P2 Cars: Blower Motor 31320393 Replacement (How To) Topic is solved

[paul1149]

Worldbound4now, that was an awesome tutorial. Looks just like my s60.

Thanks very much.

A couple of notes pertaining to my '01 S60:

I didn't need to pull the center console panel.

Neither did I need to pull the floor trim at the door.

I opted not to pull the battery, but instead pulled the ceiling and courtesy light fuses.

I used a flat bar to move the glove box over to the left, and still barely got the stop loose.

That flexible drive is almost a must. Very difficult without it.

Now I've got the blower out, but it's not physically jammed as I thought. So hopefully I can trace the problem.

[swimNdrive]

Wow! this is very helpful thread. My 01 XC70 blower is giving some noise intermittently after I replaced the old cabin filter. I think some leaves or other junk got into it, because when there were full of leaves and junk on the old filer when I pulled it out. I will try to remove the blower and do some cleaning and lube tomorrow by using the instructions on this thread and see how it goes. Thanks a lot for the people who contributed to this thread. It is already save me a lot of time to research on the issue.

[cffhello]

my 96 850 t doesnt look like that i have removed the glove box and the lower dash panal there is something that talks about the air bag on it my fan is behind it

[JimBee]

There are tutorials for the 850. I've changed several 850 blowers and the procedure is a little different. Definitely disconnect your battery before you start the project because you're going to working around the passenger side airbag. You'll need to remove the steel rounded knee bolster and glove box. From there it's pretty easy but check out the tutorials for details.

[swimNdrive]

Report back on my progress. Cleaned and lubed the motor did get work for a few weeks, but the noise came back after that. I finally replaced it with a TYC Unit. It works no issue at all. Without this thread, I would not even know where to start. Thank you all who priovied great information.

Now I do have a little problem. I am not able to put the gas strut back with my finger or any tool the I have. Any thoughts?

[Pandaguy]

After my blower fan died this summer I found this guide and I was able to replace my blower fan. It was a bit of work but I got it done. Don't think I would have been able to do it with out the pictures and instructions. Now I am working up to changing the transmission fluid on my 2004 XC70.

[Allgonquin]

My 2004 XC70 does not have a strut to slow the opening of the glovebox door, but rather a cord which is attached to a spring-dashpot type device mounted on the back of the glovebox. The cord attaches to the back of the glovebox with a slider gizmo on the passenger side, and it is easy to remove by just sliding it up. One screw on that fan motor is really a PITA - you said it right that you need a variety of implements to drive the T25 bit. I wound up using a 1/4" ratcheting box wrench with the torx bit through the box end, held from falling through via some duct tape on the box end.

[2001_S80]

My 2001 S80 blower motor rattles at low speeds. Sounds metallic. Not looking forward to doing this. Did it on a different make and still remember the one screw that was difficult. On the bright side, I will get to buy a new tool (flexible tool).

The noise is not bad, but I have read not fixing it will lead to other problems? Agree or disagree?

[oragex]

Wow! this is very helpful thread. My 01 XC70 blower is giving some noise intermittently after I replaced the old cabin filter. I think some leaves or other junk got into it, because when there were full of leaves and junk on the old filer when I pulled it out. I will try to remove the blower and do some cleaning and lube tomorrow by using the instructions on this thread and see how it goes. Thanks a lot for the people who contributed to this thread. It is already save me a lot of time to research on the issue.

When it starts to make noise it's usually the upper bearing that starts to seize. It takes a puller to remove the fan itself off the rod, to expose the upper bearing. The lower bearing would also benefit from some grease. Don't knock on the rod to remove the fan or to free the bearings, as the motor components will break in pieces inside the casing. Just remove the fan with a puller then add some grease on the two bearings. The rod can slide a little bit so it can be cleaned further more were the bearings are seated.

Don't use oil on the bearings, only some good bearing grease.

[habbyguy]

Just a quick note on removing / installing that one hard-to-reach mounting bolt. Instead of a flex driver (something I don't have), I used a cheap Harbor Freight right angle ratchet screwdriver. It takes hex 1/4" bits, so I just put a T25 bit in, and held it up with one hand while turning it with the other. It takes a while since the swing on the tool isn't huge, but once it was loose I could remove it by turning it with my fingers.

The ratchet screwdriver costs a whopping $3... http://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-ri ... 92630.html No doubt one of the most cost-effective and useful tools on earth - I use mine all the time.