Volvo XC60 blower fan fix _without_ removing entire dash
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ธ.ค. 2020
- This is a video on how I fixed, and swapped out the circulation fan, or blower fan for my 2010 Volvo XC60. When these blowers go, they make annoying squeaking sounds at certain speeds, and unless you can live with it, the blower needs to be swapped out.
Watch these other videos before doing this method - you will learn pointers such as putting the fan into "recirc" mode, and CEM removal etc. Great help for how to disassemble parts of the car interior, as well as some watch outs, and the second link is a great alternate way to do this operation. Again YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASH. Stop with that silliness ;-)
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• 2011 Volvo XC60 Blower...
Special thanks to Duke Motors in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada for the method I used.
Good luck! ;-) - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
All European cars suffer from the squeaky fan curse. I had a 2005 E320 that squeaked at low speed. I took it out, blew all the dust out of it and lubed the bearing shaft. It did the job for a while. Ended up replacing both the fan and resistor. Made a world of difference
I considered "maintenance" as well. Decided to just do it right ;-)
Thank you for your video! I just did this job with your video along with some others and had to express my appreciation, did it just before the -12 weather(I'm in Toronto as well) and couldn't be happier, all your detail is much appreciated and I resorted to your method with the hole and then siliconed it all back up. You're a good guy!!! lol thanks
That’s awesome news! So glad this is helping a few people. Must have been fun working in the cold ;-)
This tutorial is great! Thank you. I'm experimenting the same noise and this solution should be the best option, I'll give it a try.
Good luck Stefano ;-)
That was (is) brilliant! I'm thinking one could make a sealed door instead a silicone 'explant', just in case of future fan replacements. I keep seeing Behr parts in repair videos for Volvo. Here it is again. Grateful to know I can save a bundle on parts and still get good quality.
"Future" fan replacements??? Noooooooo not again!!! ;-) Glad you liked it
Wish I could say I was clever enough to come up with that strategy on my own, but it was actually a Volvo mechanic who saw my pleas for help on a Facebook group and was kind enough to walk me through it by video chat. It is a little tricky, and I did guide the bar into the position with my fingers blindly from the passenger side. Shining a flashlight from the blower area showed my assistant where to aim. Hopefully my afterthought of a video helped some people!
Wonder why my method didn't work for you!
Thanks a lot for the video! I took the cowl cover off to make some parts of the work easier. I got the confidence from your video! I am going to give Falasa's idea a shot. If that doesn't work I will take the drilling route. Suggestion to others: To remove the wiper blade I used a puller (not the special tool that Volvo suggested but something similar). It's faster that way.
Awesome - guaranteed you'll get it either/both way ;-) For the wiper arms you really don't need a puller - just push/pump on it with your hand like in the video - it'll pop off as it works its way up the axle.
Quoted today at $2600 to replace my blower motor at the stealership.
I might just follow this saga
Do it yourself over the winter break ;-)
Very helpful - thanks a lot for sharing!
If it helps one person, I'm happy ;-)
I've got an xc70, but watched just for the fun of it. As for the common 'squeak', my method of repair has been to just run the fan slightly faster or slower so the squeak dissappears. The point is that it should re-center the squirrel cage onto what is likely just a nylon bushing, and eventually make it totally go away. In fact, i think my noise is completely gone now from doing this. Cheers 🍻 👏 ☮️
Great news!
In my world necessity is the mother of all inventions. In the cross country Volvo wagon, they removed the access to change the fuel pump, you have to drop the whole rear sub frame plus the gas tank. No way Jose, visit Junk Yard Make some cuts and create a template and make your own access from above just like any other Volvo.
Great video, it just makes you wonder if the engineers do some stuff just for service profit. The best rule is always the KISS rule: Keep Simple Stupid!
Thanks for the tip. It might just be less design work on their part to make the access spot. They were technically working for Ford at the time. Be Awesome if someone could make a video similar to this one to cutting a fuel pump access into a P3 XC70....
