Volvo 850 ignition switch wanted

[woollster]

Volvo 850 ignition switch wanted.

[acshortt5]

I believe you can still get new ones from volvo for around £45.

Having said that I had to return a new one I bought as it was faulty!

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by acshortt5

I believe you can still get new ones from volvo for around £45.

Having said that I had to return a new one I bought as it was faulty!

I was going to suggest Volvo as well for about the same price as the 850 uses the same switch as my 760. However, there are usually 2 or 3 different switch options on a particular car, not all the options are interchangeable so you need the part number on your switch to make sure you get the right one.



That's mine showing the P/No 828120, strangely short for a Volvo part number i know but it's recognised by their system.

Also don't be tempted by ebay pattern switches or secondhand switches - in most cses you'll be doing the job again in a year or two if you go down that route!

Then you'll almost certainly buy a new one anyway!

[woollster]

The part number of mine is 04 8281 31 and another number on it is 94 47 803. Its an 855 tdi if thats any different to other 850's?

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by woollster

The part number of mine is 04 8281 31 and another number on it is 94 47 803. Its an 855 tdi if thats any different to other 850's?

That'll be 828131 then and the diesels have different switches to the petrols for various reasons but not all petrol starter switches (as Volvo call them) are the same either.

The 94 47 803 sounds like a date code to me, 1994, week 47 and not sure on the 803 but could be a batch number or perhaps a tool number - injection mould tool for example.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

That'll be 828131 then and the diesels have different switches to the petrols for various reasons but not all petrol starter switches (as Volvo call them) are the same either.

The 94 47 803 sounds like a date code to me, 1994, week 47 and not sure on the 803 but could be a batch number or perhaps a tool number - injection mould tool for example.

Indeed the part number cast into a part is rarely the actual volvo part number

These switches go right back to the last 140 models at the end of 1973 and are extremely robust as they switch the high current loads of everything .

The 850 gave some trouble but that was with the linkage to it rather than the contacts resulting in the switch not being fully latched in the right place on the contacts . They rarely gave trouble under 100,000 miles though .

Later when relays started taking the loads from about 2000 they had plastic casings of the same design and plug fitting and presumably lighter contacts inside ,but still extremely reliable .


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