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Volvoman100
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Post by Volvoman100 »

Hi everyone
I have a 850 t5r auto ,and it wont crank unless I put a screwdriver across the starter motor terminals and bridge it ,there is no power to the starter trigger wire, I'm thinking pnp switch ,has anyone come across this before .
TIA.
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Check /replace starter relay.
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Post by rspi »

LOL Sure others have experienced no crank issues.

Most common that I have seen is a bad PNP, have you tried in N or rolled the shifter several times?
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Post by abscate »

Try the remote starter terminal, search this forum to find it

This will isolate the problem to ignition switch, starter relay, starter solemoid
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