I followed this...

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and so far cleaning the PNP got rid of the flashing arrow, MIL, and taking off in 3rd gear.

Mine is a '99, which had the flashing arrow and check engine light. When I scanned it, I got TCM-0039, which is "Gear shift position sensor Faulty signal". I figured might as well start by cleaning the PNP. I found this thread...https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2993...

Hi, I started the car yesterday and warmed it up as usual. As soon as I put the auto transmission in gear, the arrow began flashing and the MIL came on. When I pressed the throttle, it felt like it was in a higher gear. I kept driving and the acceleration improved a little. When I got back home, I h...

Does the "985" stamp mean it was manufactured in 2009?

Thanks! I replaced the clamps and hose and so far so good. The dripping atf under the car seems to have stopped. Still monitoring to see if it comes back. The hard line also needed to be snugged on mine since it was weeping a little.

Did your Nissens radiator come with the rubber mount bushings? The Nissens radiator I received, for some reason, didn't come with the rubber mounts and I had to pull the rubber mounts from the old radiator. They were pressed in so I had to slice them a little bit to get 'em out.

Thanks everyone. I’ll get on all those recommendations as funds allow. I have very quickly exceeded my budget for repairs when I started down this rabbit hole. So now I’m really have to pick and choose my battles with the must replace vs would be nice to replace. Did the new hose and clamp(s) fix t...

I was thinking of removing the rear timing cover and disconnecting the motor mount while slightly lifting the engine as possible ways to get the belt by more easily. .. I don't see how this would work. On my 99XC70, I did the twist and slide method. It wasn't easy especially since it was my first t...

The angled one goes to a nipple on the ETM's plastic pipe, if it's the same on my '99 XC, next to the MAP sensor.

Abscate scared me with this comment, so I had to get it done.

abscate wrote: ↑13 Mar 2025, 21:04 That’s scary dangerous