R
Robert Lutwak
Last year, my 1996 850 experienced the dreaded flashing up-arrow. The code
reader returned "Solenoid B Malfunction." It kicked on every few days and
the car limped around in third gear until I reset the code, after which it
worked fine for a couple of days. My mechanic and the local tranny show
refused to touch it and the Volvo dealer declared it a $3K new transmission
job. I had the dealer power flush the transmission and, much to his
disappointment, the problem went away and has not occured since.
So it was fine for 8 months.
Now, I've started getting the flashing up arrow again. Only this time it
doesn't switch into limp-home-in-third mode and it doesn't set any codes (at
least none readable by my $100 Actron aftermarket reader). The flashing
arrow self-clears after the car cools off and is restarted 3 or 5 times.
Anyone know what's going on?
Should I rush to the dealer next time it comes on and get them to read it
before it self-clears? Are there tranny codes that they can see with VADIS
that are invisible to my Actron reader?
Does the no-code-self-clearing-flashing-arrow mean something specific?
Is it overheating? Do I have a problem with the pump or radiator? Do I
need a new radiator or aftermarket cooler?
Maybe it's overheating and that burnt the fluid and led to the "Solenoid B
malfunction" which was fixed with new fluid. Maybe it's fried the fluid
again?
Thanks, as always,
-RL
reader returned "Solenoid B Malfunction." It kicked on every few days and
the car limped around in third gear until I reset the code, after which it
worked fine for a couple of days. My mechanic and the local tranny show
refused to touch it and the Volvo dealer declared it a $3K new transmission
job. I had the dealer power flush the transmission and, much to his
disappointment, the problem went away and has not occured since.
So it was fine for 8 months.
Now, I've started getting the flashing up arrow again. Only this time it
doesn't switch into limp-home-in-third mode and it doesn't set any codes (at
least none readable by my $100 Actron aftermarket reader). The flashing
arrow self-clears after the car cools off and is restarted 3 or 5 times.
Anyone know what's going on?
Should I rush to the dealer next time it comes on and get them to read it
before it self-clears? Are there tranny codes that they can see with VADIS
that are invisible to my Actron reader?
Does the no-code-self-clearing-flashing-arrow mean something specific?
Is it overheating? Do I have a problem with the pump or radiator? Do I
need a new radiator or aftermarket cooler?
Maybe it's overheating and that burnt the fluid and led to the "Solenoid B
malfunction" which was fixed with new fluid. Maybe it's fried the fluid
again?
Thanks, as always,
-RL