Really Have Had Enough Now!

Vimto · Apr 9th, 2011, 14:05

A brimmed tank reading fifteen gallons returns to the reserve mark and reserve light comes on after 216 miles!

God knows what the reserve on a 1996 850 S Auto Estate is.

Bonkers!

No Blackpool Illuminations on the dashboard for one month and then when I came home last night I park up and switch off the ignition and I check the oil on the dipstick, check the power steering and auto box levels, check the brake fluid level (all fine) and fill the washer bottle up. Check battery connections and a few electrical connections under the bonnet to see they are still connected.

This morning I switch on the ignition and the Lambda light come on! And it won't go off.

I really have had enough now.

A desperate vehicle that is nothing but trouble.

It's beyond me why a car has to be so complicated.

Volvo should have stopped making changes after the 240.

No one can persuade me this car is worth keeping.

It's going and I'm going to get a Merc diesel estate.

The Lambda is nothing to do with the ridiculous fuel consumption. And that's on economy.

So where does the petrol go? It's not leaking petrol.

I can't even be bothered to do the calculation but I reckon I get no better than an average of fifteen miles to the gallon.

Pointless!

deathrider311271 · Apr 9th, 2011, 14:43

hi vimto

unfortunatly the lambda does have a lot to do with fuel economy as it reads certain things so the ECU adjusts the amount of fuel going in, i have had the same problem with mine got about the same mileage as you. Hopefully i have found the problem, air getting past the injectors. i have managed to get another set of injectors with new o rings just fitted these will be fitted on wednesday.

Its worth a look mate for a vacume leak

simon

Andy Northface · Apr 9th, 2011, 15:06

I've had those days as well,no matter how much money you spend on your car you always find something else to spend more money on!

yoda960 · Apr 9th, 2011, 15:12

15mpg = a problem somewhere, get it sorted and i'm sure your fuel economy will be restored. Don't bother with the Merc, it will be a pile of rust in a few years

ewanc0 · Apr 9th, 2011, 15:40

I had consumption similar to yours with lambda on. I renewed the sensor and put in new injectors and my consumption nearly doubled

The Hooded Claw · Apr 9th, 2011, 17:28

Wot Ewan & Simon said .... New Sensor & Injectors & yer sorted .....

BELIEVE ME DO NOT buy a Mrec (I've had "Several") you think a Volvo is expensive to repair !!??? ..You aint seen nothing til you've had an ECU **** up or a leaking Injector on a Diesel Merc....

DO NOT go down the Mrec route .... (Personally I'd rather drive a Fiat Multipla that a Diesel Merc) .....

Trouble with a VERY BIG Capital "T" ....

Vimto · Apr 9th, 2011, 18:12

I haven't had any problems with the Lambda light until I switched on the ignition this morning.

At that point the mileage read 210. I ran around town doing my gardening jobs and the petrol reserve light started to come on and then stayed on.

When I got home the mileage read 216.

So the Lambda warning light was already on before the disasterous petrol consumption was fully revealed.

Once the fuel gets below five gallons the gauge seems to have a mind of its own.

Monday night I went from Bedford to Brampton to Stamford to Peterborough to Bedford. This was 101 miles. When I set off the gauge read ten gallons. When I got back it read five gallons. I thought "I can just about live with that".

From five to two gallons was miliseconds and then, in a knat's breath I'm on reserve!

If the Lambda is telling me about the fuel burn wouldn't it have come on earlier. And, why has it not been on since the codes were cleared when I had the MOT on 1st March?

(this is a rhetorical question - I don't expect you guys to be answering it).

It came on originally in December when I cleaned under the car with the jetwash lance.

Anyway, I should have known something was going to light up when I saw the Mayor of Blackpool, that woman from Bucks Fizz and the Town Crier on our carpark. And I live in Bedford.

Thank you to you all for the advice.

