no air coming thru vents, HELP!!!

[BRUCEY]

got in my car this morning after work and the blowers aren't working, all the lights work when i press the buttons but no air at all is coming out of the blowers, when i turn the ignition halfway there is a noise coming from underneath the bonnet behind the headlight on the drivers side, sounds a bit like an hamster running on a wheel:S, can anyone shed some light on this problem for me?

thanks

 

[rob_clio197rs]

resistor pack has gone, under the scuttle panel drivers side held in by 2 6mm bolts and has a loom to it with a big plug. £99 new

 

[mark_182_54]

mine packed up for a hole year now works again but making strange noises

 

[BRUCEY]

resistor pack has gone, under the scuttle panel drivers side held in by 2 6mm bolts and has a loom to it with a big plug. £99 new

thanks, can anyone confirm this before i take it to the garage, thanks.

 

[bmh.01]

Yep it'll be the speed control pack for the heater fan, very common thing. Thing on the right of this pic with 5 wires going to it.

 

[BRUCEY]

so are the speed control pack and the resistor pack the same thing? thanks

 

[bmh.01]

Not really but thats what your after anyway. Part number is 77 01 051 272 but it might have changed by now.

The non CC models use a resistor pack as they only have 3 fan speeds, the CC models use a PWM control pack to give you the 8 speeds. So its not actually a resistor.

 

[BRUCEY]

are they the same part on both the 182 and 172? because there is a 182 breaking on ebay, thanks

 

[mcyates]

I just had this problem BUT its not the pack so I have a spare resistor pack now.

Selling for 40 if anyone wants one. Its for the 182 also.

 

[Tom]

Word of warning, failing to fix this causes alternator death.

 

[mcyates]

Does it? Why is that? How do the vents effect the alternator?

 

[Tom]

They don't, but a broken controller causes electrical issues

 

[BRUCEY]

could this be the noise coming from the left side of the engine which i mentioned in my OP? is that where the alternator is located?

 

[BRUCEY]

I just had this problem BUT its not the pack so I have a spare resistor pack now.

Selling for 40 if anyone wants one. Its for the 182 also.

what did the problem turn out to be please?

 

[mcyates]

what did the problem turn out to be please?

Oh sorry, worded that totally wrong, should have put I have this problem. My blowers still don't work. To test if its your resistor pack i was told to short together pins 1 and 5 on the connector that connects to the blower pack. If the vents go on full then your fan/motor is fine, if nothing happens then your motor is tits and its not the resistor pack.

I bet you its a right pain in the arse to get the fan out. Knowing my luck i will have to remove the engine to get the fan out haha.

 

[DMS]

To test if its your resistor pack i was told to short together pins 1 and 5 on the connector that connects to the blower pack. If the vents go on full then your fan/motor is fine, if nothing happens then your motor is tits and its not the resistor pack.

That's how I confirmed mine had died after following advice someone had posted on CS. It worked a treat.

 

[mcyates]

How your what had died? Your resistor pack or motor?

 

[DMS]

Sorry, my resistor pack.
I guess that to test the motor, all you'd need to do is wire up a live electrical feed to it and see if it turns.

 

[mcyates]

Sorry, my resistor pack.
I guess that to test the motor, all you'd need to do is wire up a live electrical feed to it and see if it turns.

I want to know how to get it out!!!