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'sealed transmissiom' question S70 1998

posted by  hoppalong919 on  Fri Mar 19 03:12 CST 2004
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A young lady I work with asked me what a "sealed transmission" meant for her 98 S70. Does it mean that you do NOT need to change the transmission fluid?








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'sealed transmissiom' question S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Ray N. on  Fri Mar 19 09:21 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Manual transmissions can probably be left alone. The come with
synthetic fluid and it is sealed so dirt should not get into it.

Automatic trnasmissions should have a flush every 30K. The fluid
has a pretty tough job in an automatic. After flushing ours it
shifted much smoother.








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'sealed transmissiom' question S70 1998

posted by  the kick inside on  Fri Mar 19 11:53 CST 2004
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i would change a manual as well...look at he number of oweners with m46/m47 boxes who have issues with 1st/2nd gear that moving the detant plate doesnt fix...im pretty sure it the fluid had been changed every 50k they wouldnt...my m46 was getting stiff at 145k..changed the fluid and 500 miles later its sweetening up nicely..

lets face it age will get to the oil if mechanical wear and heat doesnt...

for the few quid it costs..you change it often...








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'sealed transmissiom' question S70 1998

posted by  the kick inside on  Fri Mar 19 06:36 CST 2004
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it means volvo says its sealed for life (i.e no need to change fluid)...if you dont the life will be short....

CHANGE THE FLUID!








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'sealed transmissiom' ....NO!!! S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Herb on  Fri Mar 19 05:58 CST 2004 [RELATED]

No such thing with Volvos. It's NOT sealed and yes, the fluid can and SHOULD BE flushed on occasion.








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Yes....sealed for life!!!! S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be titmonger on  Mon Mar 22 08:09 CST 2004 [RELATED]

a "SHORT" life if ya don't flush the trani! Ya notice they don't indicate the life (those snakes)







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