# 1994 volvo 240 stalls at idle when engine is warm

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-volvo-240-stalls-at-idle-when-engine-is-warm/87794>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** stalling\
**Created:** [October 24, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-volvo-240-stalls-at-idle-when-engine-is-warm/87794 "2014-10-24T03:40:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elfcrusher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Elfcrusher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Elfcrusher)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-volvo-240-stalls-at-idle-when-engine-is-warm/87794/1 "2014-10-24T03:40:57Z")

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My 1994 volvo 240 stalls at idle when the engine is warm. It’s happening more frequently as the weather gets colder, I’m not sure if that’s a coincidence. The car is an automatic and I’m wondering if it could be something as simple as low transmission fluid.

Thank you in advance

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-volvo-240-stalls-at-idle-when-engine-is-warm/87794/2 "2014-10-24T14:19:30Z")

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Low transmission fluid is easy to check. Just warm the car up, leave it running in Park with the brake on on a level surface and pull the dipstick. However, I doubt that is the problem. You may need a tune-up, including plugs, wires, cap and rotor. Or, it could be a gunked up throttle body and IAC. Or, it could be a vacuum leak from a rotten vacuum line. The car is 20 years old, so any of this and maybe more is possible.