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The odds are, he's wrong! 200 1991

posted by  Ken C on  Sat Jan 24 05:47 CST 2004
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Hi. How much do you trust that mechanic? Or, giving him the benefit of the doubt for his honesty if not his knowledge, how familiar is he about Volvos, specifically?
Probably 19 out of 20 times (may 99 out of 100, given your tranny's age), the problem is strictly electrical and external to the transmission. Either the relay (by far the MOST likely cause), located in your dashboard: or the switch on your shifter (least likely); or the wiring between the switch and the solenoid on the transmission ("middle" likelihood), under the car, is to blame. Lots of time, the wires's insulations wear and they short.
I'd get a second opinion from a more knowledgable shop before I spent $2,300 on another transmission for this problem.
Good luck.





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