Hi all. I am new here and had my Volvo since it was new in '09. I recently moved to Montana, and decided to be good to my car and install an engine block heater. The installation seemed easy but when I got the part, I was unable to find the instructions for the part number ( 30776725) anywhere on the internet. I found instructions for a different part number on the Volvo accessories site, that had all the same parts included in the instructions, and was for a 2009 S40 (30793938). I am now running into a few problems that make me think these instructions wont work.

In the instructions it has me route the electrical cable from the left (driver) side of the car through the engine to the right where the radiator expansion tank is. It then talks about draining the radiator from a nipple that is located in the "radiator pipe above the oil cooler in front of the right drive shaft". Unless I am not understanding this, I found my oil cooler on the left side (drivers), while the radiator expansion tank is on the opposite side. Also, I trace the radiator hose from the oil cooler and I cant find any drain nipple from which to drain the expansion tank.

So if anyone cant straighten me out, point me to the instructions for part number 30776725, or to a 2009 S40 engine schematic, that would be very much appreciated. I live several hours from the nearest dealer and do not wish to go there to have them finish this installation.

 

Never mind I figured out my problem. The "oil cooler" I was looking at was not actually the oil cooler, it was some other cooler looking thing near the radiator. Surprisingly, the oil cooler is located next to the oil pan. Who would have thought.