I'm on the case.

deathrider311271 · Apr 9th, 2011, 18:35

If the Lambda is telling me about the fuel burn wouldn't it have come on earlier. And, why has it not been on since the codes were cleared when I had the MOT on 1st March?

the simple answer is no, if the lambda is right on the limit of its peramiters it will keep the light off, its only when it goes out of these peramiters for a set period of time it lights the dash up

DSK · Apr 9th, 2011, 22:43

My 02 sensors went out of the blue its the way they can and do fail

Vimto · Apr 9th, 2011, 23:03

Thank you everybody. It's very kind of you.

Here I am again asking more questions.

So, what will five injectors and one sensor (or is it two sensors) cost me for the 2.5 engine on a 1996 Volvo 2.5 S Auto estate?

Ball park figures will do.

And where can I drive to that is near Bedford to get them?

I'm going to look on ebay and on here.

I'll get new and we'll see if I can be turned around in my estimation of Volvo.

I've always prided myself on the way I've never paid more than £500.00 for a car and fixed it up myself.

I just wasn't expecting more outlay so soon.

I mean, a car for £375.00 shouldn't need much doing should it?

I'm such a cheapskate.

Imagine the fix works and I get more miles per gallon!

I'll be in car heaven.

Apr 9th, 2011, 14:05	#1
Vimto Junior Member Last Online: Sep 3rd, 2011 14:14 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bedford	Really Have Had Enough Now! A brimmed tank reading fifteen gallons returns to the reserve mark and reserve light comes on after 216 miles! God knows what the reserve on a 1996 850 S Auto Estate is. Bonkers! No Blackpool Illuminations on the dashboard for one month and then when I came home last night I park up and switch off the ignition and I check the oil on the dipstick, check the power steering and auto box levels, check the brake fluid level (all fine) and fill the washer bottle up. Check battery connections and a few electrical connections under the bonnet to see they are still connected. This morning I switch on the ignition and the Lambda light come on! And it won't go off. I really have had enough now. A desperate vehicle that is nothing but trouble. It's beyond me why a car has to be so complicated. Volvo should have stopped making changes after the 240. No one can persuade me this car is worth keeping. It's going and I'm going to get a Merc diesel estate. The Lambda is nothing to do with the ridiculous fuel consumption. And that's on economy. So where does the petrol go? It's not leaking petrol. I can't even be bothered to do the calculation but I reckon I get no better than an average of fifteen miles to the gallon. Pointless!

Apr 9th, 2011, 15:40	#5
ewanc0 VOC Member Last Online: Jan 14th, 2024 17:59 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: argyll	I had consumption similar to yours with lambda on. I renewed the sensor and put in new injectors and my consumption nearly doubled __________________ Previous 97 S70 2.5 Auto, 97 940 Torslanda, 99 S80 2.5D auto, 99 S70 2.5D auto and 94 855 Turbo, 05 S60 D5, 08 C30 2.0D, 98 V70R Saffy Current 04 XC70

Apr 9th, 2011, 17:28	#6
The Hooded Claw Owner Volvovehiclesclub Last Online: Apr 4th, 2014 12:18 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Choosing which Volvo to go out in Today !!! lex parsimoniae View Photos By: The Hooded Claw	Wot Ewan & Simon said .... New Sensor & Injectors & yer sorted ..... BELIEVE ME DO NOT buy a Mrec (I've had "Several") you think a Volvo is expensive to repair !!??? ..You aint seen nothing til you've had an ECU ** up or a leaking Injector on a Diesel Merc.... DO NOT go down the Mrec route .... (Personally I'd rather drive a Fiat Multipla that a Diesel Merc) ..... Trouble with a VERY BIG Capital "T" .... __________________ 2000 C70 T5 Phase 1 240 Bhp in Saffron Orange ("SAPPHIRE") 2001 S80 2435cc Now with Andy Northface () 1994 960 CD 3.0 Estate ("The Purple Monster") VOC 25900 lex parsimoniae**

