Volvo gear not working

[Fazeel]

ok so I have this Volvo S80 2000, whose gear seems to have a problem

actually its totally not working, I mean I can put the car on reverse and just stand outside and it wont budge

anyway, I dont know whether the gear has broken or a hook or something has come off ??

any ideas ??

I dont want to take it directly to the garage as it will cost like anything !!

[Lazydocker]

Did you get any warnings? Slipping in gear etc?

Manual or Auto?

If manual, clutch, if Auto, check ATF first

[Fazeel]

its auto , but whats ATF ??

[Fazeel]

oh and no warning lights of any sort

[Lazydocker]

its auto , but whats ATF ??

Automatic Transmission Fluid

That may well be all that is wrong... Low fluid. Were there any other symptoms? Slipping in gear etc?

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I had a hired Volvo in the United States once, and it often lost drive - until it spilt all its ATF all over a friends drive!!

[Fazeel]

no no ATF is all good,

ders something else, it just doesnt drive in ANY gear!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

no no ATF is all good,

ders something else, it just doesnt drive in ANY gear!

You have checked that to be a fact?

If so, when did the trouble start?  Did the non-gear situation happen suddenly, or were there any warning signs?

[Fazeel]

yeah, I've checked that

It started about a week ago,
I dont know how it happened but it I started the car to go somewhere and it started to move, but as the engine became warm, it lost power or something and then it changed gears, tried all of them but nothing happened,

next day same thing happpened, it movess a little bit when the engines cold, but as it starts to heat, the car starts to die

[Lazydocker]

yeah, I've checked that

It started about a week ago,
I dont know how it happened but it I started the car to go somewhere and it started to move, but as the engine became warm, it lost power or something and then it changed gears, tried all of them but nothing happened,

next day same thing happpened, it movess a little bit when the engines cold, but as it starts to heat, the car starts to die

Sounds ATF related to me... When it gets warm (and thinner) it stops working

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Right.  It does sound like a broken linkage, or u/s torque converter.

The real auto box experts should be along later to give further advice

[feeutfo]

What box is it? Asin warner front wheel drive? Does not sound good tbh.

[Kevin Wood]

Could be a fluid pressure issue perhaps? Thick fluid OK but losing pressure when thinner? Perhaps some sort of relief valve or solenoid stuck open, or a leaking seal bleeding  pressure away until it can't hold the clutches engaged - or the torque converter is getting starved of fluid.

Most boxes have a test port for checking the fluid pressure - reckon that might be a good starting point.

Kevin

[Fazeel]

all of what you guys are sayin may be true
So I'll to get it checked tomorrow

But I personally think that the gear is broken, like literally broken !!
( if that can actually happen ?? )

[tidla]

in the voice of james may "safety feature"

if you cannot drive it, you cannot crash it.