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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / September 2004'89 245 fuel prob
OK, on July 16th old faithful (276K) would not start after work. Played with it for a while, then called a wrecker to have it towed to the local "Foreign Car Specialist". Yesterday, yes 25 days later, they called and said they had it fixed. They say I needed BOTH fuel pumps AND a new computer. Total, over $1,000.00. Stunned I asked if they had bothered to check the fuel filter. Their answer....... "well, when we put the second pump in it had a new filter, and the car started." They are adamant that I am getting a great deal, as they are only charging me 5 hours labor. Thank God for small miracles. Yikes. we had the same job done on an '83 240, for just over $600. Find another foreign car specialist if you can. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ To send email, remove all < > and [ ] and the junk ~ between: [brucepick1] < a~t > [comcast.net] > OK, on July 16th old faithful (276K) would not start after work. Played > with it for a while, then called a wrecker to have it towed to the local [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thank God for small miracles. Jeff you got screwed and I bet you didn't get kissed. The most common problem is the fuel pump relays or the fuse no. 4 or 5 depending on the year.Ask for recepits for all the parts they used.And ask for the old parts.Take them to your dealer to insure the are the parts that came off your car. If they give you any problems I would suspect foul play. Check and see if they are new parts. The main pump Is forward of the left rear wheel. Does it look new? Are there fresh wrench marks on the nuts for the fuel lines? Another problem is the bellows hose on the in tank fuel pump. It is hard to tell if the in tank pump has been changed because the gas keeps it clean, but again look for wrench marks on the nuts for the electrical connectors and check to see if it is a new bellows hose. The DME does go bad occassionally. It supplies the ground to the fuel pump relay to start the car. In that case you can install a switch that will supply the ground. The downside to this is if you forget to turn the switch of when you turn the car off, the pump will continue to run. Ergo the battery will run down and you will burn the pump up. Good luck, hope I gave you enough imformation about how you can get ripped off to help you. > OK, on July 16th old faithful (276K) would not start after work. Played > with it for a while, then called a wrecker to have it towed to the local [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thank God for small miracles. New computer and two pumps two pumps yes one in the tank and the big one as well good move but the computer why did you get the old one back ? > OK, on July 16th old faithful (276K) would not start after work. Played > with it for a while, then called a wrecker to have it towed to the local [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thank God for small miracles. That sounds like a bunch of BS. Fuel pumps can be tested very easily. The fuel pump relay is most likely culprit. I had an 89 244 I bought new and lost it 3 weeks ago to a rear end maniac. > New computer and two pumps two pumps yes one in the tank and the big one as > well good move but the computer why did you get the old one back ? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Thank God for small miracles. |
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