Renault gearbox?

fintious maximus · Jan 11th, 2014, 08:30

Hi all been reading through various posts and it seems that the Renault gearbox gets a bit of bad press. What's bad about them and purely out of curiosity would my 04 s40 1.8 have Renault??

bimmer49 · Jan 11th, 2014, 08:55

Yes it is a Renault sourced item. From the Clio/Kangoo/Laguna range. There are 2 types used by Renault, wide spread top mounting bolts and narrow type, both interchangeable with the corresponding chassis mount. Volvo use the wide version (stronger). I doubt the internals such as ratios are much different.

gatos · Jan 11th, 2014, 09:23

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Originally Posted by fintious maximus

Hi all been reading through various posts and it seems that the Renault gearbox gets a bit of bad press. What's bad about them and purely out of curiosity would my 04 s40 1.8 have Renault??

Some 2003-2004 1.8 S/V40 came with a Volvo box too. Where is the reverse located on your gearknob?

If under 5th gear-->Volvo gearbox
If left of 1st gear-->Renault gearbox

phil_r · Jan 11th, 2014, 09:28

After having cars with the renault box and the volvo box, I much prefer the preciseness and smoothness which the volvo m56 box has.

I replaced the gear linkages on my renault box at least twice over 80k miles and it needed doing again when it was retired! The other known issue is that a nut inside the gear box comes loose and if I remeber right it can jump out of 5th gear, I never had a problem with this but there is a guide on the forum.

Matt86 · Jan 11th, 2014, 09:56

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Originally Posted by gatos

Some 2003-2004 1.8 S/V40 came with a Volvo box too. Where is the reverse located on your gearknob?

If under 5th gear-->Volvo gearbox
If left of 1st gear-->Renault gearbox

Well chuffed to read that to see I have a Volvo gearbox

GrahamBrown1 · Jan 11th, 2014, 10:07

I thought it was only the 1.6 that had the Renault box? I have it and my only complaint is the notchy gear selection even after replacing the linkage bushes

Clan · Jan 11th, 2014, 10:46

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Originally Posted by GrahamBrown1

I thought it was only the 1.6 that had the Renault box? I have it and my only complaint is the notchy gear selection even after replacing the linkage bushes

All the versions except Turbo( and GDI ) had the renault box up until around 2000 when the volvo box started to be fitted the 1.6 carried on with the renault box . The Renault box in the volvos gives much less trouble than the Renault box in the Renaults !

bimmer49 · Jan 11th, 2014, 11:13

Tell me about it CLAN: My Kangoo had 3 'boxes in it's life with me, mostly replaced due to weak casting and narrow mounting bolts at the top (too close together to spread the load from the support). I got rid of it before the 3rd box failed!

gatos · Jan 11th, 2014, 11:15

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Originally Posted by Clan

All the versions except Turbo( and GDI ) had the renault box up until around 2000 when the volvo box started to be fitted the 1.6 carried on with the renault box . The Renault box in the volvos gives much less trouble than the Renault box in the Renaults !

A lot of 2001-2002 1.8 have the M5P Renault box too. And even ViDA has it for them as an option. I would say that the later 2002 models came with the M56 Volvo box

Clan · Jan 11th, 2014, 11:23

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Originally Posted by gatos

A lot of 2001-2002 1.8 have the M5P Renault box too. And even ViDA has it for them as an option. I would say that the later 2002 models came with the M56 Volvo box

yes the 2 litre had the volvo box first , volvo gradualy introduced it over a few years

Jan 11th, 2014, 08:30	#1
fintious maximus Senior Member Last Online: Jul 17th, 2016 10:19 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: sheffield	Renault gearbox? Hi all been reading through various posts and it seems that the Renault gearbox gets a bit of bad press. What's bad about them and purely out of curiosity would my 04 s40 1.8 have Renault?? __________________ 2004 S40 1.8 in Met Cherry Red 1999 V70 T5 now sadly departed 1985 740, very much departed

Jan 11th, 2014, 09:28	#4
phil_r Senior Member Last Online: Apr 20th, 2024 21:28 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Malton	After having cars with the renault box and the volvo box, I much prefer the preciseness and smoothness which the volvo m56 box has. I replaced the gear linkages on my renault box at least twice over 80k miles and it needed doing again when it was retired! The other known issue is that a nut inside the gear box comes loose and if I remeber right it can jump out of 5th gear, I never had a problem with this but there is a guide on the forum. __________________ 2002 V40 1.9D SE, 218k miles 2002 V40 1.9D S 200k miles, for spare parts and storing things in!

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GrahamBrown1 VOC Member Last Online: Today 22:30 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire	I thought it was only the 1.6 that had the Renault box? I have it and my only complaint is the notchy gear selection even after replacing the linkage bushes __________________ Previous -03 S40, 04 V70 D5, 04 V70 D5 Sport, 05 V50, 07 S60 D5, 09 V70 D5 R design, 12 XC60 DrivE, 15 V60 D3 Current- 05 XC90 D5 Exec, 12 XC70 D4 AWD Se Lux, 14 S80 D3 Se Lux

Jan 11th, 2014, 08:55	#2
bimmer49 Always listen & learn! Last Online: Mar 13th, 2023 19:32 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Winchester + Malaga	Yes it is a Renault sourced item. From the Clio/Kangoo/Laguna range. There are 2 types used by Renault, wide spread top mounting bolts and narrow type, both interchangeable with the corresponding chassis mount. Volvo use the wide version (stronger). I doubt the internals such as ratios are much different.

Jan 11th, 2014, 11:13	#8
bimmer49 Always listen & learn! Last Online: Mar 13th, 2023 19:32 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Winchester + Malaga	Tell me about it CLAN: My Kangoo had 3 'boxes in it's life with me, mostly replaced due to weak casting and narrow mounting bolts at the top (too close together to spread the load from the support). I got rid of it before the 3rd box failed!

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