4T65E Banner Rebuild Kit 1999-2003, new and ready to install. Fits the 4T65E. Ships fast from the USA.
This 1999-2003 4T65E banner kit is the Volvo application, not the version for Buick, Chevrolet and Pontiac cars. It is listed for the Volvo S80 with the 2.9L six-cylinder from 1999 through 2003, and the listing also names the 2003 XC90 2.5L. If your S80 has started slipping between gears, flaring on the 1-2 or 2-3 shift, or engaging Drive slowly, and the fluid is dark with friction material in the pan, this kit gives you the soft parts to overhaul the unit. It is a no-pistons kit, so the price stays below a full master kit.
Transmission Digest explains that when the S80 arrived for 1999 with a six-cylinder, Volvo engineers judged their existing AW50-42LE not durable enough for the heavier car and the extra torque, so GM supplied the 4T65-E. Inside it works like the domestic unit: clutch packs and bands applied by computer-controlled line pressure. What is different is the hydraulics. The valve body to spacer plate gasket and the spacer plate to channel plate gasket are Volvo-specific, and Transmission Digest says the changed circuits affect forward engagement, manual first and second, and the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts. Using domestic gaskets on a Volvo unit can cause shift problems right after an overhaul, which is why this kit is sold under its own Volvo part number. Per the listing, the kit includes:
Pistons, steels and bands are not part of this kit.
Scan the transmission module for stored codes, then check fluid level and condition. Friction debris in the pan plus slipping means the unit has to come apart. Erratic shifts with clean fluid can be solenoid or valve body trouble that a kit will not fix. The domestic and Volvo units fail in the same ways, so our 4T65E diagnosis guide and 4T65E shift solenoid guide both apply to your S80.
The listing covers Volvo 4T65E applications from 1999 to 2003, with the S80 2.9L as the main fit. Check the transmission tag before ordering, and confirm the 2003 XC90 2.5L fitment with us by VIN, since that model was offered with more than one transmission. If you have a domestic GM car, this is the wrong kit: a 2003-up unit takes our 2003-up 4T65E banner kit with pistons and bands, and earlier years can use the 1997-2011 4T65E master kit. Every other part for this transaxle is on the 4T65E parts page.
| Fits | 4T65E 1999-2003 |
| Part type | Banner Rebuild Kit |
| Condition | New |
| Brand | OEM |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
No. It is the Volvo version, and Volvo units use different valve body gaskets. Domestic GM cars should use one of our other 4T65E kits.
The listing names the 2003 XC90 2.5L, but that model came with more than one transmission. Send us your VIN or the transmission tag information and we will confirm before it ships.
No. This is a no-pistons banner kit with the overhaul seals and gaskets plus friction plates. Inspect your pistons, steels and bands during teardown and replace any that are damaged.
Plan on getting the passenger-side axle seal from a dealer. Transmission Digest reports the Volvo seal differs from the domestic one supplied in overhaul kits.
Volvo chose the GM 4T65-E for the six-cylinder S80 because its earlier AW50-42LE was not considered durable enough for the heavier car and higher torque.
