Manual Transmission Swap is done!!!!
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From: ORLANDO ,FL where the hott panties are!
i hate driving automatic cars! they are heavier, suck more gas, slower from a stop and boring as hell to drive! like i said if i can get a 6-speed swapped in i'll keep it!
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I was going to do a manual swap until I found out today that my oil leak is not because of my PCV and that I need to replace all the seal on the engine so it looks like I am just going to drive the 850 into the ground.
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The cam seals are cake. The rear main when you do the tranny swap.
So why not just replace them?
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awesome tech!
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I really don't have time to do it myself and to have a mechanic do it would cost me around 2500. I also need the rear shocks (NIVOMAT) done, all the bushings, Brakes and rotors in the rear. I don't know. With just shy of 200K on the clock, I figured I would just save my money and buy a newer Volvo with lower miles and already a manual.
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Me too. If anything, I will sell it to someone on the forum in the spring. Someone that has the time to take care of the issues it has. I really don't want to part it out or give it to a dealer.
