Top 20 1997 Volvo 850 Questions & Answers

Probably not. There are often vacant positions in fuseboxes, relay boxes and the various other locations electrical and electronic equipment is sited.. If you need to locate the ABS ECU you need to discover the official location, which could be almost anywhere - behind the dash or behind kick panels, behind the glovebox...

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Normally the ac shouldnt be starting when you turn on the vehicle. This shows that there is a faulty ac switch. You need to check the ac switch and then followed by the ac thermostat.

Blown head gasket, cracked block. check for milky color of oil.

Outside of the oil filter, there aren't a lot of places oil can exit the engine under normal circumstances, but my wife's '96 850 had a similar problem. The source of the leak in her case was the dipstick tube. We'd had the transmission replaced a few months before, and as it turns out, they had to pull the engine and transmission as a unit in order to get the tranny out. (They Hayes manual says to drop the subframe beneath the car, but given a full auto shop, it was probably just as easy for them to just pull the entire assembly.) Anyway, in the process I assume they disconnected the dipstick to give themselves more room to work. From the looks of the o-ring between the block and the dipstick tube, it appears it got deformed when being reinstalled so it failed to seal correctly, letting the oil leak out of it. Between the action of the cooling fans on the radiator and wind coming through the grille while driving, it was throwing the oil all over the place, making it hard to determine exactly where it was coming from. I ended up wiping down the entire bottom of the engine, driving the car and looking for oil. Repeat several times until I finally isolated it to the dipstick. You can buy just the o-ring online for just a few bucks. That solved the majority of the issue for me, but then I found oil leaking out of the top of the dipstick as well! There's another o-ring there, but they don't sell those by themselves; you have to either buy the whole dipstick (without the tube) to get it, or take the old one to an auto parts store and try to match up the existing o-ring to something they have in stock. I found one that was close enough, and that seems to have put to bed my engine leaks. Of course, I don't imagine you've had your engine pulled, but since your car is almost of legal drinking age, it's entirely possible the seal has simply failed due to age. Definitely recommend replacing both the top and bottom seals. There's only one bolt holding the dipstick in place, so it's not hard to swap out the one between the tube and the block.

Fuel injection relay. It is located under the hood inside the fuse box. It is either red or green in color. It is one of the larger relays. This is classic symptom of these things going bad. The heat causes the relay to swell and not engage properly. They die out every couple of years. Usually the car will start again after it cools down.

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Most parts stores will test this on the car for free.

The world is littered with specialists who will repair just about anything or make new stuff to order and fuel tanks are not an exception. Every now and again somebody working in one of those companies fails to take proper precautions and is killed or injured by an exploding tank and then for a time getting a repair done becomes very difficult. Mostly accidents occur when the customer is in a hurry and the guy is trying to do a favour... Fuel tank repair is usually a sideline for small companies that supply, build or repair radiators so check your local directory. A tank sourced from a breaker or salvage yard through one of the many computer-find-a-part services might produce a good clean and rust-free replacement but a new replacement either from the dealer or an aftermarket supplier might not be as expensive as you imagine. This is the best option. I suggest you ring the dealer for a price and then check the prices of those offering aftermarket replacements. Make the decision after you have the information and new or old, ensure the tank isn't fitted without a few coats of rust protection.

Remove interior door panel and inspect linkage.

Check sensors for aircon as this share the 5 V supply for the throttlebody sensor

p0120 throttle position sensor/switch p0172 system to rich bank 1 p0440 Evaporative Emissions failure

It probably needs lifter treatment, ad it to the engine oil.

if your getting an orange spark then change the coil it is obviously failing, quite possibly. leaky

Weak or sagging spring, bad bushing possible bad Nivomat shock if so equipped. Measure right height at the wheel arches. if it is very low on that wheel have someone versed in Volvo look at it and see if it has a Nivomat shock. If the wheel is tilted in either the ride level has dropped on that side caused by something supporting the body like a spring or load leveling shock (nivomat) or a bushing has gone bad allowing the lower arm to move out or the upper arm to move in. Assuming there has been no body damage those are your only choices. Try a shop that does chassis work or a high end front end/suspension shop. Whoever is looking at this is missing something

Disconnect the battery. Hook up an a/c service machine and evacuate the system. Remove the serpentine belt. Removethe power steering pump, alternator and bracket. Remove the a/c compressor and replace it. Reassemble and vacuum out the a/c system. Recharge the a/c and fill the power steering.

It's impossible for anyone here to give an estimate because rates and parts availability vary from state to state. I'd call your local Volvo dealer parts department to get an idea of the parts costs or even if they can find one. You may have a better chance of locating the parts in a junk yard.

Try this trick, push the lock button once your in the car to unlock first then lock then unlock again, your kill switch is activated as anyone could unlock the door with a key, but to be linked together via bluetooth remote is exclusive and good practice if you choose to stop a thief

If the engine is seized then you will have to replace the motor either with a used one or a rebuilt engine.

You have power energizing the starter solenoid. You need to disconnect the small wire with the female connector and trace it back to the ignition switch. You either have a a bad wire or wires or a bad ignition switch. You need to isolate the wire and see if it has power when it is disconnected from the ignition switch