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2003 S40

Help, Advice, Owners' Discussion and DIY Tutorials on S40 and V40. In this forum you'll find S40/V40-specific owners asking and answering questions on maintenance, ownership, repairs, tutorials and almost every do-it-yourself thing you can do to save money owning these Volvos.

1996 - 2004 S40
1996 - 2004 V40

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martin9586
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Year and Model: 2003 s40
Location: los angeles

2003 S40

Post by martin9586 »

does anyone know if the a/c fan under the hood is supposed to stay on the entire time the a/c is running or is it supposed to turn on and off as needed?

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There are two and the larger one is a two speed and the smaller one a single speed.
ECM will run the large one on low at something around 200 psi and then go to high and add the small one at 250 +/- psi.
If it is a cooler day the car has cooled down the fan will cycle when you idle and the fans usually go off at a bit over 25 MPH due to air movement.
If a/c isn't on the fans will be staged based on how hot the engine gets.

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