Sold!

Thanks for all the suggestions, and especially offers to help out by abscate! I ended up selling the car, don't really need it right now, and then I save the cash for another, older volvo with more problems (240 wagon anyone?) It was sad to see her go, but hopefully some of the parts can keep your w...

See craigslist post . 251,000 miles, located in Medford, MA. Put a lot of work into it and got it a lot of the way to stage 0 but the new transmission issue is something I don't think I have the time to deal with unfortunately. Also has some good parts in it for you scavengers out there. Would love ...

And thanks abscate for the offer of a windshield and transmission! Unfortunately I think replacing both of those is a little beyond my skills/tools/patience

Hmm, well I did a transmission fluid drain/ fill and cleaned and checked the TCM connector. My connector doesn't seem to match your wiring diagram RickHaleParker - it seems to match the diagram http://www.volvotips.com/index.php/850-2/volvo-850-s70-v70-c70-service-repair-manual/volvo-850-automatic-t...

Thanks, that sounds like a good and easy thing to check... Do you happen to know what pins on the TCM go to the solenoid S2 (or have a TCM connector diagram)? Is there another connector on the transmission side I should also check?

Yep, I used the procedure to check the fluid (drive around 1/2 hr, shift through all the gears for 5s, wait 3 min). There is some fluid above the high line, but it'd hard to know what's the fluid level and what is ATF from the dipstick tube. The hot lines don't have a super distinct amount of atf on...

Also, could this have been caused by overfilling the transmission fluid? I had checked the fluid not long before this started happening, thought it was low and added a half quart or so...

Hey folks, I was driving to work the other day and got the classic limp Mode/ Flashing Transmission Up arrow. Went to the shop and got the codes pulled, and had an AT-222 (shift solenoid S2), AT-143 (kickdown switch signal), and a code for the PNP switch (forgot the number). Cleared the codes and go...

Huh. I'll pull the boots and check the inner tie rods I suppose. When I was looking at it the other night, it seemed like one of the strut springs could rotate in the spring seat a little. I grabbed it and wiggled it some and seems to have seated and since haven't been able to reproduce the problem....