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No heat in Vermont from 2003 xc70

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2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
2004 - 2007 XC70 (Cross Country)
2001 - 2009 S60
2003 - 2007 S60 R
2004 - 2007 V70 R

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SailorSteve22
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Re: No heat in Vermont from 2003 xc70

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Fyi. After messing with the settings to get the door in the right place I then disconnected all the actuator doors only passenger side.easy enough. Now have cabin heating . I'll leave it like this til spring/ summer

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Hello everybody. I thought I'd fixed the heate issue but I have not. I tried swapping out the CCM. That didn't work either. When I bought this car it had a faulty instrument cluster that would go on and off so I swapped it with my V70. I think this could be the reason for my lack of a heater. With the blower off I can feel hot air coming through the vent. When I turn it up to one it's ok but as soon as I turn it up to two and beyond the air turns cold or warm at best. Can anyone give me any insight on what I should do?

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Post by cn90 »

I'd check and replace:
- Thermostat Wahler is OEM, but I have used Facet brand (,made in Italy) w/o any issues. Facet is much cheaper.
- Heater core may be blocked.

I posted the experience of my 2005 XC90 2.5T in XC90 forum...
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Post by matthew1 »

cn90 wrote: 20 Jan 2026, 21:02 I posted the experience of my 2005 XC90 2.5T in XC90 forum...
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Post by chrism »

So the more air you blow across the core, the colder it is. I think CN90 may be on to something with the idea of a partially plugged-up core. At this point I think I would disconnect the heater hoses at the front side of the firewall (twist disconnect) and shoot water through the core with a garden hose. Run the water through in both directions, alternating several times, and see what comes out.
Don’t hold the garden hose TOO tightly against the firewall connectors as your houses water pressure may exceed what the heater core can handle.

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Post by jonesg »

grab or shoot the hoses with a temp gun, they should both be hot, one hotter than the other if theres flow.

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