I have the car at Larry's Volvo shop in Beacon Hill. They have some code reader that they use for transmissions prior to 1998. I was told they have the same diagnosis capability as a standard Volvo shop. Larry's a fair shop and I trust this shop and use them when I need that type of help.

LOL...I'm working with a local Volvo shop and they found a good transmission with a 1 YR warranty. The total install would be 2300 with the tranny costing 800.

I'm leaning in that direction, I'm worried that if I try to change my tranny I'm mess something up. I just got done with the Rack and ...

Prior to the problems, I had a couple small jumps (gear skips on a steep hill) when I think the fluid was a bit low (due to the leak). I worked to keep the level close to normal. I'm using Aisin Type T-IV and have done two drains of sump so far. I'm not getting any codes in the engine or ...

I've been digging around a bit and here's used with < 76K on it. See below was text from an email response. I'll call them tomorrow for more details. If it really has that mileage, I'm thinking that would be a worthy deal! Thanks, Peter

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Hi All -

My trusty 97 850 T5 transmission is acting up and a shop is saying the Transmission needs replacement. I'm wondering if I should walk away from this ride.

SYMPTOM: When the car is hot, the transmission will not shift out of 1st gear when in Drive. :oops:
- there are no transmission or ...

All new. I used picked up the IPD kit that refreshes all but the spring.

I just put in a pair of Bilstein Touring Struts and it didn't feel like I had to turn the strut inner rod to unlock it. I just installed them per instruction and it felt like the inner rod would turn freely when they came out of the shipping box. Following the install and torquing every thing down ...

Hi All,

I am looking strongly at the following 1997 850 T5 Wagon with 119K on the odo.

- It's having the head remilled, and valves inspected. A certified volvo shop is doing the work.
- no rips in leather
- the last 7-years maintenance records (lost of small fixes including, routine oil changes ...

Thanks for all the feedback and I'll take all these points into consideration. Here's a good example of what I am looking at locally:

This seems like a fair price
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/3543583367.html

This seems a bit steep
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/3541358864.html ...

Hello All,

It's time for me to start to look at another car. The '98 Sienna is showing too much wear and too pricey to fix. I already have a '96 850 wagon that I am enjoying and finding easy to work on. It's at around 120K and running strong.

I live in Seattle and would like to get up into the ...