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posted by  dick on  Wed Jun 29 16:29 CST 2011
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    How to tell if my car has n

    posted by  dick on  Wed Jun 29 16:32 CST 2011
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    Sorry, hit the wrong key. The question is: how do I tell if my '04 V70 XC has Nivomat rear shocks? Need to replace as they bounce too much.

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    dick








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      posted by  jadnhm on  Thu Jun 30 05:39 CST 2011
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      Definitely call dealer service with your VIN to find out, but I would be willing to bet that you don't have nivomats.

      Your car is a 2004 which means it's less than 10 years old and probably has about 150k miles on it? It's uncommon for nivomats to fail at this mileage/age unless they've been really pushed throughout their service life with heavy towing all the time. I would expect nivomats to last for at /least/ 10 years and at /least/ 200k miles.

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        How to tell if my car has nivomats

        posted by  KlausC on  Thu Jun 30 08:38 CST 2011
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        One of mine died last year, leaking on the driveway. A boot was torn/broken from age at only 187K and only 12 years old. I replaced both with a junk yard pair with only 88K miles on them.

        The VIN does not specify options, only the plate next to the battery.

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          How to tell if my car has nivomats

          posted by  jadnhm on  Thu Jun 30 09:38 CST 2011
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          haha so maybe 200k isn't a good minimum age. 187k is pretty close though so maybe we could say at least 150k?

          I think my main point still stands though - these last a good long time. I think the OEM sachs struts last about 150k too eh?
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            How to tell if my car has nivomats

            posted by  KlausC on  Thu Jun 30 09:59 CST 2011
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            Even with one Nivomat leaking hydraulic fluid, by wagon still didn't "bounce."

            I had replaced the OEM front struts at around 150K because the nose dipped about 1 inch at hard stops. With sport springs, the nose is never supposed to dip.

            For what it is worth, Volvo has some good parts - so long as they aren't "green" plastic. The critical parts all last a very long time, prior to the ETM and other P2 computer products.

            BUT, it is time to sell the V70R. Just too many cars to keep track of and pay insurance premiums. I am just trying to decide between Autotrader or Cars.com.

            Klaus
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      posted by  KlausC on  Wed Jun 29 17:23 CST 2011
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      It probably does not, it was an expensive option - still is. Nivomats are much larger in diameter than standard shocks, the piston is completely covered by a rubber accordian tube on the bottom half.

      There used to be a trick on the pre 2000 cars by looking at the product plate by the battery. An M in the proper location designated Nivomats. A quick call to the dealer parts dept will verify what you have. Don't bother to call dealer service, just parts.

      Klaus
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