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Re: 1994 850 Transmission Servicing
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Re: 1994 850 Transmission Servicing -
07-05-2005
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During a repair and oil change visit to my local Volvo dealer, I was told that my 1994 Volvo 850 Sportster wagon needed a transmission flush and fluid change because the present fluid was discolored. When I pointed out that the same dealer had performed this service in August 2004, I was told that Volvo's specs had changed - in 2004 all that was done was that 50% of the fluid was changed and that this year, the pan was removed, the system flushed with a solvent, and 100% of the fluid was changed. I wonder if the dealer, which up to now has done excellent work on my two Volvos, is telling me the truth or just adding unneeded services to the bill? (The car was driven 7,000 miles between transmission fluid changes.) Any informed comments would be appreciated? -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don Whalen Retired at 17 on the Centigrade scale, now happily living in the beautiful Roanoke Valley of Virginia, USA, who says "If I wanted to have a care free garden, I would have planted weeds." |
bottom of the casting.
2. I wouldn't flush with a solvent, it would be too tough to get all
the solvent back out.
3. You can flush the fluid with new transmission fluid, this is the
best way to handle dirty fluid.
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Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.
Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
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During a repair and oil change visit to my local Volvo dealer, I was told that my 1994 Volvo 850 Sportster wagon needed a transmission flush and fluid change because the present fluid was discolored. When I pointed out that the same dealer had performed this service in August 2004, I was told that Volvo's specs had changed - in 2004 all that was done was that 50% of the fluid was changed and that this year, the pan was removed, the system flushed with a solvent, and 100% of the fluid was changed. I wonder if the dealer, which up to now has done excellent work on my two Volvos, is telling me the truth or just adding unneeded services to the bill? (The car was driven 7,000 miles between transmission fluid changes.) Any informed comments would be appreciated? -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don Whalen Retired at 17 on the Centigrade scale, now happily living in the beautiful Roanoke Valley of Virginia, USA, who says "If I wanted to have a care free garden, I would have planted weeds." |
bottom of the casting.
2. I wouldn't flush with a solvent, it would be too tough to get all
the solvent back out.
3. You can flush the fluid with new transmission fluid, this is the
best way to handle dirty fluid.
--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.
Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
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During a repair and oil change visit to my local Volvo dealer, I was told that my 1994 Volvo 850 Sportster wagon needed a transmission flush and fluid change because the present fluid was discolored. When I pointed out that the same dealer had performed this service in August 2004, I was told that Volvo's specs had changed - in 2004 all that was done was that 50% of the fluid was changed and that this year, the pan was removed, the system flushed with a solvent, and 100% of the fluid was changed. I wonder if the dealer, which up to now has done excellent work on my two Volvos, is telling me the truth or just adding unneeded services to the bill? (The car was driven 7,000 miles between transmission fluid changes.) Any informed comments would be appreciated? -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don Whalen Retired at 17 on the Centigrade scale, now happily living in the beautiful Roanoke Valley of Virginia, USA, who says "If I wanted to have a care free garden, I would have planted weeds." |
the reccommened trans fluid change interval
and what is the correct fluid type?
This could be helpful info.
Otherwise it sounds like your dealer is
tying to get you to contribute to their
profit center.
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