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Flush ATF or not?

busterjones · 2013-09-07 19:44:51

Hi - Just bought a 2005 Volvo XC90 - not everyone's cup of tea but I love it - seems in very good condition and I'm very pleased with it. It's a 2.4 auto diesel. 100k miles, new NCT and fvsh. (Certainly to the me) the gear change is very smooth but on checking the ATF today it looks very dark - from reading about this I'm…

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First car was a 08 Chevrolet with 130k kms on clock. Ex hire car with no history so very very unlikely to have had it changed.
It was fine when I got it last summer, but when the cold weather came in it started acting up, (rough &/or late gear changes)
Got it done in Jan this year & it has been fine ever since. Garage said it was running very low on transmission fluid & would not have lasted much longer without a service.
Other car is 05 Hyundai with 80k kms. It was not giving any trouble beforehand & has been fine since the service. It shifts a bit smoother since service.

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