vw polo - blower fan - check this one out...polo but almost exact same in A2...I'm terrible at visualising things, so I thought it would be helpful to have a shot of the glovebox out, so I could work out where the blower fan is.
Strangely, this didn't really help. (Terrible at visualising things).
I'll just wing it! What can possibly go wrong..
Where's the Haynes Manual? Damn.
Nice one! Can't get clearer than that.. RHD car too.. I suspect it won't be quite as easy as that though.. "just take out the 7 screws.. ".vw polo - blower fan - check this one out...polo but almost exact same in A2...
Good Evening,Ok. I have the glovebox out. How on earth do I get the power lead out of the bloody fan? Seems to have Clips on each end? But pressing them in doesn't release the plugs (looks like somebody tried this with pliers?). Not budging. Any suggestions? I want to get a test meter on it and also try powering direct from battery, but this plug won't play nice..
Indeed! (Sorry, both photos a bit crap)Good Evening,
Connectors can be a pig. I assume it is this one...
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Suggest you post a picture of yours to confirm.
Andy
Good Evening Again,Indeed! (Sorry, both photos a bit crap)
Thanks guys, (@Andrew @audifan) - that's very helpful. At least I know how it should work, and I have an idea how to get the little b****r out. Now I just have to wait until the bloody monsoon stops outside.From @Andrew last 2 pictures you can see the plug installed and a removed plug. This clearly shows the stepped locking tapers on each end of the plug. These need to disengage from the corresponding socket in the blower. These plugs are in my opinion not the ideal type for this application and can be a PITA to remove.
Like many plugs these need a little pressure to push them tighter into the socket then the locks may hopefully be undone by squeezing the 2 upper ends together then the plug "should" release. If the squeezing together with your fingers does not work then try carefully using a small thin flat blade screwdriver and pass that down between the upper ends and the hoop they pass through to force the tapers inwards out of the locks.
You measure 12 volts at the plug, but that's with no load, so doesn't prove much, (the controller is electronic, so could be leakage). The motor seems to be OK, so the motor fuse, (16), or speed controller is suspect, I think. Fuse first, with meter on Ohms.Didn't work. And the plug is stuck again. b****r.