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2001 V70 Cabin Ventilation stopped working

Help, Advice, Owners' Discussion and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's stylish, distinctive P2 platform cars sold as model years 2001-2007 (North American market year designations).

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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jgegen
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Year and Model: V70 2001
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Re: 2001 V70 Cabin Ventilation stopped working

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Oh one more thing. Have not had a chance to test the ground you mentioned. A bit over me. Waiting on a friend.
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I am not sure what exactly you found (I hope you identified a poor connection and fixed it so it won't come back on you). Since your vent servomotors and lights are now working, the ground should not be a concern.
Your next step is to get to the fan electrical connector and check power to the fan assembly. The connector is accessible from underneath the glovebox (like when you change the cabin filter) without having to pull the fan assembly or anything else (at least not yet).

Once you've confirmed that the power supply and the control are both OK, then you will know it's a bad fan motor or a bad speed regulator. (You will still need to pull the fan assembly out to get to the electronic regulator). The diagnostic approach at that stage is pretty straightforward, and the actual work requires small hands, a lot of patience... and certain select phrases :evil: found in the underground French vocabulary...

...but it feels pretty rewarding when you're all done! :D

Sometimes (if the fan motor gets stuck because of a foreign object or a bearing failure) it would overload and take out the regulator so you may end up having to replace both; however that is seldom the case.
Example of Precision: Measure with a Micrometer, mark it with Chalk, and then cut it with an Axe.
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Ok. That will be my task this week. I'll keep you posted. Are you aware of any good directions for these steps.
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Yes,
Please find attached VIDA Procedure Files.

I believe you can find a very decent wrire-up if you search around, with some shortcuts, photos, and explanatory notes.
Cheers!
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2001 V70 Blower Fan.pdf
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2001 V70 Console.pdf
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2001 V70 Glovebox.pdf
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2001 V70 Sill Trim.pdf
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2001 V70 Soundproofing Panel.pdf
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Example of Precision: Measure with a Micrometer, mark it with Chalk, and then cut it with an Axe.
Disclaimer: We (very) seldom do that

2015 BMW 335i
2015 XC60 T5 Premier Plus
2002 S60 2.4 n/a - retired :(
1987 340 DL - retired :(

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