Winterize Your Volvo

Ready to prepare your Volvo for winter? Here are over a dozen tips you can perform on your Volvo to make it ready for winter.

It includes items like checking your tire pressure (colder air makes tire pressures drop) and testing your coolant for freezing temperature protection.

I’d like to add to that: check your drain gutters for decomposing leaves. They clog my trunk gutter drain tubes on my 850 every fall. Water sometimes flows into the trunk 😯

11 Steps to Winterize Your Volvo

Lubricate door locks. There is nothing worse than having to use the key to get into the car when the remote fails only to find the door lock is frozen.
Check the specific gravity of the battery as it takes more punishment in cold weather. Any doubts now, get a new battery. Check out the video below to see how it’s done.
Check battery connections are clean and tight.
Ensure the windshield washer tank has sufficient winter additive to stop it from freezing. I am not a great believer in all-year additives for the winter.
Check your coolant for low-temperature protection. You can get coolant temperature gauges at auto parts stores very cheaply. Below the safe range your block can crack.
Check your tire pressure. As outside temperatures drop, your tire pressure drops.
Check wiper blades. Self explanatory.
Spray rear section of undercarriage with Owatrol.
Clean, wax and polish the car.
Silicone on door rubber seals.
New engine oil and filter will help your Volvo survive the cold better. Depends on where you live but I switch from 10W30 to 5W30 in the winter time.