Ok it looks like I'll replace the PNP senor on my 960 because of these flashing wse and the arrow light, and yes I did have a flashing Check engine light on during all this stuff.

Can you recommend the best way to take this this PNP out ?

Thank you

You need to lower the front exhaust pipe from the manifold, bend the trans cooler line out of the way slightly, break off the aluminum "fingers" from the old switch and sand all the rust off the shaft, then douse the shaft with penitrating oil and after removing the bolt, carefully pry it off the shaft rocking it back and forth. There's a tool recommended for aligning the new switch so without it, you'll just have to guess. If it's out of alignment, you'll have problems starting it in P or N or the rev light may not come on in R.

"You need to lower the front exhaust pipe from the manifold,"

--I've done quite a few of these and never had to drop the exhaust. Plus, if you do, you'll also have to loosen that cat to back pipe ring and I've never seen that go back so it doesn't leak. You'll end up getting it welded out of frustration. Let sleeping dogs lie. I either wrap one hand up over the pipe and the other up behind it. You'll be restricted to using about three fingers on each hand. But it can be done.

"bend the trans cooler line out of the way slightly,"

--Never.

"break off the aluminum "fingers" from the old switch"

--Those fingers are part of a ring that slips under the jam nut. I've always just flicked it off with a fingernail. Suppose you could use a pick if its stuck. Never had to break anything.

"and sand all the rust off the shaft, then douse the shaft with penitrating oil"

--I mean.... I guess... if it's really rusted. But that whole chingaderas is high up in a hot and dry section...

"and after removing the bolt,"

--You mean, the jam nut?

"carefully pry it off the shaft rocking it back and forth."

--Again, it's always just slipped off for me, w/o much persuasion. You start prying and the shaft might be damaged, I would think.

"There's a tool recommended for aligning the new switch so without it, you'll just have to guess. If it's out of alignment, you'll have problems starting it in P or N or the rev light may not come on in R."

--The tool is nice to have on FWD Volvo's, but kinda useless on RWD. You need to bounce a flashlight off a mirror at just the right angle to see the marks. Then you have no hands left to do anything about it.

I would start by re-using your unbroken finger plate to get you in the neighborhood, leave everything loose enough to turn and set the trans in Reverse. Then turn the PNP slowly until the Revers lights come on. Then tighten just enough to hold it.

Go up top and see if the car starts in P and N and NOT in any gear.

No? Go adjust a bit more.

Yes? You are done. Tighten it up and tie wrap the harness out of the way.

Shadowmeister,

If your opinion differs from mine, why not just answer the mans question with your own personal method without trying to discredit mine or anyone elses for that matter? Not too difficult is it? I know what works for me as I've done it many times. No broken exhaust pipes or otherwise either btw.

Oscar:

I know my comments seem abrasive. I did not mean to hurt your feelings.

But the man already stated in an earlier post that his technical skills are minimal and he just wants to fix the car with a minimum of fuss.

I've done this job with the benefit of a rack lift. And I've also done it on my back with a sheet of cardboard on the ground.

My hope was to help the guy from the perspective of a back yard job. No Air Guns, etc.

Also, I NEVER warned of "broken exhaust pipes". If you really have done this job, then you know the ball/socket gasketless fitting from the cat to the pipe. You would know it takes a set. You would know that you have to dick around with it to get it to seal up just right. You would know that sometimes it never does. You would know that putting a TIG to it is the only way to be sure it won't come back. You would know that if NOT breaking it apart in the first place was an option, you'd choose it.

So, be mad at me if you want.

Hope you get over it.

Ummm.

Peace out