Recent content by swedespeed

'01 Volvo S60 T5, 123,7xx mi, AW55-50SN. 9 qts total (drain/flush/flush/fill) Motorcraft XT-8-QAW.

I have two Volvos, one an '01 S60 T5 with the mid-pressure turbo B5234T3 engine and ~127,000 mi and the other an '05 S60 R with the higher-pressure turbo B5254T4 engine (also running a 19 psi tune on it) and ~99,000 mi. Both call for an A5/B5 oil in the owner's manual, which for a long time all...

Well, I'll put it this way - the XJR I had with the Mercedes W5A580 transmission specified an LT 71141 fluid in the owner's manual as the service fill. Long ago, I dug around that number on the internet to see compatible fluids, since the Jag stuff was nearly $30/L. Enough sources listed the LT...

The 5-speed (W5A580, aka 722.6) gearboxes use Esso LT 71141-spec fluid. Chrysler's ATF+4 is such a fluid, and is easily bought at Wal-Mart for less than $4/qt. It is the same fluid that MB bottles and charges its weight in gold by the liter (PN: 001 989 21 03 10). The 7-speed gearboxes...

Wow, sounds like a repeat of the AW55-50. Aisin has historically made most all of Toyota's other transmissions - I wonder if the U660E is an AW design or totally Toyota-engineered?