General: 850: Please help me

[rulebreaker425]

I have a 96 Volvo 850 turbo. And when I start it it will idle correctly for about 30sec then die or it will start and then die right away and I have done everything I can think of does anyone have any ideas

[Clan]

Originally Posted by rulebreaker425

I have a 96 Volvo 850 turbo. And when I start it it will idle correctly for about 30sec then die or it will start and then die right away and I have done everything I can think of does anyone have any ideas

is it fuel pressure dropping or low?

[Luxobarge]

Originally Posted by rulebreaker425

I have done everything I can think of

OK, so what have you thought of? Tell us exactly what you've done and how you did it, what the results were etc. etc. We need more information here!

Do you have the engine management light on when it's running? (assuming that the bulb isn't blown or removed, i.e. it lights up when the ignition is turned on and goes out when it starts).

Have you scanned for fault codes?

[Lancee]

Fuel filter changed ?

[RollingThunder]

Yep, sounds like fuel starvation from the brief description given.

[sdg1970]

Originally Posted by RollingThunder

Yep, sounds like fuel starvation from the brief description given.

Indeed it does and precisely what my R was doing recently as per my query. Personally I'd remove the fuel pump relay and make a jumper wire as per Robert DIY's excellent video here: https://youtu.be/gLoO-D4yOcU?si=rSQdUGrjdTZFUpuw