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2006 XC90 CEL CVVT Solenoid code [Aftermarket bad part] Topic is solved

A mid-size luxury crossover SUV, the Volvo XC90 made its debut in 2002 at the Detroit Motor Show. Recognized for its safety, practicality, and comfort, the XC90 is a popular vehicle around the world. The XC90 proved to be very popular, and very good for Volvo's sales numbers, since its introduction in model year 2003 (North America). P2 platform.
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Re: My CEL saga - any ideas/help appreciated

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OK, so I went back and checked who I ordered the solenoids from - was Parts Geek - approx $100 each.

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bfry wrote: 29 Aug 2019, 23:24 Yeah - that was a really good call by you - makes me wonder if dealer knew from the get go and just wanted to ring the register a bit....
Nah, that's 'manual' diagnostics/understanding at a level better described as electrical/systems engineering that your first line of 'basic ASE certified techs', who know enough to follow procedures spelled out in a service manual (will solve most common-99% of issues), don't always have a good handle on. He/she cost more money to bring in: the dealer probably didn't make much $ off that second visit.
He's good enough to catch that the solenoid was pulling too much current - enough to drag down the supply voltage shared between it and several other sensors resulting in multiple DTCs.

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