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1997 850, no crank, trans arrow, econ light flashing

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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shrtskts
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Year and Model: 850 1997
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Re: 1997 850, no crank, trans arrow, econ light flashing

Post by shrtskts »

I'll be taking some time tomorrow to check the wiring out, I located a thread with a link to the wiring layout and was going to give that a peek as well. in the same post, "1996 850 turbo - dash indicator lights stuck on", it mentioned they had warning lights like mine staying on after the key was removed just as I do. They traced it all over the ignition switch and then came down to the fuse box. does the fuse box just slide out to reveal its connections?

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Post by DrJammer »

Based on my volvo driving, not mechanical, experience, that sounds like an alternator heading south. find out, since I don't think it throws codes and you may end up losing power while driving.
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Post by abscate »

There are tons of grounds on Volvos and they are all starting to go bad on these cars as they approach 20 years in age.
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