I always wanted a v70 xc70 so I found a nice one in pa. I picked it up yesterday and drove it home no problem. Today the tracs light and abs light came on and off twice. Then the check engine light came on and stayed on. I took the car and had auto zone run the scan it came back System too rich bank 1 then it said Explanation: High pressure fuel condition, the listed 3 probable causes, Leaking fuel pressure regulator or injector,Faulty canister purge solenoid,or Faulty HO2S (heated oxygen sensor) Bank 1

Five minutes later on the way home car stalled like it was running out of gas, and died in the middle of the road. I ended up paying $100 for a tow. I called Volvo and they said if it was O2 sensor it wouldn't have died so they said probably it is leaking fuel pressure via regulator or injector and will cost up to $300. Does this sound right? I am afraid of the unknown here.

Please help me with any info you can.


P.S. It's an accident free one owner 1998 v70 xc70 with meticulous maintenance, 92,000 miles.

Thanks any help would be much appreciated, Martin

 

Oh yeah...and the key is stuck in the ignition and can't get it out...

 

Feb 01 Fixed ... did it myself... The link is below for the abs control fix. A bit of a pain to open up, took about 30 min to pull the box and open it up. Sure enough the board had a broken solder contact on one of the pins in the circuit board. Just added some solder... heated and added solder to all the pins going to the multi-plug... and sealed the box with silicone... installed it and bingo... I am a happy camper. All in all the fix took about 2 hours with 1.5 hours letting the sealant cure. This abs glitch is reallllly common from what all the tech's and threads talk about. I am hear to confirm this problem. I used a pen microscope from Harbor Freight to see the solder problem. Upon the really magnified view, I could see the improper "cold solder" joint that meant the manufacturer didn't heat the thick pins enough. Really easy to fix though. The rest of the circuit board soldering work looked good. It is just that the thicker pins need a lot more heat and time heated to be effective, otherwise this error occurs. Good luck all! Russ

Jan 31 I cleaned the connector to the abs unit and had no problem for 4 days and now the problem is back again... I am wondering if it is my abs unit or the controls for it... the traction light is now coming on in addition to the other lights... then clears up a few minutes later???

I think this explains these problems well http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/for...?p=46827#46827

Jan 27 Error codes 1633, 1618, 0722, no speedometer (-----), no tripometer (-----), abs light, check engine light, brake light, and sometimes a flashing upshift that occasionally results in reduced power mode on the transmission.... and then it all goes away and runs fine for day/hours/minutes? I reset the codes and all is well for a while. The one code that appears alone... at first... is the 1633. While driving the speedometer just drops out resulting in the above symptoms. Then, magically it all starts working fine again. This behavior was once every two to three months, now daily. I replace the transmission speed sensor yet didn't change a thing. Occasionally, where the dash displays the outside temp etc, I read the word "d i s c"... is there a hard drive in this car? Thanks for the help!