Originally Posted by
DannyStringhamMarquis
Thanks for all the info that I've read, this forum is incredibly helpful for an aspiring DIY XC owner.
I have a 2005 XC70. I've owned it since 2012 and it has never had particularly strong heat. I've always lived with it especially because the heated seats make it tolerable, but would now like to try to fix it. I have a 2 year old daughter and would like to be able to warm the car better for her. We live in Indiana, so it gets decently cold.
The blower knob does not really function anymore. When I turn the knob, the lights don't light up or go off. Sometimes, they will fluctuate themselves at random (go from 4 lights to 5 lights and back and forth)
I can usually get it somewhat comfortable by switching to Auto, turning the driver and passenger knobs all the way up to 80, then switching to manual control and directing the heat at my face or my feet or both. When I do this, it's decently warm, but I feel like that extreme setting should be making me uncomfortable. It should be too hot, and instead it's just maybe hot enough.
My coolant level is good, I achieve good operating temp (right in the middle of the gauge)
The hoses going into and out of the heater core feel warm, though I haven't ruled out flushing the core.
In the summer, the A/C works well as long as I've charged it recently with freon.
The last mechanic I took it to said that there was "no communication" to the CCM. They recommended replacing it, but to the tune of 1700 bucks or something like that. I can't afford it.
I want to try replacing the Climate Control Module. There are used ones online for between 60 and 100 dollars, and I'm hoping I'll fix my blower knob problem and the heat problem at the same time.
However, I've read on a few different posts that you have to make sure to get the right replacement.
In the 3 optional buttons (Lower Left part of Module), I have a "DTSC" button plus a rear parking sensors button. Do I need to find a replacement with exactly those buttons or can they be exchanged with the new unit?
Also, I took my module out without disconnecting (per other threads advice) enough to see some numbers on the back.
"w505" was written on a unit that could be removed individually, directly behind the 3 little slits on the face of the module. I think this is what people have called the thermistor.
"1233843C" was written on one tag with a scannable UPC/SKU code
Then, in the corner, hardest to see until I took it all the way out of the housing that also holds the radio, I found what looked like a sticker from the factory.
It had these numbers:
30746023 05W103-04
M410DD0-0077
SN 31363524
My question to the forum is, how many of these numbers have to match? And do the optional buttons need to be the same?
Do you have other suggestions on diagnosis? I do sometimes hear a sound, seemingly like plastic fan blades hitting an obstruction, coming from under the dash on the passenger side. This is intermittent, though for a while, it seemed to only happen when I was braking. Could be totally unrelated, but I'm just trying to present the best picture possible.
Thanks for any advice.
Plus, I think from what I've read that I'm supposed to disconnect the battery with the vehicle totally off. Then when I reconnect, I go to key position II, connect the negative cable. When do I connect positive cable again?
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