2003 S40 Toyota neutral safety switch

steve090 · Post by **steve090** » 31 Oct 2015, 16:48

Ever since I have had my Volvo, I have had intermittent starting problems. At first I thought it was the immobilizer or other things but I became convinced that it was the neutral safety switch.

So today I pulled mine and to my surprise, I had a Toyota part installed #84540. Well it has been working for over a year and for the most part was a nuisance but never did I have to get towed and lately I am off and going in less than 5 minutes.

After removing the switch, I found out it was riveted so I had to drill it apart and I found some tiny bolts to bolt it back together having to increase the diameter a bit.

I cleaned it although it was not to dirty and applied some dielectric grease and it had six springs and clips so it was a bit of a pain to get back together.

Has anyone heard of a Toyota neutral safety switch on a Volvo, seems odd, even though some parts are interchangeable. At least I know the condition inside so I can continue to use it and should not have any problems.

Interested in other peoples insight, I may pick up an original Volvo part, but someone had to know what they were doing when they put the Toyota one on.

Thanks

Post by **alschnertz** » 01 Nov 2015, 15:24

I doubt Volvo spec'd a Toyota part.

difflock54 · Post by **difflock54** » 01 Nov 2015, 17:32

You have auto transmission? AW.
Aisin Warner transmissions are part owned by Toyota and a lot of their technology and expertise has gone into their designs/operations over many years.
Based on that it is probable that some components are compatible?