Ha! Very smart - yes having to drop anything is ridiculous
Many thanks for the guidance!
No problem! You tackle it? ;-)
Success Ijust have replaced blower fan motor on volvo xc60 strait six twin turbo 2011. I did impossible. I cut wall and insolation to come to motor.The trick is press clip on motor and tap on housing in same time to rotate fan to realese. Is not enough to push lock tab down also in same time you have to push up clip on motor. You have to jam flat large screw driver between clip and realease tab,such way that clip is going up on motor and realease tab on housing going down. Is not enough to press tab down by fingers.So to unhook connector on blower motor you have to push it out half way than is enough room to unplug it.Same thing when installing new one .Also when you lock new fan,.lift locking tab up with screw driver.to secure it.Thank you !
Congratulations on doing the job :-) Enjoy the silence ;-)
Glad it was successful!!!
Volvo never sold any model with twin turbos. The 2.5, 3.0L engines only have a single turbos. I have a 2011 S80 T6 and it only has a single turbo.
You have right single turbo 300hp swedish 2jz@@kmorton54
Awesome!
Glad you found it useful :-)
Amazing video! Can the whole fan replacement be done just with the access through the engine bay, or do you still need the access from underneath the glove box as well?
Unfortunately to fully replace it, the glovebox comes out :-( as well as a lot of other things ;-)
Oh man... this car was so much fun before everything started breaking.. this looks like a fun repair but im probably just gonna sell the car instead.. did the blower motor going send an engine code in your car?
No code. It just started squeaking louder and louder. “Everything” is a broad term ;-)
Thanks for the video it is very helpful but i have a question. You didn’t have a screw on the backside of the fan?
Strange thing is I believe none of the xc60s had that screw inserted.I know which one you are talking about. It is _supposed_ to be there as added security to hold the cage onto the frame, but neither me nor my mechanics who has replaced quite a few have seen that screw on the xc60. I know it was on the xc70s.
@@MrRichardRolandothank you for your swift reply, you may have saved me from drilling through the firewall to access it. I’ll try to access the tab as you suggested and if i can’t I’ll try @mfalasa’s method.
Got my vids confused 🤦🏽♂️. One guy said he got to the tab from the passenger side.
@mfalasa removed the cluster and stuck a thin flat bar through the venting and accessed the tab that way. I already removed it so it’s worth a try before drilling.
I leaned to live with mine by spraying a bit of grease on it from under the cowl. It goes away for a time, good enough for me.
Hey, how do you do that?
Tried that for a bit, but wanted a permanent fix ;-)
As cronom1 asked Richard, could the whole job be done by removing speedometer cluster, cowling, wiper assembly and then drilling the access port as you did?
Sorry for the late replies all - been busy. Hey Micheal - the speedometer cluster removal will work with the 70, not the 60 - for some strange reason the vent piping is different. So on the 70 you would not need to drill through the engine wall as you can access the tab release. Either way that glovebox and everything in the passenger footwell is coming out LOL
I would use a strong tape to tape the small hole. There's already a large square hole on the left. I don't think a small hole on the right will make a huge difference. What if you need to change the fan again? The silicone is a pain the remove.
Silicone isn't that hard to remove - plus added moisture protection makes it worth it. Cheers! 🙂
Nice👍👍 is it the same on a V60 hybrid 2015🤔🤔
Great question that I don't know the answer to :-( Start by taking out the speedometer cluster and see if there are vent tubes in the way (?) - plus it will help you get to know your car ;-) Sweet vehicle BTW
Will i be able to get the driver's side screw out through the cut hole? I got to the point where i removed the recirculation housing and passed my borescope over the blower to the driver's side to verify i do have that screw installed. What size hole saw did you use?
