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Gearbox removal & installation: Volvo S40, V50 2.0 TD (D4204T, D4204T2)

Step-by-step gearbox removal & installation for the Volvo S40, V50 2.0 TD (D4204T/D4204T2): 56 steps.

Workshop procedure for VOLVO — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

56 steps 2 engine codes engine codes merged from 2 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 2.0D

  • Opens: clutch fluid

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

D4204TD4204T2

📋 Procedure

  1. Refit all parts in the reverse order of removal
  2. Remove the air filter housing
  3. Remove the battery tray
  4. Fit a lifting eye to the engine
  5. Fit the special tool to support the engine
D4204T? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Remove the engine cover
  2. Remove the engine support
  3. Lower the engine
  4. Remove the engine support bracket
  5. Open the bleed screw
  6. Drain the hydraulic clutch
  7. Disconnect the clutch hydraulic line
  8. Disconnect the gear-shift cables from the gearbox
  9. Remove the gear-shift control bracket
  10. Disconnect the earth cable
  11. Disconnect the reversing light switch
  12. Remove the engine/gearbox upper attaching bolts
  13. Raise the vehicle
  14. Remove the front wheels
  15. Remove the lower splash guard
  16. Remove the drive shaft nuts
  17. Disconnect the anti-roll bar from the suspension strut
  18. Disconnect the brake hoses from the suspension strut
  19. Disconnect the wheel speed sensors from the suspension struts
  20. Disconnect the lower arm ball joints
  21. Use the special tool
  22. Note: Protect the lower arm ball joints
  23. Disconnect the drive shafts from the wheel bearing housings
  24. Use the special tools
  25. Disconnect the drive shafts from the gearbox
  26. Use the special tools
  27. Remove the intercooler air duct
  28. Remove the catalytic converter mounting bracket
  29. Remove the lower torque rod
  30. Fit a transmission jack to support the transmission
  31. Remove the engine/gearbox lower attaching bolts
  32. Remove the bolts shown
  33. Remove the gearbox from under the vehicle

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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.