Transmission not shifting out of First

Post by **mrealtor** » 05 Sep 2012, 18:25

1998 s70 non turbo 298,000 miles owned since new. Fluid changes with Mobil 1 Syn. Last Transmissions
flush and refill 100,000 miles ago. Nice pink color no smell. Lovely drive to West Coast of Florida for Labor Day. Stopped for Rest,
Restroom. Started car put in R backed up put in D took off noticed high revving, surprise no shifting. Tried shifting
manually from S to D no shift out of L I think. Stopped put in P pushed to button to E it was in S which was a surprise.
Put in D same thing revving to 3000 (I let off gas at 3000) but no shift. Maximum speed 20 mph. Red arrow comes on when I manually shit to S, otherwise no arrow, no blinking, no "get Home mode".
Transmission clunks into R and D when first started now. Didn't before. Have an OBD II scanner haven't tried it.
Oh, ABS and Trax light on, Module was next on list to send out to be fixed. Recent speedometer would quit/stop/turn off/
start/speedometer would work.
Tell me something easy or hard but tell me something.

Is there a Trans Scan ?

Post by **jimmy57** » 05 Sep 2012, 19:17

Almost without question a stuck solenoid. Not a big deal. Some write ups on here about changing them.

Post by **rspi** » 05 Sep 2012, 20:28

Where are you now? I would press the tranny into the Winter mode which should make it start in 3rd gear, bypassing 1st and 2nd which will get you home in a hurry, not 20 mph.

Post by **mrealtor** » 06 Sep 2012, 06:57

I got her home, and thanks for the replies, I will check out the Solenoid posts, and report back. I just felt like it was
something stuck or a vacuum problem. Honestly don't know much about automatic transmissions. But, I will read the Posts
and Captain Kirk it "Boldly Go".

Post by **jblackburn** » 06 Sep 2012, 07:25

These transmissions are electronically controlled unlike the vacuum controlled transmissions of the 60s-80s.

FCP Groton sells new solenoids, or you can do what I did with a car with ridiculously high miles on it already - source used solenoids from a scrapyard from a car with low mileage.

Solenoid replacement isn't too bad, but the bolts on the transmission cover can be a real pain to get off or even access the lower ones. I had to unbolt the subframe and jack the car a few inches to even get to 2 of the bolts.

Post by **precopster** » 06 Sep 2012, 08:39

I wonder if a sharp rap on the solenoid cover will free up the stuck solenoid so he can use it for a little while.

jblackburn did boldly go where no man has gone before. Why don't you link this guy to your post on this one, Justin?

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Post by **jblackburn** » 06 Sep 2012, 09:26

I never really took pictures or did a write-up, as they already existed.

Here is essentially the process I went through to change the solenoids in mine:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =1&t=47779

It's not overly complicated, but is time-consuming. I kinda stumbled my way through it, made all the more difficult by not having great tools and working after work for 2-3 hours at a time on it in a parking lot.

Here's my whole saga with it if you want to read:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =1&t=38920