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Acer Sep 1st, 2017 15:01

Volvo PowerShift gearbox
 
Apparently Volvo only used a wet clutch version of this Ford/Gertrag derived autobox, thus avoiding the same issues experienced with the Ford focus. That was certainly the case in 2008, when it was released, but what about six years later in 2014 T4 models?

Rooster Sep 1st, 2017 18:31

All the powershift boxes are a heap of crap,

Seen far to many fail well before 100k

Simmy Sep 1st, 2017 18:46

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Originally Posted by Rooster (Post 2314301)
All the powershift boxes are a heap of crap,

Seen far to many fail well before 100k

what are the common fails rooster? mechatronics clutches or some other things ? mine has been fine up till a few weeks back its developed a slight bump like its droping out of gear just as you stop . :car:

Acer Sep 1st, 2017 22:21

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Originally Posted by Simmy (Post 2314305)
what are the common fails rooster? mechatronics clutches or some other things ? mine has been fine up till a few weeks back its developed a slight bump like its droping out of gear just as you stop . :car:

How many miles have you done? Have you been changing the oil and filter every 5000 miles?

Rooster Sep 2nd, 2017 00:31

Clutch packs slip when driving,

Internal solenoids fail and box refuses to change gear or drops out of gear randomly,

Harsh shifts into 1st and reverse,

Changing oil every 50,000 miles doesn't guarantee they will last any longer either,

The earlier boxes fitted to the 2.0d's seem worst but then they are getting older now

Acer Sep 2nd, 2017 00:33

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Originally Posted by Rooster (Post 2314420)
Clutch packs slip when driving,

Internal solenoids fail and box refuses to change gear or drops out of gear randomly,

Harsh shifts into 1st and reverse,

Changing oil every 50,000 miles doesn't guarantee they will last any longer either,

The earlier boxes fitted to the 2.0d's seem worst but then they are getting older now

Didn't they iron out a lot of those creases by the 2014 MY? I thought Volvo didn't use internal solenoids and that was the Ford version. The Volvo uses hydraulic actuation.

The vast minority Sep 2nd, 2017 09:45

I test drive a 2013 v 70 this week with a power shift box. It was utter pants. Bump bang, bump, clunk.
I didn't buy it.
Stick with a slush box, that's my advice and I'm following it.

Braehead Sep 2nd, 2017 10:25

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Originally Posted by Rooster (Post 2314420)
Clutch packs slip when driving,

Internal solenoids fail and box refuses to change gear or drops out of gear randomly,

Harsh shifts into 1st and reverse,

Changing oil every 50,000 miles doesn't guarantee they will last any longer either,

The earlier boxes fitted to the 2.0d's seem worst but then they are getting older now

Exactly what happened in my SMax. Especially the harsh shift into first. Ford denied anything was wrong so traded for a disco 4 then saw he light this year and got the XC90!

Simmy Sep 2nd, 2017 16:40

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Originally Posted by Acer (Post 2314367)
How many miles have you done? Have you been changing the oil and filter every 5000 miles?

104000 not ours 100 000 when we got it .iv changed box oil and fllter .it takes 7.5 ltrs filter from ford dealer abt £100 £300 if done at dealers . only bumps randomly somedays not at all.:car::car:

Acer Sep 2nd, 2017 20:49

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Originally Posted by Simmy (Post 2314536)
104000 not ours 100 000 when we got it .iv changed box oil and fllter .it takes 7.5 ltrs filter from ford dealer abt £100 £300 if done at dealers . only bumps randomly somedays not at all.:car::car:

OK then I guess you don't know how many oil changes it had previously. Could have been poorly maintained.


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