Apr 9th, 2011, 22:43	#9
DSK C70 T5 Last Online: Mar 23rd, 2022 21:00 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Midlands	My 02 sensors went out of the blue its the way they can and do fail __________________ 2000 C70 T5 GT Coupe 1998 S70R / 1995 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo 2007 Mercedes CLS 320 CDI / 2011 Mercedes S350 Bluetec 2007 Suzuki GSXR-1000

Apr 9th, 2011, 14:43	#2
deathrider311271 I've Been Banned Last Online: Jun 21st, 2022 19:26 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Grimsby	hi vimto unfortunatly the lambda does have a lot to do with fuel economy as it reads certain things so the ECU adjusts the amount of fuel going in, i have had the same problem with mine got about the same mileage as you. Hopefully i have found the problem, air getting past the injectors. i have managed to get another set of injectors with new o rings just fitted these will be fitted on wednesday. Its worth a look mate for a vacume leak simon

Apr 9th, 2011, 15:06	#3
Andy Northface Where's that 18mm socket? Last Online: Apr 25th, 2016 23:01 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Normally in the dog house, Chester-Le-Street	I've had those days as well,no matter how much money you spend on your car you always find something else to spend more money on!

Apr 9th, 2011, 15:12	#4
yoda960 Volvo 960 Last Online: Today 00:04 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Planet Earth	15mpg = a problem somewhere, get it sorted and i'm sure your fuel economy will be restored. Don't bother with the Merc, it will be a pile of rust in a few years

Apr 9th, 2011, 18:12	#7
Vimto Junior Member Last Online: Sep 3rd, 2011 14:14 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bedford	I haven't had any problems with the Lambda light until I switched on the ignition this morning. At that point the mileage read 210. I ran around town doing my gardening jobs and the petrol reserve light started to come on and then stayed on. When I got home the mileage read 216. So the Lambda warning light was already on before the disasterous petrol consumption was fully revealed. Once the fuel gets below five gallons the gauge seems to have a mind of its own. Monday night I went from Bedford to Brampton to Stamford to Peterborough to Bedford. This was 101 miles. When I set off the gauge read ten gallons. When I got back it read five gallons. I thought "I can just about live with that". From five to two gallons was miliseconds and then, in a knat's breath I'm on reserve! If the Lambda is telling me about the fuel burn wouldn't it have come on earlier. And, why has it not been on since the codes were cleared when I had the MOT on 1st March? (this is a rhetorical question - I don't expect you guys to be answering it). It came on originally in December when I cleaned under the car with the jetwash lance. Anyway, I should have known something was going to light up when I saw the Mayor of Blackpool, that woman from Bucks Fizz and the Town Crier on our carpark. And I live in Bedford. Thank you to you all for the advice. I'm on the case.

Apr 9th, 2011, 18:35	#8
deathrider311271 I've Been Banned Last Online: Jun 21st, 2022 19:26 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Grimsby	If the Lambda is telling me about the fuel burn wouldn't it have come on earlier. And, why has it not been on since the codes were cleared when I had the MOT on 1st March? the simple answer is no, if the lambda is right on the limit of its peramiters it will keep the light off, its only when it goes out of these peramiters for a set period of time it lights the dash up

Apr 9th, 2011, 23:03	#10
Vimto Junior Member Last Online: Sep 3rd, 2011 14:14 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bedford	Thank you everybody. It's very kind of you. Here I am again asking more questions. So, what will five injectors and one sensor (or is it two sensors) cost me for the 2.5 engine on a 1996 Volvo 2.5 S Auto estate? Ball park figures will do. And where can I drive to that is near Bedford to get them? I'm going to look on ebay and on here. I'll get new and we'll see if I can be turned around in my estimation of Volvo. I've always prided myself on the way I've never paid more than £500.00 for a car and fixed it up myself. I just wasn't expecting more outlay so soon. I mean, a car for £375.00 shouldn't need much doing should it? I'm such a cheapskate. Imagine the fix works and I get more miles per gallon! I'll be in car heaven.

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