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'93 850 Dash Lights Flickering

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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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JeffHicks
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'93 850 Dash Lights Flickering

Post by JeffHicks »

Continuing to fix up my Sudanese friend's '93 850...

As I'm driving it, every once in a great while, the dash lights will flicker - and by that, I mean the lights that all come on when the key is on but the engine is not running.

At first the low fuel light will flicker several times, then all of them will flicker on & stay on for several seconds, the go off.

This does not seem to have any bearing on the engine running. The car continues to drive fine while this is happening.

Is this a common issue with these cars? Is it an easy fix?


Thanks!
1989 240 Wagon, 1999 V70 Base, 2002 XC70, 2005 V70 T5

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Post by abscate »

It could be an electrical part of the ignition switch but usually these fail dark. It's about a 50 USd repair
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