going to do some fluid changes. Have ?s.

Awesome!
Thanks for reminding me, I need to change mine ASAP (65K miles).
Great links BTW.

So here's the parts list (sourced from above links), just for my own reference.

Fluids
6mt tranny: part #1161745 (75W-90 API GL-4 fully synthetic) capacity:2.3L
Equivalent- Redline MT-90
Angle gear: part #1161648 (API GL-5 BOT) capacity: .8L
Equivalent-?
Rear Diff: part #1161620 (API GL-5 Low friction) capacity: .7L
Equivalent-?
AOC: part #1161641 capacity: .8L

+ 5 aluminum washers (2 for tranny, 1 on angle gear, 1 rear diff, 1 AOC)

Special tools:
Oil pump
24mm socket (tranny fill plug)
Swivel w/ 6" extension (rear diff)

Anything else?
Any recommendation on aftermarket tranny/angle gear/rear diff fluids?

Re: going to do some fluid changes. Have ?s. (o2k)

I Flushed My Fluids At 30k.
1. Rear Diff Was Dark and Had Sparkley Flakes In It. A Royal Pain In The Ass To Do By The Way!
2. The Haldex Fluid Was Dark, But Not Black. Not So Bad To Do.
3.The Bevel Gear Fluid Was Discolored. Drilled A Hole Thru The Hole For The Bottom Bolt. Drained and Refilled. Not Bad To Do.
4. I Flushed My 6 Spd GT Transmission At 17k and 30k. Dark Both Times.Used The Fatory Fluid The First Time But Then Used The BG Synthetic The Second Time. This Is A Pain To Do Due To No Dipstick. You Have To Remove The Air Box and Hook Up To Vida To Monitor Fluid Temp. Pull The Overflow Plug At 50-60c To Adjust To Proper Level.
5. Drain And Filled Coolant With The Volvo Blue Stuff and Distilled H2O.
6. Used A New Turkey Baster To Suck Dry The Power Steering Resv., Refilled With The Green Synthetic, Ran Car, Turned Lock To Lock and Repeated 5 Times.
7. Of Course Changed The Engine Oil For The 12th Time Since I Bought It AND For The First Time Did Not Have A Ball Of Fuzz On The Magnetic Drain Plug Since The Last RED LINE 10w-30 Fluid Change. All Prior Oil Changes Had Either Syntec or Mobile 1 EP.
8. Flushed The Brakes With ATE Super Blue Fluid. Gotta Keep With The Whole Blue Color Thang.
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Re: going to do some fluid changes. Have ?s. (brettborders)


Wow, 2500 mile oil changes. I would have had to do one every month for the last year...thats a lot of oil...

Re: going to do some fluid changes. Have ?s. (BeerEngineer)

I Hate The Environment. I Won't Be Around 100 Years From Now To Enjoy It. JJ

Re: going to do some fluid changes. Have ?s. (brettborders)


I'm no hippie, but that's a surprising lack of concern for an intelligent person. If not for you, then for the next generation. You could've at least recycled the fluids properly.

Off my soapbox now...

This is a great thread, since many of us are approaching full fluid swaps this spring/summer.

Re: going to do some fluid changes. Have ?s. (T5 for Life)

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Re: going to do some fluid changes. Have ?s. (T5 for Life)

Did I Say I Didn't Recycle? It Was A Joke. The Longer I Keep My 4 Volvo's On The Road, The Better For Mother Earth, Right? And If I Keep The Best Possible Fuel In It? And If I Keep It Maintained A Best As Possible?
I Love My Volvo's Soo Much That I Maintain Them Better Than My Own Body.