Blower Motor: Service and Repair
Fresh Air Blower (V2)
Removing
- Remove the glove compartment.
- Remove screw clips - A - (different versions - C - and - D -) and remove insulation mat - B -.
- Remove bolt - A - (if present).
- Disconnect connector - D -.
Do not grasp fan wheel of Fresh Air Blower, force against the fan wheel or shifting the balancing weights fastened to fan wheel may cause imbalance and then problems during operation.
- Disengage locking mechanism - B - and rotate fresh air blower housing - C - in direction of arrow.
• Connection between fresh air blower housing - C - and heater (heating & A/C unit of manual climate control system) may be sealed with sealing compound, in this case a great use of force is required for rotating.
• Fresh Air Blower is installed in housing - C - and cannot be replaced separately. Refer to Electronic Parts Catalog (ETKA).
- Remove fresh air blower housing - C - from the heater (from the A/C unit on vehicles with a manual climate control system).
Installing
Reinstall all removed components in the opposite sequence while observing the following:
- Make sure the fresh air blower works correctly after installing it.
• Observe correct seating position when installing the fresh air blower in heater (in heating & A/C unit in a manual climate control system).
• After installing, check seat of fresh air blower housing in heater (in heating & A/C unit in a manual climate control system) and function of Fresh Air Blower.
• Note that there are different versions of fresh air blower for vehicles without A/C (only with heater), with manually regulated and automatically regulated A/C system. Refer to Electronic Parts Catalog (ETKA).