it was the fuel pressure regulator, so I replaced it with a new one and I thought the guy was a genius, because it ran perfectly and started all the time for a week. Now I would say it might actually be worse than before.

I am looking for knowledge. I know the fuel pressure regulator works off a vacuum hose attached to the front of it and is supposed to activate the diaphragm and return access pressure to the fuel tank. How would one trouble shoot or fix this problem if they new the fuel pressure regulator itself was not the problem?

Thanks,
-Sam

 

Sorry,

I don't know how to move this thread. I just realized I put this post in s40 and I meant to post it in 240.