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My brother said that when it had this dying/no restart problem intmt.,
that the car was using gas like his truck. Maybe an important clue. I
did some tests on it. The first time I cranked the engine, it fired
for 1-2 seconds but didn't quite catch. Then after that you could
crank and crank, and not get any fire at all. I took the plugs out and
they are cledan/like new, they weren't dripping with fuel, just
slightly moist-looking. I suspect that when I let it sit for a day,
and try cranking it, it will fire just like today initally, then
nothing. There is fuel pressure in the rail for sure, and and a few
months ago when it was not starting intmt. I checked for all plugs
firing, and they were. Its got new cap, rotor, wires. I checked the
codes. Its still 1-1-1. I did the additional fuel injector, idle air
valve, coolant fan, fuel pump, etc. cycling check. and all checked OK.
I could hear the fuel injectors being cycled by the computer. I put a
noid light on each injector connector, and they are all pulsing when
car is cranked. SO this makes me think that the computer is not the
cause at all. The new crank pos sensor still LOOKs OK, connector is
secure.
I guess I need to lift the rail up and see what the injectors are
doing, if I can figure out how to do it.
Corpus Christi is not the place to be for a Volvo owner...there is (I
found out) NO Volvo dealer in CC any longer, and so no authorized
Volvo service. SO If I have to take it in to some other garage, they
may not be any more capable of working on the car than the garage my
brother took it to, which couldn't get it running.
This mechanic timed my Camry OK, and is very good at that, so I
don't think he could have overlooked that.
Ideas?
that the car was using gas like his truck. Maybe an important clue. I
did some tests on it. The first time I cranked the engine, it fired
for 1-2 seconds but didn't quite catch. Then after that you could
crank and crank, and not get any fire at all. I took the plugs out and
they are cledan/like new, they weren't dripping with fuel, just
slightly moist-looking. I suspect that when I let it sit for a day,
and try cranking it, it will fire just like today initally, then
nothing. There is fuel pressure in the rail for sure, and and a few
months ago when it was not starting intmt. I checked for all plugs
firing, and they were. Its got new cap, rotor, wires. I checked the
codes. Its still 1-1-1. I did the additional fuel injector, idle air
valve, coolant fan, fuel pump, etc. cycling check. and all checked OK.
I could hear the fuel injectors being cycled by the computer. I put a
noid light on each injector connector, and they are all pulsing when
car is cranked. SO this makes me think that the computer is not the
cause at all. The new crank pos sensor still LOOKs OK, connector is
secure.
I guess I need to lift the rail up and see what the injectors are
doing, if I can figure out how to do it.
Corpus Christi is not the place to be for a Volvo owner...there is (I
found out) NO Volvo dealer in CC any longer, and so no authorized
Volvo service. SO If I have to take it in to some other garage, they
may not be any more capable of working on the car than the garage my
brother took it to, which couldn't get it running.
This mechanic timed my Camry OK, and is very good at that, so I
don't think he could have overlooked that.
Ideas?