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Fault Code sez Atmosphere Pressure Sensor? 850 1997

posted by  Torque on  Wed May 10 07:56 CST 2006
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My check engine light came on and my mechanic tells me the code indicated "Atmospheric Pressure Sensor" and that the part was $170. He will clear the code and see if it comes back before I spend the $$. What part is he talking about? Is it hard to replace?








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    Fault Code sez Atmosphere Pressure Sensor? 850 1997

    posted by  MadeInJapan on  Wed May 10 13:02 CST 2006
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    look right between your windshield washer tank and your passenger side head light...you'll see a sensor attached to the side wall of the fender. That's it. go to www.fcpgroton.com If not on their site, call them. They will be much cheaper than the dealer and you can replace this easily yourself. To reset this code, just unplug your battery for 10-15 minutes...make sure you have your radio code.
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    1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic, 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red, Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon. My cars have been running so well lately they've got me worried.








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      Fault Code sez Atmosphere Pressure Sensor? 850 1997

      posted by  Torque on  Thu May 11 04:21 CST 2006
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      Thanks for your response. Is this a common failure? They re-set the code and it hasn't come back yet. But if it comes back, should I go ahead and replace, or suspect that it might be something else triggering the code if it isn't a hard failire?








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        Fault Code sez Atmosphere Pressure Sensor? 850 1997

        posted by  KlausC on  Thu May 11 08:02 CST 2006
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        Mine "failed", but in reality it was just the wires to the plug that went bad. This part normally doesn't fail, just don't play with it while the car is on.

        Klaus
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          Fault Code sez Atmosphere Pressure Sensor? 850 1997

          posted by  dick on  Thu May 11 09:21 CST 2006
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          Had a similar problem and after pluging and pluging in a couple of times all seems ok after resetting.

          dick








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            Fault Code sez Atmosphere Pressure Sensor? 850 1997

            posted by  MadeInJapan on  Thu May 11 15:59 CST 2006
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            The only posts I've seen on this over the years have been 3 or 4 in the past month or so....so, I'd say it's not a common failure. But all of our cars (850's esp.) are getting up there in years and we're finally starting to see some "other" part failures, so it's not surprising. Reset the code, if it doesn't come back, don't worry about it. If it does, suspect the wiring or the connecting points first before buying a new sensor. After re-reading what Klaus and others have posted, this makes good sense.
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            1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic, 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red, Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon. My cars have been running so well lately they've got me worried.







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