2000 V70 transmission Topic is solved

[Jay]

I have a 2000 V70. When I change the gear from park to drive. It takes a few seconds for the transmission to engage. The fluid level is good. Any suggestion ?

Thanks,

Jay

[matthew1]

How many miles?
Has the fluid ever been changed?
Does it have a burnt smell?
Is it brown or pink?

[Guest]

It is 62,000 miles. The fluid is pink color. It doesn't have burnt smell. Any way, It works fine when I change the gear from "P" to "R". I can not remember when the fluid was changed. It was at least two years ago. Should I change the fluid now ?

Thanks,

Jay

[matthew1]

Well, the fluid being in the shape it is (sounds like it's good), it might not help. If it was in poor condition the chances of a change helping are higher.

But in your case you might have not alot to lose.

That's low miles for a trans replacement but I just talked to a 850 or 70 owner who changed hers at 58k.

Have you checked for codes getting set?

From https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/tips_content.php:
Your Volvo stores information on how the car is running. If there's a fault(s), that fault will be stored as a code in the computer's memory. The fault may or may not also trigger a warning light like "Check Engine" or the dreaded flashing arrow. To see these codes on 1997 and newer Volvos, you must take your Volvo to:
a Volvo Dealer (call first to check price, reading should be free)
independent mechanic (call first to check price, reading should be free)
parts supplier (call first to check price, reading should be free)
or buy an OBDII tool to do it yourself ($100 - 300)
Having an OBDII code reader is useless and a waste of money -- if you have a shop nearby that'll read your codes for you for free. The Volvo dealer near me did it a couple times for me, then I traded some advertising on this site for it.
I have something like this and it's hell to use. I'm a programmer and I'm stumped sometimes by the interface. I can't find the product's website that I have. I'd be pissed if I had actually paid for it.
I'd get a Palm device-compatible code reader software product. Anything over $100 is a rip, in my opinion, but you may not be able to find anything less than that.

[Guest]

The problem went away itself.

Jay

[woodenshoes]

While searching the archives for auto transmission problem posts i finally came across this one which is a similar situation to mine.

My car is a 2002 V70 AWD with auto tranny. The transmission takes a second or two to engage when going from R to D but not from P to R. I had it in last fall and they replaced a broken engine mount which helped very slightly. They were going to load the latest software update but couldn't due to VADIS being down. As I live out of town I wasn't able to have the software change done till just before xmas. This reduced the delay time but did not eliminate it. The delay is also not consistent ranging from virtually none to a second or two. The dealer did a follow up call to see if the problem was resolved and I relayed the above info. They asked me to bring the car back when possible and they would do whatever they could to resolve the problem. I asked if there were any other fixes they had in mind, they replied no but they would definitely look at the car again.

The transmission is also occasionally slow to make a shift up, usually around 50-60 km/h and only once in awhile (~ once or twice a month). There have been no other problems, the fluid is good and has not been flushed. The car currently is at ~ 88K km so is off warranty which is making me nervous. We bought the car used at 42K km and I never noticed the pause nor did the independant Volvo shop that performed the pre-purchase inspection. Other than this one problem the car has been very good.

Now that it's off warranty and from all of the transmission posts I'm wondering if we should think about unloading this car before we get in to a tranny replacement or rebuild. Thoughts???