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DOH! Transmission time... 850 1996

posted by  someone claiming to be Durga_The_Hutt on  Mon May 24 03:34 CST 2004 [RELATED]

My 96 855 has 108 on the clock. Transmission fluid looks like something you'd get from starbucks... dark. Not frothy, but v. much burnt/dark. Checking records (dealer service going back to 18,000) the fluid's never been changed. This isn't atypical for these vehicles given Volvo's horrid failure to address the transmission situation, but there it is.

So, the other day I'm stuck in traffic, trans in D, foot on brake good and firm. I feel a bump, then another. Then another. Suspecting the transmission right away, I shifted to N. No bumps. None in R. Press the Winter mode in and it also stops (3rd gear?). Only in D, and only at a stop.

Then I got going. Got on it in D and guess what? Yup. Hesitation. I didn't get the blinking-arrow-of-doom but I suspect I soon will. The lower gear position selections don't help either. It seems the hotter the trans is (which doesn't take long when your fluid is blown like mine) the worse it gets.

So, I called my local service guy. They do Volvo, Saab, BMW, Mercedes, VW etc. Anyhow - first thing I asked them is "How much to R-square the trans with a rebuilt?". $3000, out the door. Figures. I'm not really upset. I've seen tranny jobs go for FAR more. So, tonight I drop my baby off. Just in time to pick it up -after- (groan) Memorial day. Oh, well. It might not be the transmission. However, if they say it's something that requires de-mating the unit I'm just going to have them change it. Even if it's not the tranny I might have it replaced anyhow. My feelings from this and past experiences with this unit are that it's on borrowed time.








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    DOH! Transmission time... 850 1996

    posted by  someone claiming to be joeyb on  Mon May 24 15:43 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    It's a little late now but you may have tried getting a case of ATF, 3 ft of clear 1/2" ID vinyl tubing and an empty milk jug and flushing it. 20 mins would have changed all of it without jacking the car or getting your hands dirty.

    joeyb








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      DOH! Transmission time... 850 1996

      posted by  someone claiming to be cmu74 on  Wed May 26 15:14 CST 2004 [RELATED]

      Local mechanic told me to drain sump everytime I change oil. You get about 3.5 quarts out each time.

      Anyone else heard of this?








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      DOH! Transmission time... 850 1996

      posted by  someone claiming to be Durga_The_Hutt on  Tue May 25 03:42 CST 2004 [RELATED]

      It was too late when I got the car, actually. I didn't look at the trans fluid as close as I should have. I realized it was a little brown but I've seen that before. I looked over the maint. records, but the owner was one of those who brought it in for EVERYTHING. So, tons and tons of records.

      It wasn't until later that I realized a trans flush/service had never been done on the car.







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