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Speed sensor/ Diagnostic socket? 850 1995

Does anyone know the correct diagnostic socket combination to use if I wanted
to pull a code for a faulty "speed sensor"? (i.e. A-1 or B-2)








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    Speed sensor/ Diagnostic socket? 850 1995

    Should be the A-2 hole. The B-box is for the A/C codes if I remember right. I guess you're asking about the vehicle's speed sensor? Should give you a 3-1-1 code from the A-2 socket. What kind of other symptoms are you seeing?

    Here's what the book says:

    Code 3-1-1 (Vehicle Speed Sensor Signal)
    1) Test drive vehicle. Using Volvo Scan Tool (998-8686)(if you happen to have one of the $3000 jewels), read off VSS signal. If speed is zero MPH, fault is permanent. Go to next step. If speed is okay, fault is intermittent. Go to step 6).

    2) Test drive vehicle and ensure speedometer functions. If
    speedometer shows zero MPH, speedometer or one of its components is
    defective. If speedometer is okay, determine if speedometer is VDO (most likely VDO) or Yazaki style. If speedometer is VDO, go to next step. If speedometer is Yazaki, go to step 4).

    3) Turn ignition on. Check if Code 1-3-1 is stored. If Code
    1-3-1 is stored, check wiring between instrument cluster connector
    terminal A7 and ECM terminal B18 for a short circuit to voltage. If
    Code 1-3-1 is not stored, go to next step.

    4) Connect breakout box between ECM and ECM connector. Shift
    transmission to Neutral. Raise and support front of vehicle. Turn
    ignition on. Connect voltmeter between breakout box pins No. 18 and
    28. Rotate front wheels. If voltmeter reading varies between .5-5
    volts, source of code is poor contact in ECM connector. Repair as
    necessary. If voltmeter shows a steady reading of about zero volts,
    check wiring between instrument cluster connector terminal A7 and ECM
    terminal B18 for a short circuit to ground. If voltmeter shows a
    steady reading of greater than 5 volts, on VDO speedometer, check
    wiring between instrument cluster connector terminal A7 and ECM
    terminal B18 for an open circuit. On Yazaki speedometer, go to next
    step.

    5) Turn ignition off. Connect an ohmmeter between breakout
    box pins No. 18 and 28. If ohmmeter reads about 500 ohms, check wiring
    between instrument cluster connector terminal A7 and control module
    terminal B18 for a short circuit to voltage. If ohmmeter does not read
    500 ohms, check wiring between instrument cluster connector terminal
    A7 and control module terminal B18 for an open circuit.

    6) Turn ignition on. Check if Code 1-3-1 is stored. If Code
    1-3-1 is stored, check wiring between instrument cluster connector
    terminal A7 and ECM terminal B18 for an intermittent short circuit to
    voltage. If Code 1-3-1 is not stored, check instrument cluster circuit
    for intermittent faults. Check ECM and instrument cluster connectors
    for an open circuit. Also check wiring between instrument cluster
    connector terminal A7 and ECM terminal B18 for an intermittent open
    circuit or intermittent short to ground.


    Hope this helps. Mike








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      Speed sensor/ Diagnostic socket? 850 1995

      Mike:
      Thanks for the detailed info and the correction. Actually I am trying to find any reason not to replace/re-build my automatic trans. Thought maybe if I got a faulty speed sensor code and I replaced it, (alot less $$) maybe my lurching forward from a red light would go away.








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      Speed sensor/ Diagnostic socket? Correction.... the A-7 socket 850 1995

      My mistake on the previous post. I said it was the A-2 socket, further reading told me it is the A-7 socket for the speed sensor test. Sorry.

      Mike







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