Ok I know problem lies with the recirculation motor. It's original and not been charged.

But I have a few questions if anyone can help.

1. Can the motor be repaired? This would save cost and VCDS (which i don't have)

2. Is it possible to access after taking out the glove box?

Thanks for any input. I'd like to try to fix the original if possible as often repairs can be stronger than original.

Cheers

58 minutes ago, Tailhappy said:

Ok I know problem lies with the recirculation motor. It's original and not been charged.

But I have a few questions if anyone can help.

I don't know how helpful this is but I've used Recirc twice in 19 years: both times when going to be stuck behind something with a blue smoke exhaust for several miles.

14 minutes ago, Paws4Thot said:

I don't know how helpful this is but I've used Recirc twice in 19 years: both times when going to be stuck behind something with a blue smoke exhaust for several miles.

Yes i hardly used either. Just i was reversing with air conditioning on and this activated the recirculation.. which is now stuck on. So no fresh air in the cabin.

check out this (not very helpful) video on disassembling the recirc motor by me: https://youtu.be/7o2NmnoSGek

long story short: there is a broken tooth on one of the cogs. i ended up getting a different motor from a scrap car.

On 14/07/2025 at 22:59, tojeskoda said:

check out this (not very helpful) video on disassembling the recirc motor by me: https://youtu.be/7o2NmnoSGek

long story short: there is a broken tooth on one of the cogs. i ended up getting a different motor from a scrap car.

Thank you. That's really appreciated.

just replaced the motor on mine. a bit fiddly.

yes, you can access it by getting the glovebox out, but you need to align the flaps. it's done by taking the blower motor out so you can access the flaps. then you connect the motor, put it in the "closed" or "open" position by pressing the recirc button. i did it on "closed". the last teeth of the flap gears should align with the last teeth on the motor gear, in the sense that the last teeth on the flap gears should sit just before the last teeth on each end of the motor gear. you make sure they do by opening the bottom flap all the way (but not too much) and closing the top flap all the way, inserting the motor into position, making sure it goes into the gears of the flaps, then you test if the bottom flap closes all the way, and you will see where the last teeth align. if they don't align correctly it will not close correctly, so you need to change the position it sits at on the teeth of the motor gear (as said before, with the last tooth of the flap gear just before the last tooth on the motor gear), so you put the motor back into the "closed" position, tilt the motor assembly a bit until the the bottom flap is not on the gear anymore, change the position of the bottom flap a bit while keeping the top flap on the gear so it doesn't misalign, then you test it again. you repeat the process until both flaps close firmly. i recommend spraying some rubber care spray onto the flaps to refresh the old rubber, but probably take the filter out first so it doesn't get onto it.

as i said, it's a fiddly process, i spent 40 minutes aligning the flaps, but it all worked out in the end.

Edited 26 August, 202526 Aug by tojeskoda

On 26/08/2025 at 17:52, tojeskoda said:

just replaced the motor on mine. a bit fiddly.

yes, you can access it by getting the glovebox out, but you need to align the flaps. it's done by taking the blower motor out so you can access the flaps. then you connect the motor, put it in the "closed" or "open" position by pressing the recirc button. i did it on "closed". the last teeth of the flap gears should align with the last teeth on the motor gear, in the sense that the last teeth on the flap gears should sit just before the last teeth on each end of the motor gear. you make sure they do by opening the bottom flap all the way (but not too much) and closing the top flap all the way, inserting the motor into position, making sure it goes into the gears of the flaps, then you test if the bottom flap closes all the way, and you will see where the last teeth align. if they don't align correctly it will not close correctly, so you need to change the position it sits at on the teeth of the motor gear (as said before, with the last tooth of the flap gear just before the last tooth on the motor gear), so you put the motor back into the "closed" position, tilt the motor assembly a bit until the the bottom flap is not on the gear anymore, change the position of the bottom flap a bit while keeping the top flap on the gear so it doesn't misalign, then you test it again. you repeat the process until both flaps close firmly. i recommend spraying some rubber care spray onto the flaps to refresh the old rubber, but probably take the filter out first so it doesn't get onto it.

as i said, it's a fiddly process, i spent 40 minutes aligning the flaps, but it all worked out in the end.

Thank you for your information. It will prove useful. I'll add to this post when I get going on the job.

@Tailhappy you may find the attached PDF useful

Air Conditioning.pdf

Edited 14 September, 202514 Sep by Lee01

1 hour ago, Lee01 said:

@Tailhappy you may find the attached PDF useful

Air Conditioning.pdf

Thank you 👍