Volvo Community Forum. The Forums of the Volvo Owners Club

Forum Rules Volvo Owners Club About VOC Volvo Gallery Links Volvo History Volvo Press
Go Back   Volvo Owners Club Forum > "Technical Topics" > C30 / S40 & V50 '04-'12 / C70 '06-'13 General

Notices

C30 / S40 & V50 '04-'12 / C70 '06-'13 General Forum for the P1-platform C30 / S40 / V50 / C70 models

Information
  • VOC Members: There is no login facility using your VOC membership number or the details from page 3 of the club magazine. You need to register in the normal way
  • AOL Customers: Make sure you check the 'Remember me' check box otherwise the AOL system may log you out during the session. This is a known issue with AOL.
  • AOL, Yahoo and Plus.net users. Forum owners such as us are finding that AOL, Yahoo and Plus.net are blocking a lot of email generated from forums. This may mean your registration activation and other emails will not get to you, or they may appear in your spam mailbox

Thread Informations

"Miles to empty tank" accuracy

Views : 4081

Replies : 26

Users Viewing This Thread :  

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old Feb 14th, 2007, 12:04   #21
Northview
Junior Member
 

Last Online: Dec 27th, 2007 19:55
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Edinburgh
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wonderboy View Post
The other day I pulled out of a stop junction and the car just died on me. Fortunately there wasn't anything coming but it could have been dangerous.
This is precisely what worries me. A 'dead' engine in a situation like that could result in a serious accident.

My previous (non-Volvo) car was subject to a recall because of an intermittent fault in the windscreen wiper controller. They couldn't risk a failure of the wipers during heavy rain leading to accidents, so they pulled the cars in. This meant that they had to go to the expense of hiring cars from local hire firms to ensure that all their customers were able to keep mobile. In my case, I had a hire car for a month because of delays in getting the replacement part.

While that wasn't a situation that was pleasant for customers they felt it was the only responsible course of action in the circumstances, and while I (and many others) grumbled about it at the time, with the benefit of hindsight I'm glad they took that approach.

With the EGR valve problem (assuming that is where the problem lies), a failure at the wrong moment could be equally serious. The only reason I can think of why Volvo haven't issued a recall for this fault is that (a) it hasn't been reported as affecting a high enough percentage of cars, and possibly (b) there is no fix available that they are certain will resolve the problem. Either way, I hope it doesn't end up causing a serious accident.
Northview is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Feb 20th, 2007, 14:33   #22
Wonderboy
New Member
 

Last Online: Oct 31st, 2009 11:53
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Rugby
Default Update

Its been 11 days since the car last went to the dealers and no dodgy starts so far (touch wood).

I spoke to the service manager and he explained that they thought air was getting into a vacuum pump that has something to do with the injectors. They replaced it and so far so good!


Jamie
Wonderboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Feb 20th, 2007, 14:41   #23
Northview
Junior Member
 

Last Online: Dec 27th, 2007 19:55
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Edinburgh
Default

Good to hear, Jamie.

I've had two dodgy starts since I last posted, the most recent being yesterday evening - started the car for the drive home and it sat there coughing and spluttering until I put it out of it's misery. When I restarted it, it was fine.

I think yet another trip to the dealer is called for. I'll suggest they look at the same area as your dealer.
Northview is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 19th, 2007, 00:58   #24
euro3b
S40 F0RUMS
 
euro3b's Avatar
 

Last Online: Aug 18th, 2008 19:57
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Canyon Country
Default

my gas calculator seems ok to me...
__________________
S40 Forums

Group Buy: CF Engine Covers & Battery Covers for the T5 Engine Click Here to Sign Up
euro3b is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 21st, 2007, 21:35   #25
webbie
Junior Member
 
webbie's Avatar
 

Last Online: Jan 3rd, 2008 15:57
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Blairgowrie
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wonderboy View Post
"....I suggest following up on the EGR valve issue. It is a known fault on the current S40/V50 where it tends to stick"

The EGR valve was replaced on the second visit but unfortunately hasn't cured the problem. I think Tollbar thought they had sorted it and were surprised when I called again.

I really don't trust the car much now. The other day I pulled out of a stop junction and the car just died on me. Fortunately there wasn't anything coming but it could have been dangerous. Now I give the accelerator a blip before pulling off just to make sure.

just to let you know, one morning I went to work but noticed staright away the car had no power (no turbo seemed to cut in). pulled over after a few miles, swicthed the car off and back on and it was good as new.

got to work, contacted dealer and after a lot of faffing around they collected car to replace EGR valve which they reckoned was the fault.

they did some checks and said my car (V50 2007 model) had the revised EGR valve which should not suffer same problem but then found a loose pipe in the engine. retightened and brought back to me (unwashed) but faster than before.

sorry dont know what pipe it was but thought I'd share my EGR experience

Webbie
webbie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 22nd, 2007, 12:28   #26
7050man
Master Member
 

Last Online: Jan 25th, 2019 18:19
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kent
Default

Hi guys, perhaps a bit late on this one but my "Fuel problem and answer" post of Jan 10th could be reason for some of the stuttering and possibly starting problems.
Fault was down to air being drawn in and I also had a slight fuel leak. Read thread for more info. Hopefully it will help someone.
7050man is offline   Reply With Quote
Old May 10th, 2007, 20:41   #27
guy-taliesin
New Member
 

Last Online: Mar 30th, 2019 10:40
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Aberystwyth
Default About that miles to empty thing...

Sorry, just to go back to the beginning of this thread - does this mean that you should trust the computer, the mileage, or the gauge. Mine's reading off the bottom of the gauge and still 40 odd miles to go. The red light comes on at 60 miles. And the handbook's not much use, it seems to give a choice of 45 or 65 litres in the the tank.
Anyone know how much the tank does hold - it's 2 litre petrol V50.
guy-taliesin is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:21.


Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.