At 3:30 ;-) 2.5" hole saw. If you mean the screw that apparently holds the two sides of the plastic cage together that is tucked away on the diagrams? Strangely no one that did this method (or any other) had to remove that screw because there isn't one (?) On mine there was a set hole with threads on other side, but no screw in it. My mechanic said they never had to remove one either - so the thought is that they never installed one from the factory for the XC60s? SO you say you _do_ have a screw there?
I'm pretty sure I do. I took a few pics with a borescope to post but TH-cam keeps deleting the links.
What year?
@@MrRichardRolando2013 th-cam.com/users/shorts5qrmtPgmEUM?si=frzZx5GOHRHi8S2X
Just throwing it out there. For all that massive headache and work, why not go to FCP euro and get a continental/VDO (one of a couple oems that Volvo uses) for maybe $15 more? Or hell even just get OE at the dealer. Sure it's a couple hundred bucks more but do you really want to do this job again in the next 10 years?
Hey David - the replacement I ordered is "Made in Germany", so no low-quality part ;-) It'll last 10 years easily... which is longer than I may have this one... unless I decide to take it to 378,000K, like I did my v50 ;-)
Hi Richard, can you help me with my 2012 XC60 of course not for free since you have the tools and experience to do this, I'm in Kitchener Ontario and can come over.
Please let me know.
Thanks
George
If my life weren't so crazy I would help - but can't right now :-( Plus I borrowed the tool from my mechanic LOL. Call Duke Motors in Richmond Hill, and tell them you saw the video I posted and ask what they would charge for the swap. Good bunch of guys. Good luck!
Tell them John with the XC60 that did the fan swap recommended them
In a garage is like 1000 USD Job, For 100 Part
"IF" you buy _just_ the fan alone from Volvo, it's $465 Canadian ($95 after market from quality vendor). Then labour on top... dealers can range from $1200 all the way up to $1900. Which is nuts. If you are even remotely handy, and have an afternoon to dedicate to it, this is the way to go ;-)
Has anyone tried removing the Driver Information screen on the top of the dash to see if you can get access that way?
You can’t :-( it’s messy in there, and does not allow access
@@MrRichardRolando Thanks. replacing mine this weekend.
Drilling into the car?? No way i will ever do that. I just took the dash out. It's not that hard. Took me about 8h to complete the job on my V60 (and i never did it and had to find my way to find all the mountingpoints). Once you can pull the dash to the front, you can reach the screw and remove it. Just be a bit carefull. I think if i have to do it a second time, i will be able to do it in 4h. I just lost so much time to find the one screw of the dash to release it, and that screw was hidden behind the blower tube where the gauges are. You have to bend the blowertube and there was one screw hidden. The rest was pretty common.
V60 as you said? Or XC60? Either way - good job! I've lost track of too many screws and bolts in major repairs to want to attempt a full dash removal LOL.
@@MrRichardRolando i have a V60
I drilled a hole. Whatever. Im driving mine till i die. Its a great car. But dash half ripped apart. Its winter now. Found a 2001 v70 for 500$ bought as a parts car. For my 04 v70r decided to drive it. And the 2011xc60 still sits half in shambles.. 4months later... head in palms... wtf man... why... i have no money to pay anyone to do this job!! I want to rip the thing apart by hand.. But wont.. Anyone. Help.. Central Ontario.. Will pay with wiskey..
Ugh. Jordy that sucks. What happened? Did you watch the other videos as well as this one?
@@MrRichardRolando well.. Consol is disassembled, glove box disassembled. Waterfall whatever it's called controls disassembled. Wiper assembly disassembled, hole drilled 3" for extra space. Ecu behind glove box removed. No heat, no windshield wipers. All parts piled in the back (stacking). Looks awful. Lost conference. Job stalled. Almost ready to quit. But won't give up. People tell me to just sell it.. (Including my parents).. But I know I'll be lucky to get 3k$ for it as it sits.. I dunno.. I'm close I sense it but then again. I still haven't even gotten the old blower motor out yet! .. 😆💦. This one is a real test of patients..
Butcher!
Sorry not sorry ;-)