What year did Volvo ditch the GM tranny in the T6 XC90

[boosted5cyl]

Considering and XC90 but would like to avoid the GM, unless they have a recipt for a recent replacement or it's damn cheap. Appears the AW is a 6speed auto? When was this first offered?

[outrigger777]

Considering and XC90 but would like to avoid the GM, unless they have a recipt for a recent replacement or it's damn cheap. Appears the AW is a 6speed auto? When was this first offered?

T6 with the GM tranny MY2003-2004-2005. Gone for MY2006. And the GM tranny was an auto 4-speed.

[boosted5cyl]

Thanks outrigger. 06 onwards it is then

[outrigger777]

Thanks outrigger. 06 onwards it is then

You can still get the 2.5T, with it's bullet-proof tranny, from 2003 to 2006, with 2006 being the first year that "all" the kinks of the XC90 were worked-out.

And I enjoyed seeing your info about the racing kart 0-60 time of 5 secs, with 50 BHP.

[boosted5cyl]

Yeah I guess we could try a T5 too. I really like the broad torque band of the T6. Really nice motor.

It's not just 0-60 in under 5. It's 0-60 then back to 0 in <5 :-0
Here's a video of an older kart, the one in my signature actually with a different motor...


Quick enough to keep you awake.

[outrigger777]

Yeah I guess we could try a T5 too. I really like the broad torque band of the T6. Really nice motor.

It's not just 0-60 in under 5. It's 0-60 then back to 0 in <5 :-0
Here's a video of an older kart, the one in my signature actually with a different motor...


Quick enough to keep you awake.

Technically the 5 cyl is called a 2.5T, because it has a low pressure turbo. If it had a high pressure turbo, Volvo would have designated it as a T5. And don't write this little engine off--most reliable of all the XC90 engines, with a near bullet proof transmission. And it's maximum torque of 236 ft lbs comes in at a low 1500 rpm. It can give you a good yank off the line.

Agree that the T6 is a great engine for the XC90. Too bad it was mated with a crappy GM 4-speed transmission.

And I see your cart is even faster that I thought!! Enjoyed your video too. I had a VW Bug in college in the early 70s with 50HP, and it would do 0-60 in 30 secs. LOL!

[boosted5cyl]

Yeah the karts move pretty quick. Not so great on aero though tops out about 120-130 with a REALLY good draft.

Good point on the motor, I'm so used to owning a T5 that I'd forgotten about the LPT offering and assumed the XC90 5 pot was a T5. Silly me. We'll try em all out and see how it goes. I told wifey that we can go T6 if she really wants to, but she needs to be prepared for me to have to put a transmission in it at some point.

[JasonVolvoMan]

I have a 2004 xc90 t6 with only 69,000 miles on it. I am currently on my 3rd transmission. I wish I had known of the problems before I bought the car. My next purchase will be 2006 and up.

[outrigger777]

What Jason said is something to seriously consider. But I know there is some evidence that maybe as many as half of the T6 GM trannies make it well past 100,000miles. One factor to consider is safety. I've read of several failures that have occurred on the freeway, where suddenly, without warning, top speed is 20mph. As you can imagine, this has caused several near collisions with cars doing 70mph or more. Also, there are some shops that are overhauling and making these transmissions stronger, and if you search around on some of the XC90 forums, you'll probably find one.

Here's an interesting thread on the topic;

http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread ... nsmissions

Good luck with your search.

[JasonVolvoMan]

Outrigger that was a great article find on swedespeed . Kind of makes me feel better reading it. I still have a 2yr warranty from volvo on the 3rd transmission. But am going to check out the stronger rebuild.