I finally managed to coordinated a time to inspect the trans with the owner. I checked the shifter linkage first, all seemed in order. It seemed like there is a missing bushing on his shifter shaft as there is a lot of play in the mechanism, but it still operated all the gears fine (I checked the mo...

One more thing I just thought of, I remember he replaced his radiator because he drove into one of those concrete parking stops...I wonder if that could have allowed the trans fluid and coolant to mix? But this was at least 5 months ago, how long does it take for coolant contamination to destroy the...

The fluid on the dipstick is red (because my friend just topped it off hoping to fix it) so I haven't seen the actual color yet. Anyways, the car revs like its in neutral or park, with no resistance. I've driven cars with badly slipping transmissions and destroyed clutch packs and I wouldn't describ...

Fluid was low when problem first started, its been topped off now and still wont enagage in any gear.

Hi everyone, I'm new around here, not a Volvo owner myself but I have a friend with one that is having some problems. The car is a 1995 Volvo 960 automatic. The problem is transmission related. When the car is put into drive it doesn't move; not in reverse, not drive, not any of the gear selections....