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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / July 200692 740...key contacts cleanable?
On my 88 Camry, two screws could be removed on the ignition key switch and then you could clean the contacts. This fixed the no-start /no-rotate problem it had. The 92 740 turbo wagon does the same thing intmt. Am pretty sure it is either the starter lock-out switch on tranny or the ignition switch itself. Know how to bypass the tranny switch...if it proves to be the ign switch that is the problem, can I open up the ign switch as on the Camry, or is there nothing to do but replace ign switch? > On my 88 Camry, two screws could be removed on the ignition key > switch and then you could clean the contacts. This fixed the no-start [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > open up the ign switch as on the Camry, or is there nothing to do but > replace ign switch? IIRC the front side of the Volvo switch is closed, rather than the open style favored by Honda and Toyota. OTOH, the switch is much more reasonably priced than Honda (and I presume Toyota.) $62 US at FCP Groton (http://www.fcpgroton.com/volvo700900steering.htm), part number 9447805, will have you working reliably for the rest of the car's life. Mike I replaced mine, but I plan on opening the old one to see what the guts look like. > > On my 88 Camry, two screws could be removed on the ignition key > > switch and then you could clean the contacts. This fixed the no-start [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Mike >I replaced mine, but I plan on opening the old one to see what the guts > look like. I'd be interested. My son's Acura was acting up (over $200 US for an aftermarket switch!?!?) and all it took was cleaning and regreasing - it didn't look like there was any significant erosion or pitting. But then he overtorqued the mounting screws and cracked the housing in two.... Mike |
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