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richardt1994 · Jun 6th, 2016, 15:10

Hello All,

When I bought my V70 (second hand) from Rigby Volvo in Birmingham, I persuaded them to change the AFT fluid as there was no indication on the service record that it had ever been done and the car had a tow bar fitted indicating that at some point it had been towing something. Does anyone know how Volvo dealers change the ATF fluid? they cannot be doing the "sump dump" method as it would require repeat visits to them. Do they have a machine/pump that does this and empties ALL of the ATF fluid before re-filling it? I would hate to think that Rigby just did one sump dump and that was all.

On my old Audi A6 the Audi dealers had a machine that drained and replaced the oil in the multitronic gearbox which was needed every 40,000 miles. My local indie Audi specialist did not have this machine and advised me to go to Audi for the 40,000 mile service to get the fluid changed. Must have worked as I did 180,000 miles in 7 years with no gearbox issues. (Admittedly the engine did go bang eventually, but not the gearbox!)

Any thoughts anyone?

Jun 6th, 2016, 15:10	#24
richardt1994 Junior Member Last Online: May 10th, 2023 14:33 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Midlands	Hello All, When I bought my V70 (second hand) from Rigby Volvo in Birmingham, I persuaded them to change the AFT fluid as there was no indication on the service record that it had ever been done and the car had a tow bar fitted indicating that at some point it had been towing something. Does anyone know how Volvo dealers change the ATF fluid? they cannot be doing the "sump dump" method as it would require repeat visits to them. Do they have a machine/pump that does this and empties ALL of the ATF fluid before re-filling it? I would hate to think that Rigby just did one sump dump and that was all. On my old Audi A6 the Audi dealers had a machine that drained and replaced the oil in the multitronic gearbox which was needed every 40,000 miles. My local indie Audi specialist did not have this machine and advised me to go to Audi for the 40,000 mile service to get the fluid changed. Must have worked as I did 180,000 miles in 7 years with no gearbox issues. (Admittedly the engine did go bang eventually, but not the gearbox!) Any thoughts anyone? __________________ Richard. V70 2.4D SE Lux Geartronic (2009) Previously: Audi A6 2.0TDi Avant, Saab 9-5 2.2 TiD Linear Estate, Volvo V40 1.8SE, Saab 9-3 2.3T SE, Saab 900s 2.0t...