2014 S60 D5 Lux Nav R-Line G/T

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Originally Posted by Waqar92

Thank you for response.

I did ask a Volvo specialist, who advised that they don’t need servicing and will go on without issues. He mentioned with another model, they have few issues which can be corrected with a software update (assuming that he was taking about VIDA) but mentioned it doesn’t make significant improvement to the transmission/not worth doing. I do want to get it done if it should be done. I need to know who will do it, and confidently complete the process with the transmission reset.

I’m up in northwest of England. Any recommendations of who I can take it to?

The car should be arriving tomorrow, so I will update here hopefully over the weekend when I get a chance to drive. Looking forward to it (and hoping all is in good working order/condition as described).

I'm sorry, but that "specialist" is talking complete nonsense. The transmission needs to be serviced. There's no if or but about it... If you want the transmission to last, you have to change the fluid. If that's his opinion and he's supposedly a specialist, I wouldn't step foot in his garage.

There's two highly regarded specialists in Manchester (Hyde and Stockport). Trevor Burgess and Hallmark Volvo. Both are independent garages and know these cars in and out. Reasonable prices.

Originally Posted by Waqar92

Additional to the above, I don’t mind trying it myself. I think VIDA with a laptop comes to around £250? It seems like a straightforward process watching the video. Anyone here serviced the transmission themselves, and did you face any challenges?

Its not a particularly hard process. Just take your time, make sure you use the correct fluid. That video is about as clear as you're going to get instruction wise. The only thing I'd add is that the car needs to be level when you do the final setting of the level underneath. As the car is quite low, you may have to lower all the wheels onto wood blocks or something like that to give you access to get underneath. If the car isn't level, the level in the transmission won't be either.