D5 Stalling

[steveall]

Hi fellow volvo drivers can anyone offer me any advice. I got rid of my 240000 mile 760 turbo for a s60 d5 auto 3 months ago and have been plagued with stalling problems. sometimes its ok for several days then next day it will stall several times. sometimes when ticking over, sometimes when coming to a stop or taking off or more seriously when driving at various speeds which being an auto cuts the engine completelyleaving no brakes or steering. I love the car but its making me a nervous wreck when driving it, wondering when it will next stall and leave me stranded at a junction or outside lane of the motorway. Any help will be welcome, its been to Volvo who said they could find nothing wrong.

see my post below "At idle - the engine rpm is not stable" - sounds the same as my problem, general opinion seems to point to the ETM, but my local main dealer seems to think a good clean of the ETM will suffice. Its nooked in for diagnostics on friday, will keep you informed

[steveall]

thanks for you reply I don't think the D5 has the same ETM problems as the petrol and my tickover is rock steady it just stops dead without warning.good luck with your diagnostic

[Viper_7]

Aye, the D5's arn't affected by the "faulty" ETM.
Very unusual for disel's to stall both at idle and when moving.
I'd be looking at a possible injector/fuel supply problem.

[S60-MBS]

Originally Posted by steveall

Hi fellow volvo drivers can anyone offer me any advice. I got rid of my 240000 mile 760 turbo for a s60 d5 auto 3 months ago and have been plagued with stalling problems. sometimes its ok for several days then next day it will stall several times. sometimes when ticking over, sometimes when coming to a stop or taking off or more seriously when driving at various speeds which being an auto cuts the engine completelyleaving no brakes or steering. I love the car but its making me a nervous wreck when driving it, wondering when it will next stall and leave me stranded at a junction or outside lane of the motorway. Any help will be welcome, its been to Volvo who said they could find nothing wrong.

my s60 D5 had afew stalling issues about 8 months ago main stealers couldnt find anything wrong with it..since i started using better quality fuels ie BP/Shell the car hasnt stalled unless i was at fault which is a majority of the time...the ETM issues definitly do not effect the diesels..

[portacabin1]

Originally Posted by steveall

Hi fellow volvo drivers can anyone offer me any advice. I got rid of my 240000 mile 760 turbo for a s60 d5 auto 3 months ago and have been plagued with stalling problems. sometimes its ok for several days then next day it will stall several times. sometimes when ticking over, sometimes when coming to a stop or taking off or more seriously when driving at various speeds which being an auto cuts the engine completelyleaving no brakes or steering. I love the car but its making me a nervous wreck when driving it, wondering when it will next stall and leave me stranded at a junction or outside lane of the motorway. Any help will be welcome, its been to Volvo who said they could find nothing wrong.

I had the very same problem with mine, it would run along great at high speeds, 80 mph and above, but driving normal at around 2000 rpm it would just die with no warning or apparent reason, it became a white nuckle ride. With this web site i found help and talked my local dealer in coventry into reprograming my ecu, they insisted that they code read it, and i said no! just reprogram the ecu please. They did at a price of £65.00 and my problem was solved. Sadly i have another problem now, that is it drops of power when i try to accelarate. Help!!!!!!

[S60-MBS]

Originally Posted by portacabin1

I had the very same problem with mine, it would run along great at high speeds, 80 mph and above, but driving normal at around 2000 rpm it would just die with no warning or apparent reason, it became a white nuckle ride. With this web site i found help and talked my local dealer in coventry into reprograming my ecu, they insisted that they code read it, and i said no! just reprogram the ecu please. They did at a price of £65.00 and my problem was solved. Sadly i have another problem now, that is it drops of power when i try to accelarate. Help!!!!!!

£65 to programme ECU wtf! you could have done it yourself by removing battery overnight car returns to factory settings.

[portacabin1]

Originally Posted by S60Driver

£65 to programme ECU wtf! you could have done it yourself by removing battery overnight car returns to factory settings.

I guess i should say it had a upgrade and a master reset, im aware that disconecting the battery is one way of reseting a ecu, but volvo ecu,s are prone to electrical spikes. Anyway im very happy with the outcome, my car was deadly and unuseable.
However im now having problems when accelerating in first gear she drops of all power, but does not stall and leaves me momenterely stranded before full power comes on and all is well again, the warning lights all come on but as i say the engine keeps running, there are no codes stored and if i drive it hard its all ok. It has not happend above 10 mph only in first gear on pull away.

By for now.