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ECM box fan test in VIDA?

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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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Pivo
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Year and Model: 2007 V70XC
Location: near Sherbrooke, Quebec
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Re: ECM box fan test in VIDA?

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Yes, I understand this is a quite clever trick to use the cabin air, which should be either hotter than the outside air (in the winter) or cooler than outside air (in the summer, if you use A/C). However I'm no too sure putting ECM and TCM in a closed box was such a good idea, as these modules generate a fair bit of heat on their own: temperature swings must be enormous... I remember when cars had their ECUs just bolted in the engine bay: that might have been just as good, and greatly simpler solution.
Nevertheless, I'll be sure to try your A/C suggestion next time I have this kind of trouble! (although I expect/hope it never comes back).

Pivo
Posts: 18
Joined: 26 January 2016
Year and Model: 2007 V70XC
Location: near Sherbrooke, Quebec
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BTW, sorry for my mis-spelling of Deoxit...

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