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About Ray Niemi
Expertise
ASE Master Rated. Ask any questions about Volvo models up to 2000. Runnability, starting and charging system, diagnostic codes, brakes, front end, where to get certain parts. Should I buy this Volvo or not? I will try to answer your question and give you the knowlege to make the best decision in your case.

Experience
I started working on Volvo's in 1978 at the dealer and attended all the schools and achieved a Master rating. Since 1999 I have worked at independent shops and now own my own shop.

Organizations
Alldata on line repair manuals. IATN network of techs.
ASE rating of Master.

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Volvo - 2001 Volvo V70 XC

Expert: Ray Niemi - 11/3/2009

Question
All of the sudden my car started running really rough. I was at a light and started to go when I noticed it. My car has lost 70% of it's power and is now rough when it idles as well. I also started to notice a strange smell as I limped it 1 more mile back to work. When the car is in park and I rev the engine it is rough as well. There is no smoke that I have seen and most the hoses as far as I can tell are fine.
Any Ideas?

Thanks

Answer
Bill,
Could be plugs or a bad coil. Loose or broken intake hose, vacuum leak, even a burnt valve. There should be a code that has been stored. Read the codes and see what they are, it may leed to the fault(s). You need the help of someone with a scan tool to read the faults. Best to have the codes read at a Volvo shop to get the factory codes not the generic ones.

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