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95 850 - No forward gears

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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slayer7
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Re: 95 850 - No forward gears

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I would rate the fluid as "fair". It is a little dark but not black, maybe slightly brown. It was flushed 25-30k ago when it was about in the same condition. I would guess it was original at that time.

Is there any way I can test the solenoids without doing the disassembly procedure and replacing them all? I'd hate to spend another couple hundred bucks and a Saturday with no hope of repair. I checked around for them and they are out of stock at transparts and more expensive/hard to find elsewhere. Also, I followed the PNP switch repair walkthrough, taking it out, disassembling and cleaning, despite it appearing to be fine in the first place. Is there a way to test that?

Gouws
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Hi im driving s70t5....i can drive for about lets say 5 km then its like my car stands....no gear.....have to switch it of and wait a 10 min or so before i can drive again......does any one Maby know whats wrong

slayer7
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Hmmm, that's an interesting problem. Sorry, can't help...my solution was to call the junkyard. They came, carted it off and gave me 250 bucks so I called it a day. Good luck.

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Post by misha »

slayer7 wrote: 05 Apr 2019, 15:05 Hmmm, that's an interesting problem. Sorry, can't help...my solution was to call the junkyard. They came, carted it off and gave me 250 bucks so I called it a day. Good luck.
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slayer7 wrote: 05 Apr 2019, 15:05 Hmmm, that's an interesting problem. Sorry, can't help...my solution was to call the junkyard. They came, carted it off and gave me 250 bucks so I called it a day. Good luck.
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