Shock absorbers are one of the most important components of a car’s overall performance, so it’s important to make certain they’re always in good functioning order. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Volvo S60? That’s precisely why our team has created this article to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is important to replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Volvo S60, and finally, what is the price to change them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Volvo S60?

Before explaining to you when changing the dampers of your Volvo S60 , we will see why it can be important to replace them. It is not easy to evaluate the condition of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is important to know the purpose they play to figure out the interest of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Volvo S60 are part of the safety features. In fact, they are the ones that will assure that your car has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the car evenly. In addition the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Volvo S60 , if they are used up you will get tired faster and therefore getting behind the wheel your car will be more dangerous. Finally, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other components such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to replace shock absorbers Volvo S60?

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We will now see the part that will certainly bring you to this article, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Volvo S60? After having discovered the value of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will show you how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should think about making this replace.
To do this, there are not a lot of possibilities, on the other hand we will list the different ways to know when to replace the shock absorbers of a Volvo S60, here they are:

  • We determine that the shock absorbers of a motor vehicle have about 80 000 km of lifetime, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Volvo S60, or to verify the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is an efficient technique to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Volvo S60. Indeed, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (specifically since its evolution in 2019) allows to produce a good check-up of the state of a vehicle. Indeed, it will verify on your shock absorbers the presence of leakage, the deformation of the rod, the presence of corrosion, and the fixing of these . If you have some know-how in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which alerts you of a possible leak.
  • If you notice that your Volvo S60 squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not be reluctant to look at our article dedicated to this problem. One of these symptoms can notify you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Volvo S60 on a flat surface and struggling with the bonnet, verify if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not think twice to use a tape measure to get precise measurements. This can notify you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Verify the wear of the tread of the tires of your Volvo S60, in actual fact if you identify abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a indicator of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to replace the dampers of your Volvo S60 .

Price to replace shock absorbers Volvo S60

And to finish this article content we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Volvo S60 . We’re going to separate in two parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a specialist, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them fitted by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers replace on Volvo S60 by a specialist: If you replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a specialist, we suggest you if you have a small budget to go rather to a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert which will propose you prices much less expensive than the garage of your Volvo S60 dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Volvo S60 with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the kind of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Volvo S60 on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the replace yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make significant savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not think twice to take a look at the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to replace the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, stick to the link to get the prices and the different models available.

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