Volvo 31373831 User manual

Instruction No Version Part. No.
31399531 1.0 31373831
Electric engine block heater 110V
IMG-290450
Instruction No Version Part. No.
31399531 1.0 31373831
Electric engine block heater 110V
IMG-290450
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Equipment
A0000162 IMG-239664 IMG-239660
IMG-372622
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IMG-231470
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INTRODUCTION
Read through all of the instructions before starting installation.
Notifications and warning texts are for your safety and to
minimise the risk of something breaking during installation.
Ensure that all tools stated in the instructions are available
before starting installation.
Certain steps in the instructions are only presented in the form
of images. Explanatory text is also given for more complicated
steps.
In the event of any problems with the instructions or the
accessory, contact your local Volvo dealer.
1
IMG-231547
Removal
Turn the front wheels so that the screws in the wing liner are
accessible.
2
IMG-231549
Remove the five screws along the front edge of the wheel arch
liner.
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3
IMG-231550
Remove the plastic nut.
4
IMG-231551
Fold the wing liner out of the way.
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5
IMG-231309
Remove the engine splash guard.
6
IMG-265069
Remove the three screws.
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7
IMG-265070
Remove the bumper section on the left-hand side by pulling it
forwards at the same time as bending the air baffle down.
8
IMG-265071
Disconnect the connector for the fog lamp and also the parking
assistance connector if applicable.
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9
IMG-265072
Accessory installation
Using a sharp knife, first make a thin cut along the edges of the
marking inside of the bumper cover. Then carefully cut the
bumper cover.
Note!
Cut carefully. It is easy to slip with the knife and move outside
the markings.
Install the protective cover for the front engine block heater
socket from the kit. Check that it aligns.
Note!
Ensure that the protective cover is turned the correct way
(shown in next image).
Adjust the hole with a knife as necessary.
Smooth off the hole edges. Remove any swarf.
10
IMG-265073
Install the connector for the fog lamp and parking assistance
connector (if applicable) and reinstall the bumper section.
Using a sharp knife, first make a thin cut along the edges of the
inner section of the bumper flush with the prepared hole on the
outer bumper section.
Note!
Cut carefully. It is easy to slip with the knife and move outside.
Install the protective cover for the front engine block heater
socket from the kit. Check that it aligns.
Note!
Ensure that the protective cover is turned the correct way, see
image.
Adjust the hole using a knife or file if necessary.
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11
IMG-231551
Fold the wing liner out of the way.
12
IMG-231564
Press the protective cover (from the kit) into place in the hole cut
in the bumper cover.
Insert the cable for the front engine block heater socket together
with the ground lead from the kit through the protective cover.
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13
IMG-231566
Install the attaching brace and nut from the kit.
Tighten the front engine block heater socket to the bumper shell.
Plug the electrical connector into the front engine block heater
socket. Use the connector as a counterhold when tightening.
Press the cable into the holder on the washer fluid reservoir.
Remove the cover on the cooling system expansion tank.
14
IMG-231565
Turn the front intake connector so that the cover opens
rearwards.
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15
IMG-231567
Route the cable with ground lead from the front intake in front of
the subframe's left-hand front mounting.
16
IMG-231568
Continue downwards on the inside of the subframe.
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17
IMG-372648
Drill a Ø5.5 mm (Ø5/32") hole for the front intake grounding on
the underside of the left front side member as illustrated.
Deburr the hole edges, remove the drill swarf and apply
rustproofing agent to the edges.
Remove screw and toothed washer from the kit and tighten the
ground cable.
Clamp up the excess ground cable to the cable for the front
engine block heater socket using a tie strap from the kit.
18
IMG-231572
Take two clips from the kit and install them on the upper edge of
the subframe, and turned in toward the subframe U-profile.
Install the clips in the positions illustrated.
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19
IMG-231472
Install a cable tie with clip in the hole in the upper edge of the
subframe in order to clamp up any excess cable. The cable tie
must be fitted turned in toward the subframe U-profile, between
the already installed clips.
20
IMG-231473
Drain the coolant.
Tighten the nipple after the coolant has been drained.
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21
IMG-231474
Detach the double clamp for the cable to the alternator on the
thermostat housing hose.
Rotate the catch on the thermostat housing pipe anticlockwise,
detach the hose and drain the remaining coolant.
22
IMG-231475
Cut off the hose using a sharp knife in accordance with the
measurements.
Hint
Install a piece of tape over the cutting location and mark with a
pen where the incision should be. Reinstall the hose
connection in the pipe in order to support the cutting process.
Note!
Do not damage the adjacent cable harnesses.
Make the incision as straight as possible.
The short hose-end that was cut off shall be used again.
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23
IMG-231476
Cut out the short cut-off hose section as illustrated.
Discard the cut-off hose bend.
24
IMG-231477
Remove the short hose-end and press it on the pipe that runs to
the thermostat housing. Make sure that the cut-out in the hose
connection is turned down and fits into the corresponding pin in
the pipe connection.
Rotate the catch on the pipe clockwise against the stop.
Take a hose clamp from the kit and install it on the hose-end.
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25
IMG-231478
Take the engine block heater, bracket, rubber coated clamp and
screw from the kit and assemble them as illustrated.
Do not tighten the screw yet.
26
IMG-231479
Take the hose clamp from the kit and fit it onto the engine block
heater's upper connection.
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27
IMG-231480
Position the engine block heater with bracket in the front edge of
the oil sump and connect both hose-ends to the engine block
heater's connections.
Take a screw from the kit and tighten the bracket with engine
block heater into the existing hole in the oil sump.
Note!
The screw is self-tapping so insertion may be slow. Make sure
that the screw is centred straight into the hole, so that the
screw head is flat against the bracket.
28
IMG-231481
Adjust the engine block heater in the rubber coated clamp so
that the hoses are properly fitted on the engine block heater's
connections.
Tighten the screw to the rubber coated clamp.
Tighten the hose clamps to the engine block heater.
Install the double clamp to the cable for the alternator in the
engine block heater's upper hose.
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29
IMG-225580
Lubricate the O-ring on the connector for the heater's cable with
low temperature grease P/N 1161427.
Note!
Do not get any grease on the surfaces of the connector.
30
IMG-231482
Connect the front intake cable in the engine block heater and
press it in firmly.
Press a locking sleeve from the kit over the cable splice.
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31
IMG-214063
Take a double cable tie and clamp the cable into the pipe that
runs to the thermostat housing.
32
IMG-372663
Press the cable into the two clips and tighten the cable to the
subframe using the clip's cable tie.
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IMG-290983
Installation
Top up with coolant and run the engine to operating
temperature.
Bleed the cooling system and check that there is no leakage.
Top up the cooling system as required.
34
IMG-231335
Reinstall the engine splash guard. Tighten.
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