HELPP!! Heaters not working

[vectrasri-j]

Hi all my heater has stopped working on all speeds there's nothing coming from the vents atall, this happened yesterday but it started working again in the morning and now its gone again.

Anyone know what this might be, is it a fuse? :S

I did search on the forum and there's a lot of posts for the motor or the resistor being the problem but my one stops working completely and then starts working normally, its gone again now

Its the climate control type, any help would be much appreciated
ITS COLD without heaters

[lee gsi]

When was the last time you cleaned the scuttle as it sounds like the motor may have seized or part seized.

[vectrasri-j]

think i posted the same question twice

I checked the scuttle drain and this was clear no blockage, and i changed the pollen filter today as it was really dirty

Any Ideas?

[vectrasri-j]

forgot to mention the previous owner said he changed the heater matrix before as it previously stopped working aswell so am a bit stumped

[vectrasri-j]

really need some help with this, if anyone knows how to sort it

cheers

[Jez1516]

Have u pulled out your glove box to have a look at your resistor and your motor?

[vectrasri-j]

no i haven't checked the resistor or the motor

How do i check these? remove the glove box and then..

cheers

[Jez1516]

Checking your resistor follow and blower motor follow this, http://www.blower-motor-resistor.co....-resistor.html hope it helps.

[jimbojetset]

If your blowers only work on position 4 but don't work on positions 1, 2 or 3 then it's the resistor pack... or more specifically the thermal fuse on the top of the resistor pack. This blows when your heater motor starts to seize (difficult to turn). When the motor starts to seize it draws more power through the resistor pack which in turn generates more heat... up to the point the thermal fuse blows. The fuses are available from Maplins (or the internet) for pennies and are relatively simple to change. However before changing you need check and if necessary free-up your blower motor otherwise the fuse will just blow again. There are 9 torx screws holding the blower motor in position (behind the glove box). It's awkward but relatively straightforward to remove. Once out you can strip it down, clean/oil it and put it back together with your repaired resistor pack.

I did mine several months ago and it still runs perfect.

[jimbojetset]

Darn double posts... lol