My 850 GLT has cold starts

Discussion in 'Volvo 850' started by Mad4vovo, May 22, 2006.

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    Mad4vovo Guest

    Hi All,

    I have an 850 GLT has 180,000 miles on it. I love the performance of
    the car and hopefully will keep for long since I use only synthetic
    oils. My problem are the cold starts in the morning, I thought it was
    the battery and it wasn't. I noticed though that after the car has
    warmed up, when I re-start the car it starts right away without
    hesitation. Also I have a leakage down at the transmission. I recently
    used 24 Oz of Lucas Transmission fix but the leak did not go away.
    Could this be a RMS issue?

    I need advice on how to deal with this.

    Thanks advance,

    Mad4vovo
     
    Mad4vovo, May 22, 2006
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    Tangero Guest

    Tangero, May 22, 2006
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    Tangero Guest

    Tangero, May 22, 2006
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    Tangero Guest

    Tangero, May 22, 2006
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    Michael Pardee Guest

    For the cold start, try hitting the starter for half a second, letting it
    sit a second or two, and then trying the starter. That's the "shadetree"
    test for fuel pressure bleeding off from the fuel rails. The first "bump"
    fires up the fuel pump long enough to repressurize the rails so it can start
    normally... if that's the problem. For mysterious reasons most cars can't
    seem to decide on a reasonable mixture if you keep cranking as the pressure
    comes up.

    Anyway, if that's the trick you can try a bottle of injector cleaner in the
    next tank of gas. Cheap, easy, can't hurt, might help. Otherwise you are
    probably looking at some troubleshooting, maybe replacement of the check
    valve on the fuel pump... or doing the bump-start thing a while longer.
    Makes the car harder to steal, too!

    Mike
     
    Michael Pardee, May 23, 2006
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