It is a challenge. Once you start you realise how much of a task it is, then you must keep going. Still better to be working on a Volvo 240 than a BMW V12 any day!
Great video! Yes, this helps many who want to do the same work thanks for posting. I see how the airbox is different in your '83 model compared to my '84 model with AC here in US. I have not seen this design in US 240's maybe non-AC models were never sold here.
we europeans make jokes about US cars.. that they start designing the car Around the AC unit. AC comes first. the rest of the car later 😂😂 So yes. AC cars are different than the one this video is about. Sadly AC 240's are hard to find here in the netherlands so i still had no opportunity to make a video about them..
Just bought a 240 -88 with replaced blower. 2 issues: 1) fan is pretty loud on lowest speed. 2) Heat adjustment is hard to tune other than full hot and then oudoor temperature cold.. the left top slider is almost left and its 1mm precision tryout to get something mild warm…. Any ideas what may have gone wrong???
Nice, congratulations! A loud fan could be the bearings. but when it has been replaced that would we weird. Heat adjustment is always a pain on 240's. Most cars have the problem that the outside fans always blow hot and won't be cold. Outdoor temperature is normal since it's just a fan sucking in outdoor air into the cabin. If it's an aircondiioning it must be colder than outside air.
Removing it without removing the dash just add more challenges. Sure, you can do it. You can also work on your engine without opening the hood, but there's not much fun in that. An extra 10 minutes to pull the dash will make this job a lot more accessible.
Hi mate, i'm sorry for asking but did you watch the video? I made an ever newer one back in april. Took me 2 hours an 15 minutes for the full job. Why take a whole dash out with wiring looms and go in when you can slide the thing out in about 45min? I understand your point. But when i work on customer cars they won't be happy if i start doing many hours more on this job than neccecary 😅😂
if you watch closely i also took out the front window and all the other glass, the engine, front drivetrain and everything else. This car was being restored back then. That's why everything is out. I'm not making video's to argue with people in the comment section. I make the video's to help people. I've done many of these blower motor jobs and if you believe it or not. This way is the fastest and easiest. If you wand to take out the dash, fine with me. If you have an AC car. Take the dash out, period.. But on non-AC cars it's just the center console and glovebox and you have enough acces to get there. I hope you get yours fixed and have a nice day 🙂
It's pretty obvious that when taking out the complete blower motor unit the hoses inside of the car need to be disconected from the blower radiator. these don't go out often and in all the cars i did i've never seen them leak. The only bad point is the firewall runtrough. these can leak!
well, my car has the original ones and they are not leaking. I am replacing them for silicone but as long as they are not cracked and super dry they should be okay. But to be sure you can always replace them. They can be replaced without taking the complete blower out!
@@RollinHeritage The reason I say that is because I have seen a couple of cars where they had to replace the hoses, because coolant ended up on the floor,& then the smell of coolant, even though I never had to replace them, I rather check to make sure to prevent this from happening
Good to know! I've never seen leaking hoses there. The common thing is the firewall gotrough and the radiator itself 😄 I do always clean the both in and outside before putting them back so when they are old and rotten they will be replaced 👍
I still prefer to remove the dash. Just because it's more comfortable to work from above instead of down there in the footwell. It isn't much work actually, because you already removed glove box, center console and these air hoses. Remove the instrument cluster, the two plastic pieces around the steering column and the 6 or 7 screws holding the dashboard and take it out. After I did this three times or more on mine (first replaced blower motor, then windscreen wiper linkage and a few weeks ago the heater valve), removing the dashboard now takes 5 minutes for me😂
that is correct. but 8 bolts for the seats will give you room enough to get underneath there. without removing all the dash brackets and wiring harneses it's still tight from above. You can do it eather way but i've seen some people do it only from above. that won't work. you have to start from the bottom and disasemble everything there. so yes, You are correct. removing the dash is an option and will give you more room. but it is not necessary 😁
Just a note, the 89 to 93 240 DL blower motor is WAY more complicated, with a bunch of extra crap in the way. These would be easy, IF Volvo had just included an access panel on the blower motor housing.
They are only different with the AC models right? i tought the "92 240 from a friend a mine has exactly the same system as my 83 or another friends 84. but i might be wrong 😅👍
All went well. The trickiest part I found, apart from 'birthing' the whole thing (on a RHD it is slightly trickier) and getting the rubber mounting grommet / bushings on. Anyway, on a 1990 model there is only the addition of an extra tube at the back / rear which I believe is a water / condensation drain. Your video was great motivation. Unfortunately I have no hot air from the centre of the dash, so I assume valve or radiator blockage. Any ideas?
Yeah mine has the drain pipe on the bottom too, i might not have filmed that 😅 It could be air in the system wich blocks off the flow but i've never experienced that myself. Does the enige get hot? And with hot i mean overheating? Then it could be a broken waterpump. My first guess would be to push a normal garden water hose in one of the firewall pipes going into the heater and then see if water comes out of the other end. This is also a good way to get air out of there. If there is flow, it could be a blockage in the engine system.
try to find out if the hoses are leaking or the radiator itself. All the stuff you are working with is offcourse really old so it wouldn't surprise me if the radiator is leaking. But i've had multiple cars come in with hoseclamps that were loose
