14 reg Tour de France estate, 92K miles.

Fan working normally yesterday, everything functioning.

Today, the fan has stopped doing anything, screen de-mist down to normal face/screen/feet blower etc. not working.

All lights for the ventilation working, the speed control switches show the speed lights, but no fan at all. Speed switch goes from off to full fan, but nothing happens in terms of fan working.

I hope it is one of the fuses, but before delving into those does anyone have any experience of this fault please?

Thanks,

Graham.

Just checked all the relevant fuses at the end of the dash board. All OK, nothing blown.

4 fuses in all that had anything with blower etc in the function.

 

I can't read any relay having a function, so I can only presume the fan has instantly died.

This has happened after the car was left standing for 11 days in an airport car park last week.

 

It might have failed in the car park as we did not notice the fan was not running on the way home, but did yesterday.

 

I see new blowers are available for around £60 on ebay, and youtube vids show the job is not too hard for DIY, so without pulling the fan blower out of the under dash I think I'm stuck!

 

Need the car over the next 2 weeks so might just buy a blower and press-on fitting it.

All fixed!

Took the blower unit out, bit awkward to get the glove box push release cover off to get at the 6th glove box screw, but found the motor to be very stiff to turn. Added some engine oil to the top of the bearing that is by the fan blade moulding and put the 12V connector onto the motor and off it went like a good one.

 

Ran it up through all the speeds and functions, and all is good. Ran it some more at max speed then min speed and response is good. Gravity will also get the oil into the top bearing that i presume is sealed to some degree.

 

Not the perfect fix, but keeps the car on the road. If it stops again then a new one will go in. All in all a very DIY job, and satisfying to work on a modern car and win!

Evening.

 

It is a very common issue. Did the same with mine a while ago.

Easy to get out and easy fix.

 

Nice to do it yourself mate. 

Yes, good to 'diy' these things.

I thought it would entail stripping lots of the dash apart but not so.

Not sure how long it will last, but when it tightens again I'll know what is involved.

 

The bear is very exposed but could be better protected (and larger)

WARNING!

If you test the blower using the car's connector with the air bag connector off the glove box he ecu will think there is an error/fault with the air bag system.

This means the yellow air bag symbol comes up on the dash and stays illuminated when ign is on!

 

You can only get this sorted using a suitable plug in reader. 

Just had mine done locally and cost £10.

 

Dash now clear.

Edited 28 May, 20242 yr by 911hillclimber

Well....

Car stood standing for 36 hours, tested the fan, and it is tight again!

Ordered a new one, £36 and 5 year warranted.