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Volvo 850 GLE 20v - Radiator Cooling Fan

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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shaker_chi
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Re: Volvo 850 GLE 20v - Radiator Cooling Fan

Post by shaker_chi »

I just had the same problem on my 98 S70. It turns out my relay was bad. First thing I would do is check to see if your fan works. Get yourself a couple alligator clips and put power directly to the fan. I would assume your fan probably works because of the mileage on your vehicle. From there you can check your relay. If you remove the middle plug of the fan relay (its under the passenger side of the radiator shroud) and ground one of the 2 prongs the fan should kick on. Also, if you turn on your air conditioner that should automatically turn on your fan. Hope this helps.

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Post by scot850 »

shaker_chi has a just completed thread on a similar experience:

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =1&t=78274

This includes links to how-to info.

Good luck!

Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold

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