sloth gents, ive been offered a 2004 xc90 t6 awd, it has 190,000 km s on the clock. the vehicle has full volvo dealer s/h. it has a leak from the d/s driveshaft seal, and the rear link arm bushes are split. i understand there are issues with the trans on these? but ive also been told it should have failed by now if it was going to. the trans looks like its been replaced at some point. is there any way to safe guard against it? finally it has a few parking dents, and the bonnet is dented. car is $6000 aus dollars, . good buy? bad buy? run for the hills?
Vee_Que There is a software upgrade that can be done to make the auto last but if you run mismatched tyres or they start wearing uneven you will kill the bevel drive.
Philia_Bear Remove the driveshaft to make it FWD only and take it to volvo for a total can bus update and it should last for ages as long as you get the trans fluid flushed every 50,000KM with synthetic fluid For 6k its good value for what it is Just remember that the fuel economy is... at best... shite
iceton1975 DONT buy it them, a heap of CRAP, I buy them at $2500 with tranny issues, just to wreck them for parts, a new tranny will set you back $6200 from Volvo about $1200 for install so all up still not worth it. WALK AWAY!
jonbot Per TB thread there was a TCM update released that gives more line pressure and cuts more torque on gearshift makes the car drive like crap, but the auto seems to last The 4T65 is a slushy power hungry bit of shit, the 2.5T goes just as well in the real world tl;dr buy a 2.5T (AW55-50) or a 3.2/ V8/ D5 (TF80SC) The angle gear on the 4t65 is a different design compared to the aisin autos, not sure if any stronger or not As for the tyre wear thing, the haldex is far FAR less sensitive to differences in rolling diameter than the older viscous coupling. Keeping tyres even is still a good practise but it wont really hurt anything if they havent been rotated The proof in in the 3" shorter space saver spare volvo supply, no issue to use __________________ YLDstyles
Spac sloth;21139 wrotecheers. wife lady has decided she wants another 240 wagon instead. You have clearly made some good life choices.
