Heater Blower U/s!

[Guest Leading Hand]

Hi there may have posted a question in the wrong place!

 

My much loved C5 HDi 110 SX estate has the climate control the blower stopped working today, the little fan doesnt "colour" in when the + or - button is pressed if the ignition is switched on or off then the fan fills up but nothing happens, the air con cluth can be heard when the recirc button is pressed but nothing happens when the econ button is pressed, any ??????????? as to what the fault is and how much it may cost?

 

I'm going to the main dealer tomorrow and don't want to get ripped off!

 

I love my big bus and am having to drive my sisters car (awful Jeep thing)

 

Many thanks folks, Graeme

[GreenBlood]

Hi there may have posted a question in the wrong place!

 

My much loved C5 HDi 110 SX estate has the climate control the blower stopped working today, the little fan doesnt "colour" in when the + or - button is pressed if the ignition is switched on or off then the fan fills up but nothing happens, the air con cluth can be heard when the recirc button is pressed but nothing happens when the econ button is pressed, any ??????????? as to what the fault is and how much it may cost?

 

I'm going to the main dealer tomorrow and don't want to get ripped off!

 

I love my big bus and am having to drive my sisters car (awful Jeep thing)

 

Many thanks folks, Graeme

 

Graeme,

This one has been covered here before, it is a common fault, read thorugh this thread on aussiefrogs

http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62758

 

If you are handy with a soldering iron you can buy the Mosfet and fix your own unit for the cost of a few cold beers.

 

Cheers

Chris

[Turbofan]

This seems to be a fairly common problem despite which the garage that was servicing and MOTing my car were not only unwilling or unable to deal with but also quoted a "likely price" of £350 to fix. LMC at Kingsley are not my favourite garage.

 

You have described the fault fairly accurately and the defective part is the sensor that is built into the air-con airway by the drivers' feet. It cost me earlier this year £56 and took about 20 minutes to fix.

 

If you look at the felt-like trim lining by where your clutch foot would rest and remove it(it's about hand sized and comes out easily)you'll find the end of a solid state unit held in with two bolt headed screws and connected with two green block connectors.

(obiously)remove the connectors and the screws to withdraw the unit. You'll know you have the right piece if the inner end is like an ally finned heat sink. The part is common to Peugeot as well as Citroen. The only real difficulty is the location of the part which requires the dexterity of a gynaecologist and the physical flexibility of a contortionist to access it.

 

 

Best of luck. BTW these parts fail in two ways, either not running the fan at all or running at full blast. Open or short circuit presumably.

 

Hi there may have posted a question in the wrong place!

 

My much loved C5 HDi 110 SX estate has the climate control the blower stopped working today, the little fan doesnt "colour" in when the + or - button is pressed if the ignition is switched on or off then the fan fills up but nothing happens, the air con cluth can be heard when the recirc button is pressed but nothing happens when the econ button is pressed, any ??????????? as to what the fault is and how much it may cost?

 

I'm going to the main dealer tomorrow and don't want to get ripped off!

 

I love my big bus and am having to drive my sisters car (awful Jeep thing)

 

Many thanks folks, Graeme