The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

ABS service required S80

posted by  someone claiming to be keefus on  Fri Nov 1 09:55 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Go ahead and tell the dealer to replace the ABS module now. It works out better for both of you. They do get paid on the warranty work, and you have some time before your warranty expires to be sure it is fixed.

I tried to get the tranny flushed as one of the "problems" I was having when I had the car in for the ABS work. They weren't having any of that.....service writer said that both he and the technician drove the car, it shifted fine, the fluid was fine, and they would be happy to flush the tranny, and replace the ATF with good old Dexron III G (the $1.25/qt stuff because that's what the spec for a T6 calls for) for $150.

I passed on that, did the flush myself the next day with Mobil 1 synthetic ATF for like $75 total cost. I was pissed because the fluid I flushed out was brown and smelly, and the car shifted noticably quicker and smoother after the flush.

BTW, I don't think there is a need to change the tranny filter. Dealer doesn't like to do it, and you could introduce contamination when you drop the pan. A good flush is really all you need, IMHO.






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.