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by James_T_Kirk
Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: What have you just found out about your XC40.
Replies: 629
Views: 296374

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

63 pages. its too big. I wanted to reply to some of the posts until i realised some of them are 4+ years old...
by James_T_Kirk
Fri Oct 25, 2024 3:08 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019
Replies: 59
Views: 15657

Re: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019

Nice, what are them covers from?
by James_T_Kirk
Wed Oct 23, 2024 8:40 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Panic - tailgate wouldn't close.
Replies: 105
Views: 56398

Re: Panic - tailgate wouldn't close.

I’m tempted just to replace mine but I’m going to try Volvo and see what they say.
by James_T_Kirk
Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019
Replies: 59
Views: 15657

Re: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019

Thank you. I was going to ask if they can be opened and cleaned/oiled then I saw this.
by James_T_Kirk
Tue Oct 22, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Panic - tailgate wouldn't close.
Replies: 105
Views: 56398

Re: Panic - tailgate wouldn't close.

When the water gets in the struts where does it go? Does it just sit inside the strut?
by James_T_Kirk
Tue Oct 22, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019
Replies: 59
Views: 15657

Re: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019

I had a drivers side strut that groaned, and I tried wd 40 and GT85, no better, but another poster said he used engine oil on his struts, so I tried doing that for a few days, and now that strut sounds like it did when I got the car, over 3 yrs ago, so I would try that, you have nothing to lose. it...
by James_T_Kirk
Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019
Replies: 59
Views: 15657

Re: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019

I had a drivers side strut that groaned, and I tried wd 40 and GT85, no better, but another poster said he used engine oil on his struts, so I tried doing that for a few days, and now that strut sounds like it did when I got the car, over 3 yrs ago, so I would try that, you have nothing to lose. it...
by James_T_Kirk
Fri Oct 18, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019
Replies: 59
Views: 15657

Re: Tailgate struts for xc40 2019

Hello, guess what? My passenger-side tailgate strut is creaking like the Mary Celeste. Its a 2020 and i thought i'd got away with it. I've read the great posts about water-proofing them and oiling them. Are the units serviceable? When the water gets in does it leak out somewhere or just stay there, ...
by James_T_Kirk
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Wheel swap
Replies: 7
Views: 921

Wheel swap

Hi - if i were to change my wheels for another (Volvo XC40) set would it affect the TPMS? I guess my real question is do all Volvo XC40's come with TPMS sensors and do they need setting to the car (re-scanning i guess)?
by James_T_Kirk
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: What tyres next?
Replies: 26
Views: 5061

Re: What tyres next?

My default tyre replacement has been Michelin for many years and i've been very pleased with them. We popped a set of Cros Climates on wife's and father in laws car and absolutely no problems with them and they definitely an improvement in snow. With regards to wet weather grip / braking, I was tau...