G/box: 70 Auto: - V70 1999 P80 Auto Gearbox only starts in Neutral

Curly girl · Jun 23rd, 2018, 20:10

Good evening everyone
I currently own a P80 version of a 1998 Volvo auto estate. Sadly she is smoking badly and the emissions/ignition light has come on. She is using a lot of oil and at 20 years old and 190k miles is possibly coming to the end of her life.

I am going to look around for another similar Volvo (auto estate) and have come across a nice example in a 1999 v70 p80, the only issue is it has an intermittent fault that it won't start/turn over in Park. The owner has had the AA out to it who have said it is a solenoid in the gearbox. It apparently will start in Neutral when this happens.

I've been looking to see if this is an easy fix but can't find much apart from Volvo saying they replace the whole gearbox!! Obviously in a 19 year old car that is under £1000 I am not willing to pay £3k for a new gearbox.

Has anyone got an experience of this or any advice?

Easy fix or don't touch with a bargepole?

Many many thanks 😊

Jun 23rd, 2018, 20:10	#1
Curly girl Proud New V70 owner Last Online: Jun 24th, 2018 18:28 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Milton keynes	V70 1999 P80 Auto Gearbox only starts in Neutral Good evening everyone I currently own a P80 version of a 1998 Volvo auto estate. Sadly she is smoking badly and the emissions/ignition light has come on. She is using a lot of oil and at 20 years old and 190k miles is possibly coming to the end of her life. I am going to look around for another similar Volvo (auto estate) and have come across a nice example in a 1999 v70 p80, the only issue is it has an intermittent fault that it won't start/turn over in Park. The owner has had the AA out to it who have said it is a solenoid in the gearbox. It apparently will start in Neutral when this happens. I've been looking to see if this is an easy fix but can't find much apart from Volvo saying they replace the whole gearbox!! Obviously in a 19 year old car that is under £1000 I am not willing to pay £3k for a new gearbox. Has anyone got an experience of this or any advice? Easy fix or don't touch with a bargepole? Many many thanks 😊 __________________ Proud owner of a P80 V70 2.5 CD 1998 auto estate since 2012. Wanted a box shaped Volvo since I was a child! Driver of Land rover Defender 4.0l V8 beast.

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