Hi Micheal.from your post you said (you floored the gas pedal to start),this might be an indication that the car was flooded.did you check the fuel pressure regulator?.also when it doesnt start try to pull out the plug to the air mass meter and see if it starts.i hope this helps,keep us posted.good luck.charles.

hi micheal.from your post you said (you floored the gas pedal to start),this might be an indication that the car was flooded.did you check the fuel pressure regulator?.also when it doesnt start try to pull out the plug to the air mass meter and see if it starts.i hope this helps,keep us posted.good luck.charles.

One quick question, an obvious one perhaps but it sounds like you've checked everything else..do you have bad fuel, water in the gas, something someone may have put in the tank, an object that gets drawn into the fuel pump opening only to be desloged after awhile?

From what I have heard on this site Volvos have lots of grounds and they need to be cleaned and repositioned from time to time.

Don't give up, it's a machine and there is a reason. Check the basics again.

Good luck!

Check the engine grounds. Not sure which ones are on your car, but you will want to unscrew the connections at both ends, clean them up, and rescrew. Those tend to corrode and provide poor contact.

Also try keeping the fuel level very high, see if the problem occures less. Maybe your in-tank pump is not operating any more and all suction is relide upon the main fuel pump. Is the main pump having a loud buzz when the car is idling? This is a sign of a weak or a stressed fuel pump.

Good luck,

Greg

Check the engine grounds. Not sure which ones are on your car, but you will want to unscrew the connections at the ends, clean them up, and rescrew. Those tend to corrode and provide poor contact.

Also try keeping the fuel level very high, see if the problem occures less. Maybe your in-tank pump is not operating any more and all suction is relide upon the main fuel pump.

Good luck,

Greg

Couple of years ago my brother had weird electrical/starting problems with his 760. Turned out to be a bad engine grounding strap.

Hope this helps you.

1994 940 Turbo 96K

What is your fuel level at? Did plugs and wires, why no cap and rotor? How many miles?

I hate to state the obvious, but have you changed the fuel filter and checked wiring on the fuel pump itself? Clogged fuel filters can be clogged only when fuel flow is happenning and then the sediment "falls" off the filter material when there is no flow. Rare, but possible.

Couple of other guys mentioned the intake hose (airbox to turbo) can also collapse and spring back into position when not under boost when I had a similar problem. When was the last time you changed it?

I am still learning on these more complex cars myself, but the simplest stuff has almost always been the problem so far (loose groung screw, bad vac lines, etc.).

Onkel Udo