The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

intermittent trans issues 850 1993

posted by  KlausC on  Thu Sep 15 09:11 CST 2011
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Oct 24 10:15 CST 2014
[RELATED]

1993 was the first year for the 850 in the US. Most of them were automatics, the rest of the world uses manual trannies, so there was little feedback to the factory about the automatics in 1992.

It is the 'same' tranny used in the latter years. The software used to run the tranny was a little primative and no updates were issued. The driving habits of Americans is rough on trannies, lots of stop and goes as well as short trips, wheras the Europeans make fewer trips and usually get everything up to operating temps on their trips - they walk to grocery stores.

Newer 850 trannies can be installed into the 1993, but the wiring is different and require modification as well as a new TCU.

Flushing the ATF every 30K for the 1993 should cure any solenoid problems. The seal for the solenoid area should also be replaced. But, the 1993 is OLD, and given the number of unique suspension parts, it is to be avoided in the US.

Klaus
--
Did you do your Random Act of Kindness today?






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.