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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / April 2007

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AUTO TRANS confused ?

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Jon Robertson - 09 Apr 2007 15:56 GMT
Cold weather is setting in the power steering is stiff ok thats normal ,but
my wifes tranny is playing games, poor changes ,firm 1st gear to 2nd thats
normal but now a indecisive gear change .Could it be a oil \ come filter
change in the auto .Its a740 t 88 246.000 klm so its hardly run in yet .Any
opinions please?
James Sweet - 09 Apr 2007 19:17 GMT
> Cold weather is setting in the power steering is stiff ok thats normal ,but
> my wifes tranny is playing games, poor changes ,firm 1st gear to 2nd thats
> normal but now a indecisive gear change .Could it be a oil \ come filter
> change in the auto .Its a740 t 88 246.000 klm so its hardly run in yet .Any
> opinions please?

Check the kickdown cable for binding.
Jon Robertson - 10 Apr 2007 02:02 GMT
From your mouth to my ear I shall try the cables tanks James .
>> Cold weather is setting in the power steering is stiff ok thats normal
>> ,but my wifes tranny is playing games, poor changes ,firm 1st gear to 2nd
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>
> Check the kickdown cable for binding.
Jon Robertson - 10 Apr 2007 15:23 GMT
Spat the dummy and gave it to the local volvo guy .I dont dare try to fix it
.Think its just the solenoid after making sure the cables were free .Boy
have you seen the price of a tranny solenoid ?$80 AU second hand and $300AU
plus new for such a basic switch .I think it will end up a straight 4 speed
box .
> From your mouth to my ear I shall try the cables tanks James .
>>> Cold weather is setting in the power steering is stiff ok thats normal
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>>
>> Check the kickdown cable for binding.
Jon Robertson - 11 Apr 2007 12:27 GMT
The saga has ended, it was the solenoid .The  unit  consists of a outer
round groove with a rubber seal ,and an inner round groove with a seal .A
hole in each circle is drilled so that the inner hole and the outer hole can
allow oil to flow between them .The inner seal is removed .Then the solenoid
allows the gears to change freely as a four speed box .The only problem is
no button control on the overdrive .The modification is justified as the
cost and reliablility issues of the unit are excessive .We are spoilt here
in Melbourne Australia with Volvo service people who know their stuff ,and
honest tradesmen at that .IPD HAS A PLATE AND SEAL WHICH DOES THE SAME THING
.

> Spat the dummy and gave it to the local volvo guy .I dont dare try to fix
> it .Think its just the solenoid after making sure the cables were free
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>>>
>>> Check the kickdown cable for binding.
James Sweet - 11 Apr 2007 19:33 GMT
> The saga has ended, it was the solenoid .The  unit  consists of a outer
> round groove with a rubber seal ,and an inner round groove with a seal .A
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> honest tradesmen at that .IPD HAS A PLATE AND SEAL WHICH DOES THE SAME THING
> .

Glad you got it going. Those solenoids can fail, but not often. Usually
it's the relay or wiring to them.

The bypass works fine, if I'd known you needed one, I have a spare
working solenoid you could have had for postage. We don't have any more
automatic cars in the family.
Jon Robertson - 13 Apr 2007 15:14 GMT
THANK YOU very much James ,your advice is very handy for us shade tree
mechanics who love our Volvos .

>> The saga has ended, it was the solenoid .The  unit  consists of a outer
>> round groove with a rubber seal ,and an inner round groove with a seal .A
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> solenoid you could have had for postage. We don't have any more automatic
> cars in the family.
 
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