Reverse slips severely, please help

Dantheman1546 · Post by **Dantheman1546** » 22 Dec 2011, 10:55

1999 v70xc, reverse slips reeeeaaally bad. I've tried Lucas Stop Slip, didn't fix it. Could someone give me some solutions on how to fix this without getting a new tranny. The car has 217k on it, so I'm not trying to spend big money on this thing if it might not last through next summer.

Post by **JRL** » 22 Dec 2011, 11:07

Can't.
Your tranny is shot.
In a short time it will start slipping in forward gears then nothing

(I had this happen last year with a car I had bought).
Sorry, but it's the facts of Volvo (transmission) life

Post by **bronxnativ** » 22 Dec 2011, 12:30

If you REALLY like the car: You can go through all of the troubleshooting options here on the forum which may or may not be the problems (as in my case), or you can purchase a used tranny, like I did for my 95 from a junkyard, or you can purchase another 850 (again, if you really like them) with a 5 speed tranny which are much better and more reliable than the auto trannys on the 850. See for yourself, just do a search on 850 tranny problems here in our forum and you will see that the majority of the issues (if not all) are with the automatic trannys, not the 5 speed manual trannys. I haven't looked back since. No regrets or transmission issues with my manual tranny 850, just a clutch replacement two years ago which was expected for a high mileage car, and my car has over 200,000 miles! Word of caution: 850's (sedan) with manual trannys are hard to find. I waited over three months before I finally found the one I have.

Good Luck!

Post by **bronxnativ** » 22 Dec 2011, 13:45

Sorry Dan, I wasn't trying to imply that an 850 tranny would fit your vehicle. You can still look into a used tranny, it might save you some time and money!