D5 on 2007 s60 Auto

worldclassmusician · Oct 3rd, 2020, 16:11

Hey guys,

bought this like 4 weeks ago privately.

after like a week my wife left the lights on while at work and drained the battery. Tried to start it like 49 times before getting a jump. Started fine (obviously)

on the way home it started losing power and fairly quickly came to a stop. Wouldn’t start. I showed up and tried jumping it. Nothing. Eventually left it for 5 minutes and it sprang into life without a jump.

drove to a local garage. They ran it the next day, plugged it in to the computer and it gave out no faults.

put diesel cleaner in a full tank and it has been fine for a couple of weeks. Last night. Driving around, pulled out of a junction and it started losing power. Stopped. Wouldn’t start. Left it for a few minutes and then it started again. Drove it about for 20 mins. Went home, switched off and straight away tried to start again. Wouldn’t start.

Left it for a few hours and tried again. Started straight away.

any ideas? Just put a full tank of fuel in it, first time since I filled it with the diesel cleaner additive. Don’t think that matters, but just saying.

hope you can help, I’m covid skint and need some reliability to get me to a job!!

Simmy · Oct 3rd, 2020, 16:40

try a new fuel filter

worldclassmusician · Oct 3rd, 2020, 17:34

Copy that. Thanks.

reggit · Oct 5th, 2020, 18:24

Check engine earth strap hasn’t parted, usually just inside the black sheath at the starter motor end.

Oct 3rd, 2020, 16:11	#1
worldclassmusician New Member Last Online: Oct 4th, 2020 08:57 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Glasgow	D5 on 2007 s60 Auto Hey guys, bought this like 4 weeks ago privately. after like a week my wife left the lights on while at work and drained the battery. Tried to start it like 49 times before getting a jump. Started fine (obviously) on the way home it started losing power and fairly quickly came to a stop. Wouldn’t start. I showed up and tried jumping it. Nothing. Eventually left it for 5 minutes and it sprang into life without a jump. drove to a local garage. They ran it the next day, plugged it in to the computer and it gave out no faults. put diesel cleaner in a full tank and it has been fine for a couple of weeks. Last night. Driving around, pulled out of a junction and it started losing power. Stopped. Wouldn’t start. Left it for a few minutes and then it started again. Drove it about for 20 mins. Went home, switched off and straight away tried to start again. Wouldn’t start. Left it for a few hours and tried again. Started straight away. any ideas? Just put a full tank of fuel in it, first time since I filled it with the diesel cleaner additive. Don’t think that matters, but just saying. hope you can help, I’m covid skint and need some reliability to get me to a job!!

Oct 5th, 2020, 18:24	#4
reggit Premier Member Last Online: Today 11:23 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Preston	Check engine earth strap hasn’t parted, usually just inside the black sheath at the starter motor end. __________________ 2009 Volvo V70 D5 (Polestar 225bhp) r-design 180,000 miles

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Oct 3rd, 2020, 16:40	#2
Simmy Premier Member Last Online: Today 09:18 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Manchester	try a new fuel filter

Oct 3rd, 2020, 17:34	#3
worldclassmusician New Member Last Online: Oct 4th, 2020 08:57 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Glasgow	Copy that. Thanks.

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