Good morning all,

 

Hoping that someone may have travelled this route previously and had to replace the above part.

 

During the last 6 months, we have replaced both the resistor and cabin filter on a Mark 2, '62' Octavia. This was due to the fan only working on top speed.

 

The operation of the fan has now become very noisy and I suspect the motor itself might be on its way out.

 

The below video was located on YouTube.

 

 

If anyone has had to replace this part previously is it as relatively easy as shown above , allowing of course for the video showing a car that is Left Hand Drive.

 

Many thanks in advance

 

 

Yes it is relatively easy.  I took out the motor on our Mk2 a number of years ago as it was making a strange noise initially (it had a parking ticket in it that had dropped down inside it) and then stopped completely (the bottom bearing had seized up but a bit of a clean and lubricate sorted it nicely).  It can be a bit of a fiddle to undo the wiring connector and squeeze it past other things under the dashboard but it's all very straightforward.

I have a similar problem on my '07 Octavia mk2 Scout.  Blower just refused to start on one of the cold mornings; all telltale lights saying all was OK - but they lied!
I'm hoping that once I remove the foot panel I will be able to try to turn the fan to see if the problem is just sticky brushes or commutator (or the bearing).  There have been no 'burning' smells so I'm assuming the resistor is either OK or has gone open circuit.
I'm keen to research as much as possible before tackling the job as I'm not as flexible as I used to be and working upside down in the passenger footwell is going to be something of a challenge.

 

29 minutes ago, MikeTheThinker said:

I have a similar problem on my '07 Octavia mk2 Scout.  Blower just refused to start on one of the cold mornings; all telltale lights saying all was OK - but they lied!
I'm hoping that once I remove the foot panel I will be able to try to turn the fan to see if the problem is just sticky brushes or commutator (or the bearing).  There have been no 'burning' smells so I'm assuming the resistor is either OK or has gone open circuit.
I'm keen to research as much as possible before tackling the job as I'm not as flexible as I used to be and working upside down in the passenger footwell is going to be something of a challenge.

 

 

Hi Mike,

 

I 'think' I was able to tell whether the motor was seized by reaching my fingers through the pollen filter opening (beware it has some very sharp edges to it that draw blood easily) and that led to me taking it off.  From memory the motor and fan itself were attached to the base mounting plate by a large rubber fitting that had three push fit rubber tabs onto the mounting plate, so I had to use a screwdriver to compress the rubber tabs enough to remove it the motor and fan from the mounting plate and get access to the bearing.   It's all eminently doable but did require a bit of scrabbling about to get the motor out and back in, albeit with everything else possible on a work bench. 

 

Edited 14 January, 20251 yr by skomaz

19 hours ago, skomaz said:

 

 

19 hours ago, skomaz said:

Hi Mike,

 

I 'think' I was able to tell whether the motor was seized by reaching my fingers through the pollen filter opening (beware it has some very sharp edges to it that draw blood easily) and that led to me taking it off.  From memory the motor and fan itself were attached to the base mounting plate by a large rubber fitting that had three push fit rubber tabs onto the mounting plate, so I had to use a screwdriver to compress the rubber tabs enough to remove it the motor and fan from the mounting plate and get access to the bearing.   It's all eminently doable but did require a bit of scrabbling about to get the motor out and back in, albeit with everything else possible on a work bench. 

 

 

Skomaz,

 

Was the actual removal of the blower motor quite straightforward or are there any issues we should be mindful of?

 

Given the age of our Octavia (2012) we will likely just replace the blower motor once removed for a new one as they can be picked up on E-Bay for around £35 - £40.

 

Thanks.

2 hours ago, hogun pen llyn said:

Skomaz,

 

Was the actual removal of the blower motor quite straightforward or are there any issues we should be mindful of?

 

Given the age of our Octavia (2012) we will likely just replace the blower motor once removed for a new one as they can be picked up on E-Bay for around £35 - £40.

 

Thanks.

 

No I think it was all pretty straightforward.  Cables are short and there's the usual 'difficult' connectors but otherwise I don't recall any major issues apart from a slight lack of space to get it out and into the footwell due to ducts and the like.

2 hours ago, skomaz said:

 

No I think it was all pretty straightforward.  Cables are short and there's the usual 'difficult' connectors but otherwise I don't recall any major issues apart from a slight lack of space to get it out and into the footwell due to ducts and the like.

Many thanks.

Very very easy to do. Probably the easiest thing to do on a Skoda. I can't think of an easier job. Easier than the easy headlight bulbs.

Mine was making a noise but all speeds were working so I just dropped it out and used some engine oil on the bearings and popped it back in. Been quiet ever since. If noise returns I'll keep doing the same until it dies.

Very easy, the only thing easier, slightly easier, was doing the job on a MK1 Octavia.

 

Credit where it is due, VAG certainly put the right sort of effort into the design of the blower installation on both those vehicles.

1 hour ago, J.R. said:

Very easy, the only thing easier, slightly easier, was doing the job on a MK1 Octavia.

 

Credit where it is due, VAG certainly put the right sort of effort into the design of the blower installation on both those vehicles.

 

But then VAG go and do something really stupid like the changing of headlight bulbs on a Polo 9n3 TDi offside cluster!!! If you've done it you'll never forget!!