Volvo AWD 850 Forum

INDEX FOR 10/2025(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 3/2019 850 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD




  REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Manual Transmission Fluid (M56) 850

posted by  someone claiming to be jlells01 on  Thu Mar 27 07:52 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Car is a '96 850 w/5spd.. Believe it is the M56 model transmission.

Anyways, I'm getting ready to go through the car and change everything out. Looked at the owners manual (and Haynes manual), and all it says is to use Volvo synthetic transmission fluid.

I posted this message before, but got few replys. Heard that I can run a 5w-30 synthetc motor oil, but that doesn't seem like the best thing to do.

Thanks for any replys,

Justin.








  •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

    Manual Transmission Fluid (M56) 850

    posted by  jrothe on  Thu Mar 27 12:52 CST 2003
    Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
    last visit: Thu Nov 13 05:10 CST 2008
    [RELATED]

    I've tried Valvoline fully synthetic in my '99 S70, and didn't like it. Shift quality was abysmal.

    Switched to Redline MTL and shift quality went back to, or maybe even very slightly better than, that from Volvo's own synthetic fluid.

    I purchased the MTL from http://www.summitracing.com/. Dealer price on the Volvo fluid is about the same. At that point, it's a toss up between visiting your local dealer and clicking away on a web site.

    Lastly, make a point of visiting Redline Oil's web site, http://www.redlineoil.com/. Lots of useful information about gear oils and transmission fluids.

    Hope that helps.


    --
    James Rothe, '99 S70 T5M,
    http://www.jimrothe.com/volvo/index.html








  •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

    Manual Transmission Fluid (M56) V70-XC70 2001

    posted by  JLW on  Thu Mar 27 08:37 CST 2003
    Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

    I have a 2001 V70-T5 with a manual transmission. I have tried and tried to find someone who will tell exactly what Volvo recommends and can only get a Volvo part number.

    On a side note the newer manual transmissions are apparently built with tighter tolerances and most use engine oil now. I also have a 1995 Dodge Truck. I just put in Amsoil 0W-30. They recommend 5W-30, but said 0W-30 would obviously be better.

    Hope that helps!







<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.