Electrics: - Ignition Leads

carlhunt · Feb 2nd, 2008, 23:04

Folks,

Has anyone replaced the ignition leads ( assuming there are still such things )
on their petrol XC90 yet? If so, how much and where ...

The car is starting to struggle starting from cold. The battery is only two years
old and has been charged, the spark plugs were only changed last year.

Years ago, when I used to venture under the bonnet, I cured similar symptoms
by changing the ignition leads - so this could be a complete red herring.

Ta,

Mister T · Feb 2nd, 2008, 23:49

Carl,
They have gone the way of the dinosaur , can you give us any more info , engine codes may help , recent repairs etc .
Mister T.

carlhunt · Feb 3rd, 2008, 12:52

I feared as much.

The car is a T6 (B6294T). I have checked the
battery but it appears fully charged.

The problem does appear to be asociated with cold/damp
as, once warm, starting improves.

The car was serviced two weeks ago by the local Volvo dealer
and they said that there were no codes displayed and had
no problems. They may have kept the car in a garage.

The only point of interest is that the car has been
converted to run on LPG. If we use the LPG the car
needs to be run for longer to improve starting. Given
that the LPG takes heat out of the engine cooling circuit
the car does take longer to warm up.

I will get an engine code reader and check.

Feb 2nd, 2008, 23:04	#1
carlhunt Junior Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2024 15:58 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London	Ignition Leads Folks, Has anyone replaced the ignition leads ( assuming there are still such things ) on their petrol XC90 yet? If so, how much and where ... The car is starting to struggle starting from cold. The battery is only two years old and has been charged, the spark plugs were only changed last year. Years ago, when I used to venture under the bonnet, I cured similar symptoms by changing the ignition leads - so this could be a complete red herring. Ta, Last edited by carlhunt; Feb 2nd, 2008 at 23:05. Reason: manners

Feb 3rd, 2008, 12:52	#3
carlhunt Junior Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2024 15:58 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London	Starting Problem I feared as much. The car is a T6 (B6294T). I have checked the battery but it appears fully charged. The problem does appear to be asociated with cold/damp as, once warm, starting improves. The car was serviced two weeks ago by the local Volvo dealer and they said that there were no codes displayed and had no problems. They may have kept the car in a garage. The only point of interest is that the car has been converted to run on LPG. If we use the LPG the car needs to be run for longer to improve starting. Given that the LPG takes heat out of the engine cooling circuit the car does take longer to warm up. I will get an engine code reader and check.

Feb 2nd, 2008, 23:49	#2
Mister T Senior Member Last Online: Sep 12th, 2019 23:23 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Diego	Carl, They have gone the way of the dinosaur , can you give us any more info , engine codes may help , recent repairs etc . Mister T.

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