'01 V70 T5 transmission fix,

[Faust]

Still looking at a very nice '01 T5. At a dealership and history unknown. I can see from the sticker that the timing belt was replaced at 45K miles (and 11 years). This also indicates dealer service. Is there any way to detect if the Transmisson "fixes" have been applied? Mileage is still under 100K.

[abscate]

Even JRL said if a 2001 drove well and shifted well, buy it. He didn’t hold back too much about his opinions.

Dealer can tell you if software has been updated

Under 3k for a dealer maintained 2001 , low miles, in a high rent zip? I’m going to start stalking you….

-Feklar

[ignatz]

I bought my 01 2.4t V70 5 plus years ago with 138,000 miles. The transmission shifted fine when I test drove it, so I bought the wagon. It took a couple of days for me to figure out if it still had the original neutral control, and it did.
My initial inspection of just "looking" at the transmission seemed to reveal that with road dirt and crap on the outside of the transmission, that it was the original transmission.
My next plan of action was to drain and fill the tranny several times to get the old oil out. I initially did 3 or 4 drain and fills and then a drain and fill at the next oil changes. This led to a drain and fill every year which I will keep up with until the end comes.
I'm now at 203,000 miles and everything is just like the day I bought it.
Now, how does a 67 year old mechanic drive this car?
At a traffic light with my foot on the brake, when the light turns green, I release the brake and "feel" the tranny shift into drive before "easing" on the gas pedal.
I don't jump off the brake pedal and jab the gas pedal for a rapid start.
That's it........it took a bit for me to feel the tranny shifting into drive from a stop, but once you feel this shift action, you let it happen and ease into the throttle for your get-a-way.
My local Volvo guys advised me soon after I got the car to take it back to the dealer for the neutral control delete. I chose not to.
Also, I live in a rural area and travel distances in this car, compared to living in a city with stop and go aggressive city driving.
If I test drove this car and it shifted like mine.....with the way I drive....I'd buy it.

[abscate]

You could have covered that with “ drive like an adult”

Thanks for sharing that

[firstv70volvo]

Still looking at a very nice '01 T5. At a dealership and history unknown. I can see from the sticker that the timing belt was replaced at 45K miles (and 11 years). This also indicates dealer service. Is there any way to detect if the Transmisson "fixes" have been applied? Mileage is still under 100K.

What is important to check out with the transmission is how it shifts on the road hot and cold and how are the garage shifts are hot and cold. You want to know if there's any sign of the linear solenoids sticking, and they tend to act up when the transmission fluid is hot. The garage shifts, where you shift form the P to D or P to R are a very good indicator of how well the linear solenoids and valve body in general are functioning. If there's any delay or harshness in the garage shift it's a good indication of a linear solenoid not working well (sticking) or other valve body related problems. The garage shifts use two of the three linear solenoids to precisely control pressure for smooth garage shifts.
I have a 2001 T5 and the original owner had problems with delayed and harsh bang type shifts starting at 30K miles and the car was dealer serviced and software updated by the dealer. The dealer didn't diagnose the sticking solenoid (known problem early model years) or valve body problem properly so the problem was never corrected and the transmission self-destructed around 75k miles and out of warranty. These transmissions can last a very long time but if there's problem with the valve body or linear solenoids it has to be corrected right away. Checking things out when the transmission is cold and hot is important.