Shock absorbers are one of the most essential components of a car’s performance, so it’s important to make certain they’re always in good functioning order. However, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Volvo XC60? That’s exactly why our team has made this article to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will find out why it is important to change the shock absorbers of your car, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Volvo XC60, and at last, what is the price to change them.

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Why change shock absorbers Volvo XC60?

Before explaining to you when changing the dampers of your Volvo XC60 , we will find out why it can be important to change them. It is not easy to measure the state of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is important to know the function they play to figure out the benefit of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Volvo XC60 are part of the safety features. In fact, they are the ones that will make sure that your vehicle has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the automobile evenly. Also the shock absorbers ensure the driving comfort of your Volvo XC60 , if they are used up you will get tired faster and therefore driving your automobile will be more risky. Finally, having shock absorbers in bad state will accelerate the wear of other components such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to change shock absorbers Volvo XC60?

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We will now find out the part that will certainly bring you to this article, when to change the shock absorbers of his Volvo XC60? After having seen the value of having shock absorbers in good state, we will describe how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should think about making this change.
To do this, there are not a lot of possibilities, however we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Volvo XC60, here they are:

  • We determine that the shock absorbers of a car have about 80 000 km of autonomy, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Volvo XC60, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t necessarily think about it but the technical control is an efficient technique to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Volvo XC60. In fact, this thorough control of your car (specifically since its evolution in 2019) allows to make a good check-up of the state of a vehicle. In fact, it will check 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 knowledge in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which warns you of a possible leak.
  • If you find out that your Volvo XC60 squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not be reluctant to check out our article dedicated to this trouble. One of these indicators can alert you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to change them.
  • Place your Volvo XC60 on a flat surface and facing the bonnet, check if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not hesitate to use a tape measure to get precise measurements. This can alert you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Volvo XC60, in fact if you detect abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a sign of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to change the dampers of your Volvo XC60 .

Price to change shock absorbers Volvo XC60

And to end this article content we will now see what is the price of replacing shock absorbers on a Volvo XC60 . We’re going to separate in two auto parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a specialist, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them installed by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers change on Volvo XC60 by a specialist: If you change the shock absorbers of your car at a specialist, we recommend you if you have a small budget to go rather to a car center like Feu Vert which will offer you prices much less expensive than the mechanic of your Volvo XC60 dealership. However, if you have a Volvo XC60 with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the kind of mechanic and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Volvo XC60 on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make serious savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not hesitate to check out the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to change 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.

    If you need more guides on the Volvo XC60, go to our Volvo XC60 category.