ford heater fan not working

dice99uk

Hi
I have a ford fusion 1.4tdci, and the fan/blower is only working in position 4, full blast.
I have no fan in position 1, 2 or 3.
Any one know what i need to replace?
Thanks

harveybobbles

The rheostat.

Stephen_Leak

As it's working on position 4, I suspect that here might be a resistor pack, which provides 3 electrical resistances to slow the fan down to speeds 1, 2 & 3. They carry a lot of current, get very hot and the connectors are prone to burning out.

Conor_3

Actually what happens is that people don't bother changing the pollen filter so the fresh air intake flows less and its in this that the resistor pack sits. It gets too hot and the thermal fuse blows. Make sure that when you get it changed that the pollen filter gets done too.

wazza

Are Ford cars still suffering from this problem?? Had a 1996 mondeo (mk 1) which had the same problem. It was common on mondeos. You can get a kit which consists of a resister pack and a wiring loom which had thicker wires to take the current. Some original wiring sleeve were known to get burned.

Conor_3

Yeah..they're still suffering the same problem. Those that are serviced properly don't.

dice99uk

thanks for the help, i rang a ford parts place and he said the same, £15 for the resistor.
im going later on today.
would go on the hottest day of the year.

Conor_3

Wind the windows down...

dice99uk

got the resistor, now i need a torq bit to get the cover off,
All my tools are 50 miles away :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: