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2000 V70, Another P0740 code

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dourk
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Year and Model: v70 2000
Location: Murrieta

2000 V70, Another P0740 code

Post by dourk »

On trips over 30 mins, my wagon will usually fire off a P0740 code, and drop to a lower gear while driving. If I come to a stop, it is very sluggish taking off (to high a gear), or I can manually drop it into L to get rolling. I can clear the code while driving (Torque + OBDII) and it'll shift normally for a few minutes then it will happen again. Any advice?

DrJammer
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Post by DrJammer »

Do a search for that code in the forum. A quick review shows it could something like a faulty ground to the TCM or something far worse.

It does not sound like something that will fix itself, so you may want to start looking for something small while preparing for a swap.
Ex-Volvos
2004 v70 N/A - traded in at 75k
2008 S60 - leased
1998 S70 T5 - might still have her if I knew about this forum when I owned it

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