2014 XC60 - EGR & heavy steering.

[14xc60emz]

Firstly hello to everyone.

I've just got a couple of issues some of you may be able to help with.

I picked up a 2014 XC60 2.0 D4 fwd geartronic 18" alloys on Friday.

When we got near home the Check emissions light came on. I popped my trusty elm327 on and the code was p04d9. I spoke to the service dept of the trader that I purchased it from and he has confirmed with Volvo that the car has had the egr valve replaced and they now want to replace the cooler as part of an updated fix. Apparently it is a 'known' 'recall'.
All being well the car is going into Volvo in the next couple of weeks to be sorted.
I just wanted to ask whether there is anything else I should be aware of with this issue?

Also since driving a bit more the steering feels heavy. I didn't really think it was an issue on the test drive but it seems to want pull to centre heavily when turning roundabouts and you can generally feel it on normal driving also.
We are upgrading from a MK3 seat Toledo which had very light steering.

The car is an SE LUX NAV and very nice, just unfortunate that the check light didn't come on the test drive.

Thanks in advance

[NigelDay]

Welcome. You could read though this thread. I suggest the first few and the last few, unless you have a lot of time.
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=221555

[14xc60emz]

Thanks for the reply.
I'll have a look in a bit.

[Considered1]

Welcome and good luck with the car, i’d Get it serviced at Volvo for now to ensure all updates etc get applied.

Steering might just take time but check tyres, pressures and if the tyres have some life in them or always when putting on a new set get the car 4 wheel alignment done, worth it terms of cost for not shredding tyres and it should feel bang on. Consensus would be around 36psi for normal driving, up to 39psi for eco but that might make the ride a bit harder but may suit the SE Lux and make it feel a bit lighter.

[14xc60emz]

Thanks for the advice Considered1.

I'll check tyre pressures tomorrow.
And see how the steering goes. It's just feels like I'm putting extra effort into stopping the steering wheel from wanting the car to stay straight, if that makes sense.

I'll look into my nearest Volvo dealer as the work in the EGR will be done at Chester. So it's that or Warrington for service, which isn't ideal. We're not graced with one in Liverpool 😀.

From what I gathered from the very long thread linked above, the full fix for the EGR is valve, cooler and pipes.

Admittedly I've not had time to read right to the end of the threads, so if someone can confirm this I would be grateful.

I see if I can check whether the pipe has already been done tomorrow. I suspect not as the service manager stated that the valve has been recorded as done in Volvo's system.

Thanks so far👍

[14xc60emz]

Hi
Just to update. I've checked the pipe and it's not been changed.
Is this something that I need to insist is done as part of the final fix?

Also I changed the tyre pressures to 39 and it's does feel lighter albeit a little harder ride. But it still does feel like the steering wheel wants to constantly keep going back to centre when going round corners / roundabout, it's like a 'pulsing'. That's the only way I can describe it. Is there some software going on here that is normal for the car?
There is no noise or grinding on full lock so I assume that mechanically it's ok?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.