No you won't have future problems, because your Kharma bank is full.

:-) :-) :-)

Don't sweat the new fluid, my guess is you didn't have that much junk in the trans.

Do you mind if I copy your last post over to the Mechanics a Forum ??

Aw, thank you!

No, I don't mind--please go ahead and copy ...

I just got the call--the Volvo is running "smoothly" and a new transmission is not needed!!!! I didn't get to them in time to ask about a "drain and fill" and I hope this won't be a problem. They flushed it. Do you think I'll now have problems with it?

They drove the car for 4 miles and all the ...

The lore here is that it's better to do a series of drain and fills rather than a flush of Volvo transmissions. This makes it less likely to free up sludge and block something in the transmission.

Keep us up to date...rooting for ya!!

Thank you!

I'm using the term "flush" -- not sure what the ...

North rancher....keep moving forward!

You had your transmission replaced and the dealer didn't update the software. Hmmmmm.

Give the business to your independent, document everything,and then go and have a nice long talk with the Volvo dealer about the small claims limit in CO.

When you pay a ...

Thank you for that really helpful info, precopster--I'll make sure the shop crosschecks with Vida.

What I'm hearing as of now is the transmission might be salvageable. :D The tranny fluid is burnt and a software upgrade wasn't done on the car at $180k, so the shop thinks if they flush the fluid ...

I had the Volvo towed from the dealer to the independent shop this morning. Waiting for an estimate on installing an 02 transmission. I was told Volvo did correct the 01 tranny issues in the 02 model. One caveat--I was told since my Volvo is one of the early 01's based on the VIN, that an 02 might ...

Given you like the car and want to take it to 250k ( another 70k miles) a 7k total budget for repairs for that 70k is reasonable. The engine will be fine, you might need 2k in suspension over the years, even the 4k for the new trans route fits in that budget.

5 years of no car payments is a great ...

matthew1 wrote:None. I don't have any experience with this anywhere, and Brett Borders says no Denver area shops do this well.

Matt, is Brett at another shop in Denver? Reviews say he left Volvo Specialists.
And, are you saying no one does a good job at Volvo "rebuilds" in Denver? Thanks for the help!

You guys have all been so helpful--thank you. The independent shop (great reviews) are telling me they can do a brand new 02 (not 01) transmission, with a 2-year warranty, installed for about $4,000. (Labor on installation is $1,000.) I'm assuming this is the best deal out there and I have no other ...

It's not a dealer price--that's what the independent mechanic quoted me. Would he have more wiggle room on pricing vs. dealer?