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Turbo over boost 850 1994

I have a 94 850 turbo. It ran fairly well up until two months ago. I replaced the Camshaft position sensor the rear Oyxgen sensor, and now I'm getting an overboost code. This wouldn't be a problem except the car won't rev past 4000 rpms without the fuel cut off stepping in. The boost hasn't been tampered with, so it's at stock level. I installed a maual boost gauge to see what was going on, and for a while both gauges showed the same movement. But now, the car's gauge sometimes shows normal full boost even if I'm just crusing, while the manual gauge will show maybe 1 lb. I rounded a corner the other night, and could feel the fuel cut off, while I could hear the wastegate blowing off boost, and the car's gauge was straight up, between the black and the white. I'm trying to figure out what the ECU reads to determine boost, and is there a sensor that might be bad, and how do I check it. The dealer was no help. The tech wasn't sure how the ECU read the boost.

Brian








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    Turbo over boost 850 1994

    I've also got a '94 850 turbo & found the tutorial on this link to be most helpful in thinking about boost issues:
    http://webspace.webring.com/people/mo/ozbrick/engine-turbo-keithspage.html

    I'm surprised that you can hear the wastegate since it's internal--is it possible that you have a hose leaking--the one at the top of the intercooler above the fan on mine was spongy and actually breathing out on the underside. Weird though that your ecu is claiming overboost--very strange.








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    Turbo over boost 850 1994

    Brian, I see from your profile that you are in Mesa, AZ. I live in Scottsdale and work in Phoenix. I am not surprized that the dealer was of no help to you. I would bet that my independent Volvo mechanic could be of assistance to you. His name is Rob Messing and he owns Volvo Am I at 16th Street and Osborn in Phoenix. His phone number is (602) 275-2305 and you may want to give him a call to see if he can help. Good luck, Fred.







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