1992 Volvo 740 This probably is under the wrong category bu

Tiny
MYSTIKSPIRAL00
  • MEMBER
  • 1992 VOLVO 740
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
Ever since I have had my volvo (a year ago) it would go through phases where I would turn it on and it would just die right after. I read this is somewhat common amongst 740's. And no one really gets it. Recently it has been doing it more often, or it will turn over and I can hear the engine going up and down, up and down. I replaced the belt that connects to the alternator and battery because it somehow actually managed to flip over. This has made it better, but I can still hear it struggle sometimes. Could it be an alternator, or battery possibly?
Thursday, September 16th, 2010 AT 11:19 AM

3 Replies

Tiny
VOLVO SERVICE ADV
  • MECHANIC
  • 175 POSTS
IS THE ENGINE LOOSING ELECTRICAL POWER? OR DOES THE ENGINE STOP WHEN SLOWING DOWN? AT IDLE? WHEN DRIVING? MORE INFO PLEASE
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Friday, September 17th, 2010 AT 3:43 PM
Tiny
MYSTIKSPIRAL00
  • MEMBER
  • 2 POSTS
It has only stopped once while I was driving, and it was while I was stopped at a light. All of my lights stayed on, it just seemed to die. I finally got it turned back on but when I began to drive it was jerking in a manner like I was running out of gas, it would just pick up and then struggle, then it died. However, every other time it has been when I turn it on. It turns over just fine, but then I can hear the engine rev up and down a few times until it just dies. Everytime this happens, all of my lights stay on though.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Friday, September 17th, 2010 AT 5:26 PM
Tiny
VOLVO SERVICE ADV
  • MECHANIC
  • 175 POSTS
IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON? SOUNDS LIKE THERE MIGHT MULTIPLE ISSUES. FIRST, I WOULD START BY CHECKING THE THROTTLE HOUSING FOR BUILD-UP AND POSSIBLE CLEANING. SECOND, CHECK THE SPARK PLUGS/WIRES, POSSIBLE MISFIRE. THIRD, CHECK THE FUEL INJECTION RELAY AND RADIO SUPPRESSION RELAY, IF THEY ARE ORIGINAL, THEN THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED. IN OTHER WORDS, FIRST COVER THE BASICS AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Friday, September 17th, 2010 AT 6:07 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Engine Not Cranking Over Content

Car Not Cranking? Try This | EASY
VIDEO
Car Not Cranking? Try This | EASY
Instructional repair video
Starter Not Working
GUIDE
Starter Not Working
This guide is designed to help you identify whether the issue with your non-working starter motor is due to an electrical problem or a fault within the starter motor itself...
VIEW MORE