heaters no working ??

[Adam_vxR]

hey people just a quick question really , only just noticed as was bit chilly today that my heaters aint working? when i turn it up to blow more air out ect it does nothing ? no cold air no warm air nothing like its turnt off :/ just wondered if it could be a fuse or something ?

thanks Adam

 

[kriscwales]

no gas or reisistor gone mate

 

[tom1987]

it will be your heater resister. under the driverside window wiper, lift your bonnet lift up your wiper (dont scratch the bonnet) take the plastic trim off and you will see a connector with about 7ish wires on top. what its connected into is your resister (couple lil screws or torques screws to remove it) i think there roughly bout £100 new so find a friend with a multimeter to test it before lol

 

[ADY 554D]

easy way to tell just bridge pin's 1&5 and the fans will come on then you know its the resistor
and there £30 to fix look on ebay for the repair services..

 

[Adam_vxR]

thanks for the replys will look in morning when its light

 

[Adam_vxR]

by that do i get a bit of wire and touch either wire 1+5 ? if they come on then its the resistor that needs replacing ?

thanks Adam

 

[MartinR]

^^^ Yes just use a bit of wire and again if the fan works its the rheostat(resistor )that has gone circa £120 new from the stealers

 

[kriscwales]

E bay is good for the repair service like the other guys said bridge 1-5 if spark its deffo the reisistor I need a new one but can cope at moment not good when it's raining down in sunny Wales

 

[Adam_vxR]

Sweet I'l be checking it once I get home from work , I was in Wales weekend gone and was actually sunny for a change ,every other time I go it's pouring down lol cheers mate il look on eBay if its it

 

[kriscwales]

Lol that was the weekend I worked but it's been terrible since mate let us know how you get on with te problem mate

 

[Adam_vxR]

Is it the plastic strip with the one clip on the left hand side ? Undo that then take it out ? Thanks Adam

 

[ADY 554D]

yeah its under the drivers side scuttle panel see below pic of where it is
and what it looks like with the panel removed the offending article is on the far right of the hole in the pic

 

[Adam_vxR]

yeah its under the drivers side scuttle panel see below pic of where it is
and what it looks like with the panel removed the offending article is on the far right of the hole in the pic

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Thanks for the pic I now know what im looking for when I bridge the wires do I have I disconnect the resister ? Also may be a dumb question but what one is 1-5 is it the 1st wire and the last wire ? Thanks

 

[ADY 554D]

Yeah disconnect it and from memory there numbered but pretty sure it is the first and last ones

 

[Adam_vxR]

Yeah disconnect it and from memory there numbered but pretty sure it is the first and last ones

Thanks matey il shall be doing it in morning thanks again

 

[bazpro]

think ive got the same problem but not sure what you mean by bridge the connections.
is there a step by step guide as am really bad with electrical stuff

 

[ADY 554D]

think ive got the same problem but not sure what you mean by bridge the connections.
is there a step by step guide as am really bad with electrical stuff

disconnect the multi plug that goes into the rheostat (resistor) you will see the pins are numbered 12345 get a peice of wire or cable anything that will complete a circuit and join pins 1&5 together the fans should then start blowing full power obviously you will need the ignition on and the heaters turned on in the car..
quick pic to try and explain

 

[bazpro]

thanks mate will try it tommorrow

 

[Adam_vxR]

Just about to try this now, some one said make sure you lift wiper up and don't scratch bonnet ? Have I go to lift wiper up ? Or can I do it with it just as it is ?

 

[Adam_vxR]

right ive done what you lot said and i bridged the number 1-5 it went like 5-4-3-2-1 and when i did that my fans kicked in ? so take its the resister then? whats worth doing buying a new one or get the repair service thing from ebay ? whats that do? easy to fix ? also just wondered if any one has a link to it? thanks adam

 

[kriscwales]

Expensive to buy a new one mate I was quoted around 130 just for the part from a local garage but I think you can fix them up cheap enough mate.

 

[Adam_vxR]

Expensive to buy a new one mate I was quoted around 130 just for the part from a local garage but I think you can fix them up cheap enough mate.

Yeah I got quoted something like that the other day for it I've found the repair on eBay it's 25pound and you send it off And they fix it and send it back do you reckon that's any good? Also could I put a 2nd hand one in ? Thanks Adam

 

[kriscwales]

Not tried either mate don't kno how much a second hand one is mate e bay would be a good start but most companies on their offer repair service as far as I'm aware mate.

 

[ADY 554D]

just get it repaired the one i used offered a 1 year warranty and was a 3 day turn around

 

[Adam_vxR]

Thanks for the replys il get it taken off Tommorow and speak to the repair people and get it sent to them thanks Adam