I would get going on that rebuild if you arent put off by it. The 2001 is so special, it has its own thread here for transmission trouble. To quote Jim.. "Dont buy a 2001 unless it runs perfectly" If he has a (early symptoms) failing 2001 trans, I'd skip the rebuild and proceed to finding...

I've not encountered any issues with the stock trans cooler in a 2001 V70 T5. There's a port on the valve body that opens and closes to allow cooler flow. Perhaps get the car hot and check to see if you have good flow at the cooler supply port? As for rebuilds and junkyard transmissions, keep a few...

Hi, I was just looking for some advice as to what I should do about this. I recently purchased a used 01 v70 with around 185k on the clock. Now my main concerns with it, is that the transmission seems to overheat after driving 20-30 minutes, symptoms with harsh shifts between first and 2nd, and then...

kahl wrote: ↑24 Apr 2017, 19:07 What brand plugs and plug wires did you use?

They were bosch branded wires I think, or at least OE equivalent, and i've tried 4 different sets of plugs with the same results.

So i've been having this issue for a while. My CEL has been on for a while, its codes po300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, It's all misfire codes. So the issue being, the engine purrs, runs and idles smoothly with no fluctuating RPM whatsoever, what's even weirder is my CEL will randomly blink. Sitting i...