Strange Blower Problem.

1. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #1 6th August 2011, 16:32

   Well friends, I know there is no way any of you can fix this, all I have to do it trouble shoot but I was wondering if any of you have had this same problem and could help cut my fault finding time in half...
   
   Basically, I took my dash out and put another one in today, everything works fine apart from the heater blower and the lights that light the heat and fan speed knob, they all worked fine last night so it's obviously something I've done.
   
   I've checked the fuses, traced and checked wires and connections. All are fine.
   
   I'm aware of a problem that can happen under the steering colum but that also means the power steering goes, and mine is fine, I soldered that wire together anyway after it caught fire a few months ago. It's fine.
   
   So, has any of you had just the fan and lighting go randomly?
   
   All I can do it check and recheck the wires for now but any help is much appreciated
2. tingaling Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr

   #2 6th August 2011, 16:47

   Does the heated rear window work? If not its likely to be the ignition switch (not sure if that's what you've soldered?)
3. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #3 6th August 2011, 17:06

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by tingaling Does the heated rear window work? If not its likely to be the ignition switch (not sure if that's what you've soldered?)

   The switch for the rear window is broken so I don't know if that works lol.
   I soldered the thick brown wire as when it caught fire and burnt in half it took my power steering out, but that is still soldered and my power steering is fine, just the blower and back light that doesn't work :/
4. tingaling Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr

   #4 6th August 2011, 17:23

   There should be two brown wires going to the ignition switch, try scotch locking them together if the blower works its the ignition switch however you can put a relay in to bypass it or leave them scotch locked but this way the heater will work without the car running and drain a lot of power if you forget to turn them off
5. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #5 6th August 2011, 17:47

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by tingaling There should be two brown wires going to the ignition switch, try scotch locking them together if the blower works its the ignition switch however you can put a relay in to bypass it or leave them scotch locked but this way the heater will work without the car running and drain a lot of power if you forget to turn them off

   Yeh I know it'll be always live I believe?
   
   Strange thing is it was fine before I took it apart, makes me think I've forgotten to plug something in...
   
   There is a Brown plug in the steering collum that I can't find a female for, not sure if it was plugged in before lmao.
6. tingaling Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr

   #6 6th August 2011, 18:15

   probably best to recheck the connections then and have a closer inspection at that plug lol
7. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #7 6th August 2011, 18:17

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Bikekid450 Yeh I know it'll be always live I believe? Strange thing is it was fine before I took it apart, makes me think I've forgotten to plug something in... There is a Brown plug in the steering collum that I can't find a female for, not sure if it was plugged in before lmao.

   The brown plug on the steering column is probably the plug that hasn`t anything plugged into it as standard.It`s the plug the people bridge with a piece of wire/cable when doing the heated rear window/pas fix, 2 red wires going to it iircAre you sure you haven`t trapped any wires or a wire is touching metal?
   
   Steve.
8. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #8 6th August 2011, 18:17

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by tingaling probably best to recheck the connections then and have a closer inspection at that plug lol

   I know mate, I don't think it was plugged in before, there's no where for it to go...
9. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #9 6th August 2011, 18:19

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by stevo67 The brown plug on the steering column is probably the plug that hasn`t anything plugged into it as standard.It`s the plug the people bridge with a piece of wire/cable when doing the heated rear window/pas fix, 2 red wires going to it iircAre you sure you haven`t trapped any wires or a wire is touching metal? Steve.

   Well, I've checked and checked again, I'm thinking about taking the dash out again... Such a palaver though lol.
10. tingaling Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr

    #10 6th August 2011, 18:43

    Hope you sort it anyway mate, not heard anyone say palaver for a while lol
11. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #11 6th August 2011, 18:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tingaling Hope you sort it anyway mate, not heard anyone say palaver for a while lol

    Lmao, I'm old fashioned
12. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #12 6th August 2011, 19:04

    Fixed it, it was a plug right under my nose I can't believe I missed it I spent 2 hours checking it all and I walk out here and see it hanging out straight away haha.
    
    Thanks you two for trying though
13. tingaling Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr

    #13 6th August 2011, 20:11

    Haha no worries mate, glad you sorted it
14. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #14 7th August 2011, 10:35

    Lol, me too, reason I missed it was because it'd got behind the carpet lol.
    
    Well, lesson learned