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Title: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: Diluxe on 06 January 2007, 23:22
on my 89 16v the heater fan has all of a sudden only started working on speed 3 , i'm sure i read somewhere ahile ago that was due the resistor pack failing......................anyone got any further info on this, like where can i get a new resistor pack from, is it something i can repair my self with parts from maplin etc etc

cheers
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: jase555 on 07 January 2007, 00:26
best thing is do a search on here. its a common problem and has been mentioned b4.

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=52339.0

this is on the same page as your topic. :rolleyes:

copy and paste to your browser
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: Diluxe on 07 January 2007, 10:15
yes mate read that one, but i was hoping i could get away with not paying 35 quid from GSF for a new one, and maybe that some boffin on here had fixed it with some parts from maplin..................................
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: ...joe on 07 January 2007, 12:15
having swapped afew of these on several cars i'd say its easier to just buy a new one. i'm sure you could probably do it with cobbling parts together if you're good with that sort of thing. i personally suck when it comes to electrics so would rather pay.
pull your old one out and have a look at what its made up of and see if you can find a replacement component....?
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: kittie on 07 January 2007, 12:19
You can pick blowers up on fleabay cheaply, and they're easy to swap over  - thats what I did when mine packed in on settings 1 and 2.... and eventually 3 as well!
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: Heyho on 07 January 2007, 17:34
Could be done easily with some fairly cheap ceramic resistors, but it's not worth the hassle.
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: Gambit on 08 January 2007, 13:34
the reason the resistors blow is because water gets into the motor causing it to tighten up

so if your replacing the resistor give the actual motor a good lube up!!
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: Diluxe on 08 January 2007, 23:20
yep Gambit i did notice that my fan was covered in moisture, anyone know how the water is getting there, hopefully not from the matxrix  :sad:

found a guy on ebay that makes the resistors up on ebay for mk3, but will also do them for mk2 aswell for £17.50.
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: clipperjay on 09 January 2007, 00:15
Sod that £17.00+ for a few risistors mate listen go to a junk yard  rip one out of any golf MKII and pull the two contacts off and presto! I got these off a junk yard for £10.00  :wink:Yes blower included and tested on the premises.
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4320/comp005dg4.jpg)
(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8717/comp006tc9.jpg)

If your a LHD the blower is no use as the fins are facing the wrong way so it sucks instead of blows LOL!
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: Gambit on 09 January 2007, 14:20
Quote from: Diluxe on 08 January 2007, 23:20
yep Gambit i did notice that my fan was covered in moisture, anyone know how the water is getting there, hopefully not from the matxrix  :sad:

found a guy on ebay that makes the resistors up on ebay for mk3, but will also do them for mk2 aswell for £17.50.

it comes in the hole under the scuttle where it sucks air through - usually a line of silicone round the seal will help prevent water leaking down through
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: posicarl returns on 09 January 2007, 19:18
My Caddy blower works only on full blast (no3) but on all settings 1, 2 and 3.
Is this the same problem?
cheers.
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: takethefifth on 10 January 2007, 00:47
probably.
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: posicarl returns on 10 January 2007, 22:15
Terrific :undecided:
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: takethefifth on 12 January 2007, 03:23
Well i would say 99% yes then.  The 1% is because i am not completely sure that a Caddy's internals are the same. Pretty sure they will be though.
Title: Re: heater only works on speed 3??
Post by: rubjonny on 12 January 2007, 12:17
tghe caddy internals are not the same, but they do have a resistor for the fan :)
To get to it, open the bonnet & remove the plastic scuttle cover, you'll see the fan & blower inlet.  Remove the 4 bolts holding the grill on, then unplug the resistor and remove the screws holding the bracket to the car.

At this point, its a good idea to spray the moving parts of the fan with some spray lube, silicone stuff works well.