1988 Volvo 240 over drive

1988 VOLVO 240
124,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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What could cause the car to not shift into over drive and woukd it be expensive to repair. I am lloking at buying the car and it drives and shifts smoothly but want shuft into the OD
Aug 29, 2008 at 9:06 PM
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Hi there,

this is normally a faulty OD solenoid in the transmission, you can have it checked easily by just checking the power at the solenoid, if no power check the fuse or the relay or the button on the shifter, the solenoid is external so it can be replaced easily.

mark (mhpautos)
Aug 29, 2008 at 10:37 PM
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