Hi all,
Goodbye 760, hello 850!
I've had a new Volvo for almost 2 months before coming here with a question (that may be a record for me). Our new car is a 1995 850GLT with 160K km and is mainly like new.
I have had one issue to deal with so far and that was tracing the lack of reverse lights (how did it safety?) and the occasional unwillingness to start in P (and having to jiggle the shifter in N to get it to catch) to a failing PNP switch which has since been replaced.
I have two annoyances to deal with right now:
- This problem may be related to the PNP and that's what I'm hoping to find out here. In colder weather I find that once the car has been started and I step on the brake the shiftlock remains engaged. I can press the "shiftlock release" button and free it so this is still just an annoyance. In warmer weather I can feel the lock clicking off through the shifter. Also when I park I sometimes have to jiggle the shifter a bit before the ignition will release the key.
So is this problem related to the fine adjustment of the PNP switch and its installation or is it likely that I just need to disassemble and lube something?
- All of the signals and lights on the EXTERIOR of the car work but about 75% of the time the left turn indicator arrow on the dash will not light. When it fails the red light above the hazard switch will flicker randomly (sometimes in conjunction with brake use). It has happened once or twice that the indicator will come on steadily instead of flashing but then cancelling+signalling again will rectify that.
Is the relay that controls this likely to be the flaky bit and, if so, is it easy to test/diagnose/access/(fix)/replace?
I guess I'll go looking for an 850 Haynes book too.
Thanks in advance, blurp ps. as an aside, the replacement of the PNP resulted in the discovery that there was NO FILTER IN THE AIRBOX. I had driven it for at least 5 weeks that way but I can't say how long it had been gone before I got the car. Any suggestions as to what I should do (besides put in a filter)? Is there likely to be damage now done that will reduce the life expectancy of the engine and, that said, do I get rid of this car ASAP?