Sounds like good decisions and sound work. Just be thankful that it wasn't a W115 chassis!
On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 6:52 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Replaced today, and I have heat again. Of course it would happen on the > coldest days of the winter so far. And though it was a little warmer today, > it started raining about halfway through the job. Always the way it goes it > seems. > > I replaced both the blower motor and the control board. Looking at the old > control board housing, one of the contact pins is dark and the plastic > around that pin is brown, so I am guessing it burned out and the motor was > OK. But I'll keep the old motor as a spare. > > Wasn't a terrible job but enough of a PITA that replacing the blower motor > at the same time was probably worth the trouble. > > Allan > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2022, at 4:45 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > > Well I have the parts ordered. $285 from FCP Euro for a new blower, new > > "resistor pack" (it's actually a more sophisticated electronic speed > > control, recommended to replace while you have the fan out) and a new > > cabin air filter. Went with Mahle Behr brands so it was a bit more > > expensive than it could have been but cheap parts are a poor economy if > > there is any kind of difficulty involved in the replacement. > > > > Allan > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2022, at 1:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >> Thanks for the info. I loved my Volvo in the pre-Benz days but that was > a 1959 544S. > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 11:47 AM Allan Streib <astr...@fastmail.fm> > wrote: > >>> __ > >>> 2009. I needed an SUV and a guy at work was selling it. Got a good > deal on it because it needed new rear wheel bearings. It was very well > maintained otherwise, he had all the records and always went to the dealer > even for stuff like tires and wiper blades. It's actually a very nice car, > >>> > >>> Looking at the videos the fan replacement doesn't seem much worse than > a W116/W123. Remove the glove box and a few other panels, there are five > screws holding the fan in. One is inaccessable and most people advise > breaking that tab off. To get at it you have to remove about half the dash. > But there was one video that showed how to unbolt another part, then you > can wedge the fan housing over enough to get at the last screw. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2022, at 11:21 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >>>> What year is that Volvo? WHy do you own it?? > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 9:30 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> Blower in the XC90 suddenly not working today. Checked the fuse, it > was OK. Replaced it anyway just in case, nothing. > >>>>> > >>>>> The official R&R calls for removing half the dash. It's about $1,000 > job at the stealer. > >>>>> > >>>>> YouTuber has posted a way to break a plastic tab and do the job in > an hour. Will be watching later tonight. We'll see how this goes. > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
