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ali-d1936
09-06-2012, 08:23 AM
Hi guys need a litttle help my s15 was parked up for a year, gave it the once over last week and it seems the heater fan is not working,
The display is fully working and i can hear the motors whineing when i switch between the setting from Feet-face-window ect, but the fan wont come on,
I checked the fuses and it uses 2 15a fuses in the drivers footwell fuse box, i changed both fuses for new 15a ones started the car up, turned on the fan and still nothing, after checking the fuse box again the new fuses where both blowen again.
Where should i go from here?
Or are there any common faults that would cause this?
Everything else electrical in the car works 100%.
Thanks
Alan
Eramo323
09-06-2012, 09:26 AM
sounds like a short sir
ali-d1936
09-07-2012, 02:39 AM
A short like a bad earth or something?
I pulled the fan motor out, is there any way to test it to see if it still works? Im guessing cross it with a battery, but what voltage and what points do i cross? I have a photo if it helps i just have to upload it.
Eramo323
09-07-2012, 10:35 AM
or a wire something grounding out.. yeah you can test it with a rechargeable battery
ali-d1936
10-11-2012, 07:37 AM
So i tested the Motor of the fan with a battery and the motor runs??

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q171/ali-d1936/IMAG0967.jpg

if you see the 3 connection points around the motor shaft in the centre of the pictures. i connect it there and it spins up,

but if i try to connect the battery to any of the 6 connectors at the bottom of the picture nothing happens? should it still spin if i connect here?

could it be the Board? nothing seems to be burnt on it?
ali-d1936
10-15-2012, 06:03 AM
Struggling to find a motor fan, seeing as the motor is still working when its crossed, theat means the motor is still good,

is there anyway to test the board besides trying to cross the the pins at the bottom of the picture?
ali-d1936
10-21-2012, 08:44 AM
Could really do with some help on this, im looking for a heater motor but cannot find a s15 for breaking, before i spend anymore time looking dose anyone know if its defiantly the board for the fan thats gone?