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Old Jun 10th, 2021, 08:10   #8
yostumpy
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Originally Posted by Tatsfield View Post
Interestingly enough, my XC70 currently has an electronics fault which has switched off the rear wheel drive and the entire power output is going through the front wheels. And the car is much more fun to drive. It's lighter to throw about and there seems to be more power going down onto the road. I feel that the Volvo AWD system isn't like that on a Quatro Audi. It may make the car safer but it doesn't make it sportier in its handling. I suspect that I'm going to be disappointed when the fault gets fixed and the car returns to AWD.
Is the car still pulling to the left? Just thinking if not that bad now, maybe your kerb climbing, has damaged a sensor, so the system thinks ( thought ) you had lost traction, and engaged 4x4, thus giving a similar experience to (wind up) when the diff is locked on full time 4x4’ now the system has disengaged it, it’s not winding up any more, ( taking it out of diff lock) ? Folks used to disconnect the early Freelander Haldex, as it was prone to seizing up, causing all sorts of problems.
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