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XC90 V8 - Hot air problem ( or I should say no hot air! )Views : 6900 Replies : 27Users Viewing This Thread : |
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I had a similar problem with an XC90 I once owned and from memory this was the cure for mine if my fading memory serves me correctly!
On the centre console panel just to the left of the seat heater and rear screen buttons is a small three-slot aperture with a VERY delicate temperature sensing bulb behind it. Mine was clogged with years worth of fluff and dust. I gently teased the fluff out with a small modellers paint brush and carefully vacuum cleaned the aperture until it was perfectly clean. Hey presto, the car's heater worked perfectly afterwards. I recall that this small sensor is fooled into thinking the car is hot when it becomes clogged and electronically shuts down the cabin heater? Worth a try! |
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The internal cabin temperature is of course a critical parameter in ensuring the heater works properly
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When I met with the kind VOC member Dave who had VIDA and we picked fluff out of said hole, but this would only be affected when on the system was on Auto no? The wire inside of mine is very visible almost coning to the front of the grille bit ..is that normal?
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So ..apologies for the silly question.. do we know for a fact that if this is broken , which Im sure it is , that this would affect the heat output even when on manual settings and not Auto? I honestly thought it would only be when on Auto as surely if the cabin temperature was eg 26 degrees you could still select hot air to come out of the vents using the controls?
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For what is worth, I also had a lot of fluff in this element/sensor and removed with a vacuume cleaner. I can now see what looks like the end of some wires exposed in this grille. I have left well alone.
My heating and cooling work absolutely fine on both sides and all the controls work too. Not sure what the element/sensort looks like when removed but not unduly concerned. Hope this helps John l |
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Just to update this thread.
I took V8Bob to my local garage who used a thermal camera and it was the heater matrix after all ![]() Thanks again everyone for your advice. Steve
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Hi
May I ask what kind money this turned out to be as my d5 has all the same symptoms and I fear this is the next step. |
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I went for the 1st option as full removal including the doors would be too risky incase this caused more problems in the near future given that it had been assembled for 10 years and the chances of everything going back the way it was or the probability of future problems caused by all the disruption . As I said the 1st option they did have to cut away the corner of the heat box and then glue/fix it back together again , but they had full faith in this working and not causing any problems. This cost me £712 . The 2nd option was going to be closer to £900 , cant remember the final figure as they obviously quote everything + VAT and it was going to be between £900 and £1000. You can see why I chose option 1! ![]() Today I can definitely say it worked as I found myself turning the heating down to 20 as I was too hot ![]() Hope that is some help. Steve
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