V70R with a Dodgy Auto Box

[mikevr6]

I'm in the market for a V70 Estate. Must be a Petrol and I like my performance cars. I spotted this one on eBay and Autotrader

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tchlink:top:en

Looks a great car apart from the Auto box playing up. As this is a Volvo Specialist selling, I'm guessing they've tried flushing/changing all the tranny fluids. So it probably needs a rebuild. What would the gearbox code be on this vehicle? Any opinions on cost to repair?

[harveys]

The car is a bit pricey with that fault.
I would guess 12-15 hours to swap box.
But the it the oil lines & cooler would need a very good clean ,remove parts.
At the end of the day the Auto box is not the one the car should have they should be manual.

[mikevr6]

Originally Posted by harveys

The car is a bit pricey with that fault.
I would guess 12-15 hours to swap box.
But the it the oil lines & cooler would need a very good clean ,remove parts.
At the end of the day the Auto box is not the one the car should have they should be manual.

Hi. Do you mean the car has had a manual box changed for an Auto? Or that these cars should never have come with an Auto as it's pants? 12-15 hours is a lot of labour. Even at mate's rates my mechanic would be looking €600, plus the cost of a reconditioned box if I can find one. There are some on eBay around £1200. Best to knock them down on price you think?

[harveys]

Yes they should never been a auto ,
To find a 6 speed auto for the "R" good luck.

[mikevr6]

Originally Posted by harveys

Yes they should never been a auto ,
To find a 6 speed auto for the "R" good luck.

I see what you mean. Not a gearbox to be found. Although it would help if I had a part number. A manual conversion could be a possibility but I'd need a box, pedalbox and goodness knows what else.

[scvolvo]

The gearbox may not need changing. I had a similar fault with mine and it was something very simple. After 05 the auto boxes were upgraded along with other items. Mine has covered 142k and still going ok.

I love the auto box for around town it's much improved over the aw55/51 5sp.

The price is too high, no tax or mot and gearbox issues hmmm.

Mine had a split liner, which I repaired and that had also been fine, no loss or use of water in the last 500 miles.

But buying a damaged car is always a gamble.

I think its £2500 for a box from Volvo, may be worth reading the codes?

But it's got to be less than £3500 to make sense to buy it.

[mikevr6]

Thanks SCVolvo. If I bought it I would try a transmission oil flush first. Although the Dealer says this will not fix it.
It could be a valve pack. But is it worth the risk at that money? No.
They aren't interested in negotiating on price. I found an Ad from Feb for the same car at £7250. They say they're trying to get back what the car owes them. I say forget it.
I found another one on eBay. A manual.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1413059501...84.m1423.l2649

I'm watching it and may bid.

[scvolvo]

Or this

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi.../v70?logcode=p