I had to pay €76 for 4 litres from Volvo. An oil change didnt help for me. It was a broken selector cable in my case. I have just updated my thread about it too.

It was indeed a selector cable issue. Once I figured out where to look under the bonnet I immediuately saw that the cable nearest the engine had a broken plastic ball mount, which prevented the cable from being strainght. I couldnt find the missing end pice so couldnt glue it back on; however, I did...

How can I tell if the selector cables need changing or if its the synchro units themselves, as its now getting worse, and 2nd gear is also playing up?

Any idea how much a repair like this will cost?

Hello BKM98, Reverse does grind some times, but most of the time it just pops out when selected. It selects directly upon 1st use in the morning 95% of the time. Changing the oil didnt help, and Volvo told me that I could only use their original oil due to certain special additives Volvo adds to it,...

2003 V70 D5, manual 5 speed transmission. Hello all, Since the hot weather arrived, I have found that the reverse gear does not engage, and that I have to first select 3rd and then go to reverse (sometime this requires 2 or 3 attempts). 1st thing in the morning it usually works as the car is in the ...