960 Auto gearbox

Hello The guage and fill tube is between the oil dip stick and the fire wall, way down there. You have to look hard to find it, but it is indeed there. I expect you will want to use a small tube with a funnel to reach down there. I found such a flex tube at the autoparts store designed for the purpose as it mounts on top of a bottle of transmission fluid. It would probably be best to ask the autoparts for the right kind of transmission fluid as there seems to be more than one type.

Hopefully, the experts here will have more to say . . . . .

I don't know the details of whether to check only if cool, hot, etc. . . Good Luck!

I guess Volvo never thought an owner might want to check or add trans fluid. Look way down at the rear of the left side of the engine near the firewall. The dipstick end is yellow plastic. It will accept a long 3/8" extension (the male end). Turn 1/8 turn to unlock the dipstick and withdraw it.

Ross

Steve H wrote:

And check it with the engine idling. There's two sides on the dipstick, one for cold and one for hot. Use the cold one if the car has just started and the hot side if the engine is all warmed up.

Thanks, found the dipstick and it's low. Where do I fill it up?

Steve H

The dipstick hole.

Get a long funnel as another person suggested.

Many thanks, I added a full bottle of fluid in today and it's still not showing on the dipstick however it's now running as it should be. I don't know what happened to the oil as there are no apparent leeks or even a drip on the driveway.

Steve H

I've seen this problem on a 240, the 960 probably uses a similar arrangement. One of the cooling lines had cracked from fatigue where it bolts to the underside of the chassis. It would only leak when the car was in gear and full hydraulic pressure was present so there was no stain on the parking spot, it was only leaking while driving.