My 01 V70 T5 needs a new one too and my indie shop quoted me $450+ because of the labor. Does this seem reasonable? Fire and ice technique sounds dang tricky.

Thanks MIJ. I had problems with transmission fluid on my 850 as well but no transmission problems so I hope this isn't a bad omen. I'll double check on how burnt. I am not doing the suspension work untill I gat a better understanding of expense and benefit and all that, especcially since the car run...

I just bought a 2001 V70 T5 w/ 85K on the odo in beautiful shape that drove wonderfully. I first wanted to post to say hi to this forum. I hope to be a long-term member and contributor assuming my volvo will serve me well. As a lurker, thanks already for great info. I took the T5 to my local volvo i...