Hello,

I'm at the last mile before the warranty ends on my V70 2006 AWD 2.5T. I was doing an oil change last week-end and wanted to check under the car for suspicious leak, etc. I saw the the transmission oil pan is leaking, for now, it's more an oil trace only (it's not dipping on the spash guard yet) but still, there is a leak.

Went to the dealer for another issue (vibration at 3000 RPM - problem posted here too) and ask them to check this leak too. I went in the shop with the technician and we've looked together. At first, he was saying it was normal. A little oil trace, not critical. He even ask for another technician to come and both agreed it was normal. I told them that an oil leak, even small at first on a tranny, could results in a bigger problem later on and anyway, a leak is never "normal" for good sake.

I've talk to the technical advisor and he finally agreed to make the job... remove the sub-frame, get the tranny oil pan out, redoo the seal. I just really hope he will do so... I have hard time to trust them when they didn't want to do it at first (still covered in warranty). I just hope they will do it and not only degrease the leak ti make it look dry...

He also showed me another volvo, an S80 I believe, that had the same leak but far more advanced. A lot of dust was in the stain/leak, sign that it was never fixed on this car by the dealer (he was trying to show me again that it was a normal issue...)

Any comments on this?

Thanks

Bruno

Volvo V70 2006 AWD 2.5T
78000KM