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''Drifting'' cost me 1300€ in repairs :(

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2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
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Blacklab467
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Re: ''Drifting'' cost me 1300€ in repairs :(

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Drifting in an AWD vehicle is about as fun as drinking non alcoholic beer, waste of time!
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BlackBart wrote: 31 Jan 2024, 12:58 I feel like that little bit of innocent fun didn't break all those parts. There may have been some long term maintenance issues, or somebody dropped it into gear with revs up for a launch too many times.
Is ot actually possible to launch our automatics? If so, how would that work? Especially fwd.

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dikidera wrote: 31 Jan 2024, 12:45 So all the oil leaked our and some point there was no lubrication?
After doing some donuts there was a burning smell, i checked outside the car and i saw a massive puddle under the car, it was transmission oil.

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matthew1 wrote: 31 Jan 2024, 14:33 All that work was less expensive than it would be here in the States.
oh that is relieving to hear haha

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Post by V50M66 »

There was definitely some prior lack of maintenance contributing to this. I've had my '04 XC70 sideways in a snowy parking lot many times for up to an hour at a time and never had any issues. Granted, it's not super happy doing it for long periods, and I did slightly overheat the trans once doing it, but I haven't had any issues as a direct result of it.
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I'm confused by this - he ran the ATF low, it got hot and foamed, and blew out a vent? Is there a vent on the AT?
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BlackBart wrote: 01 Feb 2024, 11:01 I'm confused by this - he ran the ATF low, it got hot and foamed, and blew out a vent? Is there a vent on the AT?
Im confused too, i don't really know what caused it :lol:

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