# 2001 Volvo S40 won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-s40-wont-start/5656>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** start, volvo, s40\
**Created:** [October 8, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-s40-wont-start/5656 "2007-10-08T18:01:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![phillyvolvo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@phillyvolvo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/phillyvolvo)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-s40-wont-start/5656/1 "2007-10-08T18:01:47Z")

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I’ve had this car since I bought it new in 2001. The engine has always taken a long time (like a second longer than any other car on earth) to start when I turn the key, that is, it doesn’t fire right away. I think it’s been taking longer and longer to catch the last few weeks. Yesterday, it failed to “catch” after a long “Rrrr Rrrr Rrrr”. After several attempts I gave up.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-s40-wont-start/5656/2 "2007-10-08T21:17:15Z")

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If the battery is 4 years old, or more, it’s tired. Retire it. Put in a fresh, young, one.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-s40-wont-start/5656/3 "2007-10-08T23:03:03Z")

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How many miles on the car? Has the fuel filter ever been replaced?