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Re: Red Battery light came on today

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Blacklab467 wrote: 03 Mar 2021, 11:46 Yeah, I might take mine down to the AE today, don't really want to buy that tool for the pulley and need to pick up some brushes and bearings. That Willow green XC includes a lot of service items that I wouldn't even have to think of for 10 years!
On a side note, I lost a ton of faith in my local Volvo indy today. I went down to pick up some Volvo Haldex fluid because I am going to replace my Dorman pump with a Volvo one this weekend and he told me they just run GL 5 75W90 synthetic in the Haldex AOD........yes you read that right! They use it everyday in every year and vehicle that comes in for a Haldex service! He said that if you pour them both in a glass jar they look almost exactly the same.........almost.
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Heres another sign you don’t want this tech working on your car..
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Blacklab467 wrote: 03 Mar 2021, 11:46 .. On a side note, I lost a ton of faith in my local Volvo indy today. I went down to pick up some Volvo Haldex fluid because I am going to replace my Dorman pump with a Volvo one this weekend and he told me they just run GL 5 75W90 synthetic in the Haldex AOD........yes you read that right! They use it everyday in every year and vehicle that comes in for a Haldex service! He said that if you pour them both in a glass jar they look almost exactly the same.........almost.
Holy crap, that's disappointing to hear. Can be so difficult to find a good shop sometimes.
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I think some of these new electric buses have dynamic clutches on the drive wheels, but I don't think that's one!
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