2010 XC60 D3 Manual Transmission Oil Change

[hancym]

Does anyone know if this is a mammoth task and what the change interval is. My local Stealership just quoted me £357.

I bought a whole car once for two hundred quid!

[XCmacca]

Should last the life time of the car but video's on Utube of how to do it, you will need 16 liters of oil, new plug gaskets top and bottom for the plug and Vida dice to monitor oil temp to get correct level and reset counter

[harveys]

Manual gearbox oil change is 2L of oil & 1/2 time if you have the correct thinwall socket .
Tip remove the filler plug first then the drain plug , as the filler can be hard to remove as it's close to a alloy web, you don't want to drain the oil if you can't put it back in..

[XCmacca]

Sorry was thinking Geartronic box as that it what I have

[Dash300]

Originally Posted by XCmacca

Sorry was thinking Geartronic box as that it what I have

Best check that; the oil regime has now changed on these Aisin so called 'sealed for life' g/ boxes. Now fluid change at 5 years or 90k for all. Towing etc remains the same every other year.

[Auto Addict]

I hope the OP doesn't mind if I revive his tread and add my experience of recently changing Manual gearbox oil on my 2009 XC60 D5 (SE LUX) AWD.
It's definitely not expensive, not difficult to do (especially if you're handy with the spanners) and can be done on your driveway, although using a 2 post ramp to raise the vehicle while keeping it level when off the ground will help with refilling the correct amount of 75W Fully Synthetic gear oil (1.9 litres) according to Comma Oil website.
I did mine on my driveway and raised both the nearside front and nearside rear of the vehicle to keep it level (front to back)
Considering what came out of my original 11 year old / 145K miles gearbox I would highly recommend doing this job as a preventative measure before having serious and irreversible gearbox issues.
I have a few "step by step" gear oil change pix (if anyone is interested) but for now I will include a couple of pix to show the difference between Old & New gear oil.

[hancym]

Originally Posted by harveys

Manual gearbox oil change is 2L of oil & 1/2 time if you have the correct thinwall socket .
Tip remove the filler plug first then the drain plug , as the filler can be hard to remove as it's close to a alloy web, you don't want to drain the oil if you can't put it back in..

Know of any videos on Youtube? I could find nothing.

[1monkey600]

If you can't find xc60 in youtube look for another make with an equivalent engine/box to yours. Eg lots of systems are the same between volvo and Ford during this period. Try a 2.0 ltr mondeo from about 2008, for example. This is the model I used when I needed info on diesel filters, etc. You should be able to see if everything looks the same as yours (you may need to remove a few covers first though).

Having said that, I have never done a Volvo one but manual gearbox oilchange is normally straightforward so long as you have both a drain plug and filler plug.

First job usually is to remove air intakes, etc to get some access from the top. As others have said, be sure you can open the filler plug before you remove the drain, just in case.
The filler plug may be on the side of the 'box (upright face) rather than the top. Be careful, some 'boxes have a casting point on the top that some people have mistaken for a plug because they may have a hex socket in them - an actual plug will usually have a thread or two visible as they are normally taper thread

[hancym]

Originally Posted by 1monkey600

If you can't find xc60 in youtube look for another make with an equivalent engine/box to yours. Eg lots of systems are the same between volvo and Ford during this period. Try a 2.0 ltr mondeo from about 2008, for example. This is the model I used when I needed info on diesel filters, etc. You should be able to see if everything looks the same as yours (you may need to remove a few covers first though).

Having said that, I have never done a Volvo one but manual gearbox oilchange is normally straightforward so long as you have both a drain plug and filler plug.

First job usually is to remove air intakes, etc to get some access from the top. As others have said, be sure you can open the filler plug before you remove the drain, just in case.
The filler plug may be on the side of the 'box (upright face) rather than the top. Be careful, some 'boxes have a casting point on the top that some people have mistaken for a plug because they may have a hex socket in them - an actual plug will usually have a thread or two visible as they are normally taper thread

I've done several myself over the last 30 years BUT I'm suspicious as to why the Stealership saw fit to quote 2 hours work to undo a drain plug a squirt in some oil. Is the access a real pain in the te arse? Hence why i was hoping for am actual vehicle video rather than a generic how to.