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Heater fan packed in?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:00 am
by KB88
I was out for a drive on Saturday with the good lady, the car became very hot as we were stuck in traffic for ages.
After some time the fan started to lose and regain power...i switched from setting 1-3 several times and then it stopped!
At a stand still when i switched it to setting 3, the power drain was evident but the fan did not move.
So is this a blown motor or do i need to inspect the fan itself? I have no idea about the heater fan and how to get to it.
Any advice welcome.
Thanks
Re: Heater fan packed in?
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:51 pm
by Dougiegreenskala
Hi there, I have the exact same problem my friend, just packed up for no reason but a drain on power and drop in revs when switched to position three. I'm working away and don't have the good old Haynes to hand, ANY ADVICE on this one please !!!!!!!
Re: Heater fan packed in?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:11 am
by KB88
Dougiegreenskala wrote: Hi there, I have the exact same problem my friend, just packed up for no reason but a drain on power and drop in revs when switched to position three. I'm working away and don't have the good old Haynes to hand, ANY ADVICE on this one please !!!!!!!
Good luck with that bud. I've had a look at the assembly, i'm afraid im not experienced with removal of dashboards and im going to take this to a mechanic tomorrow night. He'll let me know how and why, i'll post again after then.
Re: Heater fan packed in?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:36 am
by wasted
It is actually possible to remove the blower unit via the scuttle in the engine bay, but it's a faff. Basically you have to separate the two halves and pull them out one each end. Is it possible there's just a loose connector in there somewhere? It's easy enough to remove the heater control panel to check the connections inside.
Re: Heater fan packed in?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:37 pm
by Dougiegreenskala
Thanks for the feedback guys, much appreciated
am back home at the weekend so will check out wiring etc as suggested. Let me know how you get on after seeing your mechanic, be interested to hear any info.
Re: Heater fan packed in?
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 2:07 pm
by KB88
wasted wrote:It is actually possible to remove the blower unit via the scuttle in the engine bay, but it's a faff. Basically you have to separate the two halves and pull them out one each end. Is it possible there's just a loose connector in there somewhere? It's easy enough to remove the heater control panel to check the connections inside.
Wow, £190 all in. After two hours labour and this, splitting it into two halves was mentioned, the part was after market. About £55 i think.
