Interior heater/fan

[j_s]

Mine is working intermittently at best at the moment, not a big deal in the summer but i'd like to fix it before winter. Is it a replacement needed or are their issues that can be rectified on the existing motor?

[rowlers]

if its the fan thats not working apparently it is quite common - mine squeals a bit on lowest speed, but quietens after a bit.

the fans is behind the shelf under the glovebox, you could try some grease on the bearings???

[monzablue16v]

It is likely to be your heater rheostat the bit the 0 1 2 3 plugs into, goes quite commonly on VW for some reason? available from all good breakers and VAG maybe GSF?

[Mr Blue]

if it cuts on/off all the time then its probably the bushes in the motor. you can take out the motor out of its housing and give the bush contacts a good clean. mine is much smoother and quieter now

Grease/moisture was probably the cause of this problem

[j_s]

Sorry to drag up this thread again
I've read the instructions on volkswagen.msk about how to remove the fan motor but it states I need to remove the glove box and "the lower right instrument panel tray". I've already removed the glove box as i've started work on my stereo installation and I can't see anything else there that may need to be removed. I haven't located the fan motor yet because I didn't know what it looked like until I saw the pic on vw.msk so when sitting in the front passenger seat where do I need to look, is it to the left, right, centre etc ?

Thanks guys

[Judderi]

The motor is right up against the left if your sat in the passenger seat Its the biggest bit that hangs down. I only had to remove the under tray when i repaired mine. There fiddily to get out but not really a big job. You might wanna remove the chair for better access. May as well as the chair is only held in with one nut.

[j_s]

Excellent thanks mate, I had a feeling it might be that 

[j_s]

Right, I had the fan motor out tonight and couldn't see anything wrong but discovered the problem.
If I turn the motor upside down it works fine all the time, if I then point it upwards it turns off. I've fiddled with the cables to it but it makes no difference so I assume it's a loose connection inside.
As it is a sealed unit I assume it's a new motor?  A real pain when you see it working but the wrong way round.