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| My Car Won't Start |
 Sep 24 2008, 12:03 PM
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Full Member  Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 5-January 08 Member No.: 36,583 Status:  Location: Los Angeles, CA Drives: 1994 volvo 850 turbo wagon  |
i know you guys probably dont like these kind of posts but i've checked every topic i could first and googled it and stuff and i still can't figure this out.
i just tried to go to work and my engine wouldn't start. it doesn't cranks at all. it was fine before this. my dad started the car and moved it out of the way a couple hours ago and it was fine. i've been driving it every day and the engine starts right up every time. things i've checked: battery - its fine. usually when its kinda dead it cranks for a little bit then stops. but i have it on the charger and all the lights and electronics work with no problems so it can't be the battery. fuses - i checked all of them and they are fine.\ OBD2 - this probably doesn't matter but i checked that and there are no codes. gears - sometimes the gear doesn't pop into park all the way and the car wont crank. but it did this time. and i checked it in N just to make sure and still nothing. i have enought oil, water... everything is fine. i'm not sure what else to check. |
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Sep 24 2008, 12:25 PM
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Full Member Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 5-January 08 Member No.: 36,583 Status: Location: Los Angeles, CA Drives: 1994 volvo 850 turbo wagon |
yeah i just tried again and nothing happened. the battery charger says its fully charged. i dont get it. i've been driving this car every day for the past 6 months.
is there any way to check it the started is bad? |
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Sep 24 2008, 02:49 PM
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 Veteran  Group: Super Mod Posts: 1,907 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 4,518 Status: Location: Elizabethtown, KY Drives: 2002 S60, 1996 850 GLT Sedan, 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe, 1996 Toyota Avalon XLS, 1977 Corvette, 2000 Ranger R83 Bass Boat |
I know on a lot of cars if the starter is going bad it starts to seize up. Take a hammer or a wrench and give it a couple of good taps. If it is the starter and it is frozen, a lot of times this will loosen it up. Other than that, I'm at a loss as to what it could be.
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Sep 24 2008, 03:23 PM
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 Veteran Group: Super Mod Posts: 3,344 Joined: 9-August 07 Member No.: 31,123 Status: Location: Brooklyn, New York Drives: 1996 Volvo 850 R,1968 SS clone Camaro,1963 pan/shovel chopper, 1949 Panhead bobber, 1967 Triumph Bonneville, 1967 Honda 175, 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa, 1996 Impala SS big-block, 2004 Mercedes E500 (the mrs.), 1934 Dodge, |
go to the junkyard and get a fuel relay from another 850, try that. or, if it happens to you again, open hood, open fuse panel and take panel off, underneath is the fuel relay, big pinkish/red usually with a number 122 on it. tap that with a screwdriver since a hammer is on the big side, if it starts, it's the relay. or, turn key to pos I and listen for the fuel pump, if it doesn't whir, then it's the relay. good luck. oh, and jks2's suggestion is good also, go from easy to harder and see if either of these works.
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Sep 30 2008, 02:39 AM
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Expert Group: Members Posts: 533 Joined: 17-June 06 Member No.: 15,939 Status: Location: Victoria, Australia Drives: '88 240 Wagon, '95 850 T5 Wagon, '00 Nissan ST Twin cab ute. |
QUOTE(effdbmx1 @ Sep 25 2008, 04:03 AM) i know you guys probably dont like these kind of posts but i've checked every topic i could first and googled it and stuff and i still can't figure this out. i just tried to go to work and my engine wouldn't start. it doesn't cranks at all. it was fine before this. my dad started the car and moved it out of the way a couple hours ago and it was fine. i've been driving it every day and the engine starts right up every time. things i've checked: battery - its fine. usually when its kinda dead it cranks for a little bit then stops. but i have it on the charger and all the lights and electronics work with no problems so it can't be the battery. fuses - i checked all of them and they are fine.\ OBD2 - this probably doesn't matter but i checked that and there are no codes. gears - sometimes the gear doesn't pop into park all the way and the car wont crank. but it did this time. and i checked it in N just to make sure and still nothing. i have enought oil, water... everything is fine. i'm not sure what else to check. [right][snapback]92477[/snapback][/right] I suspect the starter may have gone faulty - an auto electrician could soon establish if this is the problem. Failing that it might be the PNP switch on the auto transmission playing up. Move the selector lever rapidly about 10 times up and down the full length of the selector gate then try and start the car. Sometimes these switches get gunk in them and this making them a little unpredictable. Good luck! |
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Oct 5 2008, 11:25 PM
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 Veteran  Group: Admin Posts: 7,248 Joined: 1-March 05 Member No.: 3,464 Status: Location: Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Drives: 1996 Volvo 855 T5 FWD, 1989 Honda Civic 2-Door |
Any news, Eff?
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