volvo v50 d5 fault code 079

[DaffyV50]

Hi,
My v50 was down on power today below about 2k remember, home and held in the trip and it has revealed code 079.
Can anyone help please?
Cheers

[400SE Dave]

This is a list of OBD codes although not sure if it helps :-

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=422...


edit - also may be worth looknig at this, not sure if this throws up the code you mention but it is a common issue

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=859...

Edited by 400SE Dave on Sunday 19th April 10:58

Edited by 400SE Dave on Sunday 19th April 11:02

[DaffyV50]

Thanks for the reply. That would suggest an Exhaust Valve Control Solenoid Circuit Low vault, more digging required to find out what that means.

I took the car to work this morning, was running normally, will see how it goes when I start it later.

[DaffyV50]

Well it ran fine again on way home but now when I do the wee trick to get the fault codes it's throwing up 4 completely different ones

[DaffyV50]

And today no fault codes, I'm lost

[morgrp]

What fuel do you run? i.e boggo diesel or the posh V-power stuff?

its going into limp mode - so switch off and back on again should cure it whilst driving. Often they tend to go in to limp when they get a huge surge of boost (often a sooted up turbocharger) or an air leak somewhere in the plumbing.

[DaffyV50]

Thanks for the help.
It was probably getting mostly supermarket fuel but was getting the occasional ultimate/v-power