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Originally Posted by 100K+
Will any of you peps please tell me what year the cars are you are talking about?
What you are describing I believe is the case with the early Volvo V70/XC 70/V70 Cross Country, ( to approx. 2002/3MY) as I believe they have a different type of AWD system. This system 100% is VERY VERY sensitive to differences in tyre diameters - to the point where different tread depth is even critical.
The later V70/XC 70 use Haldex series 2/3/4 etc which I believe has no issue at all with different tyre diameters.
I have a 2004 V70 AWD R and have had no issues with overheating, but do fully agree with comments about squirrelly handling on a spacesaver.
Cheers
Bob
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Ours is an XC70, 2010my, 116,000 miles, D5. I guess that it has a Haldex unit but don’t know whether 2, 3 or 4.