Air Conditioning / Climate Control Help

[wookey]

Hi, just bought a xantia 1998 1.9 td. all is good and im happy with it.. BUT on way home noticed climate control dont work

 

I can press the ac button and the light commes on, the engine revs dips a little as you expect when the ac kicks in.. however the blower never runs, turned it to auto or max and everything in between nothing..

 

anyone got any ideas? this is my first xantia is this a common fault? thanks in advance.. wookey

[DickieG]

Its quite often due to a faulty ignition switch as the fan is fed directly from there. Try wiggling the key in the lock or better still remove the column housing and wiggle the wires direct, also feel for excess heat on the switch itself, indicating faulty switch contacts.

 

The other common fault with the fan motor is faulty diodes, however when this happen I understand that the fan only runs on maximum speed.

[wookey]

Its quite often due to a faulty ignition switch as the fan is fed directly from there. Try wiggling the key in the lock or better still remove the column housing and wiggle the wires direct, also feel for excess heat on the switch itself, indicating faulty switch contacts.

 

The other common fault with the fan motor is faulty diodes, however when this happen I understand that the fan only runs on maximum speed.

 

wicked thanks dickie.. ill unscrew the cowling and see, if it is needing a new ignition switch/barrel is this a fairly easy job? if so can i buy the parts from say gsf? or is this a specialist thing?

 

thanks :)