Problems with the cabin blower seem to be frequent and I am amongst those who had a screeching blower motor. If the blower isn't repaired or replaced it will ultimately take the blower resistor out on a MCC unit or the power stage on an ECC unit. The blower resistors and the power stage units are ne...

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See them. Thanks. That will take a torque drive to get to, so I will do after work and see what happens.
Have I said how great this forum is lately???
Shane

If no one takes you up on the offer, I can ship you a bad unit. It is expensive to ship from Canada, but in the interest of learning I would do it. Hopefully there is someone nearer to you with a bad unit.

Neil.

UPDATE:

- It is now 4.5y/40K miles later, this rebuild using generic trans hose still holds up nicely.

UPDATE 4y/40K miles later.

- Zero leaks, Oetiker clamp area looks good.
- @Oitsujosh, my 3/8-inch hose is fine. I don't know about XC model, but for FWD model, the 3/8" line is fine.

Hello, Just thought I'd add this for anyone interested in towing with their car or just want to see some numbers to nerd out on. I just finished a 1,300 mile trip from Charleston, SC to San Antonio, TX. I had approx 1500 lbs of cargo in the car, roof box, and a small U-Haul 4x8 trailer (approx 900 l...

Hy jreed,

I wanted to thank you for the tutorial. Good job well done !

Manov.

I apologize for bump an old topic from the dead, just have a few interesting observations from personal experience, maybe someone will need this information in the future. Depending on the material that you are drilling, HSS is probably your best all-around choice. For plastic, aluminum and light ga...

The oil cooler lines on these cars are known for leaking where the rubber hose is crimped to the metal ends. Mine have been leaking for about 4 years, but it was a slow leak. Today I decided to repair them. The Volvo replacements are a steep $250 for the pair. There are aftermarket brands but the re...