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Tranny Failing: Should I replace the fluid?

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VolvoMonterey
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Tranny Failing: Should I replace the fluid?

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Tranny gets stuck in 3rd sometimes.

Tranny hasn't been flushed in 75K miles.

Should I leave it & keep driving like I'm 85 years old and be very gentle, or, should I have the tranny flushed, saving the old fluid in case the new fluid makes it worse, I can replace the new with the old? $275 was the quote for a flush.

It's as if there's some solenoid not shifting the gear down when the car lowers speed. So the trick I do is to turn the car off for a moment and turn it back on, and it will bring it back to first.

195,000 miles on the sweet ride.

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Post by MoVolvos »

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Should have the same transmission as our 03 S80 T6. Likely be able to solve that with a shift kit. Just re-torque the pan gasket or else...

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2008 C30 T5 2.0 M66
2007 S60 2.5T - New Project
2003 S80 T6 Transmission DIED
2000 S70 SE Base - New Project
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