92 S40 Surging heater motor speeds (fix)
Just writing to say that I read online that pulling the heater control unit and cleaning the fan/heat-cool/temp pots did fix the problem!
Pulling the heater control module is very simple and there is a Youtube video showing how it to remove it.
here:
One I got the module out I noticed that there were 4 torx screw on the back, so I removed them but was still not able to open the module up.
Si I just went in from the front, first I used CCRC 05101 QD Electronic Cleaner which comes w/ a addional extension so you can get into tight speces. If you look down beneath the ***** you will see a small area that you can squirt the cleaner in.
So I gave the pots a good blast and worked them back and fourth abot 30 times then followed up w/ DDeoxIT® DN5 and again worked the controls about 30 times.
Put back together and now the fan speed is working 100% w/o any surging..
Pulling the heater control module is very simple and there is a Youtube video showing how it to remove it.
here:
One I got the module out I noticed that there were 4 torx screw on the back, so I removed them but was still not able to open the module up.
Si I just went in from the front, first I used CCRC 05101 QD Electronic Cleaner which comes w/ a addional extension so you can get into tight speces. If you look down beneath the ***** you will see a small area that you can squirt the cleaner in.
So I gave the pots a good blast and worked them back and fourth abot 30 times then followed up w/ DDeoxIT® DN5 and again worked the controls about 30 times.
Put back together and now the fan speed is working 100% w/o any surging..
Good to hear! I did the same to mine using DeoxIT back in 2014 and it made my climate controls rock steady. But it only lasted a year and now I'm back to where I started.
Be sure to report back if the problem comes back.
Be sure to report back if the problem comes back.
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