Thank You, 2005 North American VW Jetta TDI with 225,000 miles. Fan is intermittent with a bit of a moaning noise while running. It started this yesterday and today it is 106 degrees F (41 C) today. My AC works, just have to drive fast to get some air into the car. Your video is very much appreciated. Cheers, Bob
Thanks very much for this, my blower was making a terrible racket and then foam started coming through the grills. Just got it off and fixed it in half an hour thanks to your video, probably saved me a few hundred quid in the garage!
Thanks so much for this video. I got a replacement resistor from ebay for a tenner and it took me half an hour to fit and now everything works fine. My garage wanted to charge me £85 for the part and then more for labour! Thanks again.
Thanks Charly! I'm about to tackle this job on my USDM Golf Mk4. This helped alot. It's my first VW, and it's taught me alot so far between needing 4 tires, a windshield, the driver's side door latch, driver's side window regulator, the hatch latch needed repaired and greased, 3 our of 4 brake calipers were either seized or leaking, brake pads all the way around, a new fuel tank with pump and sender, new rear brake hoses (because someone tried to crimp the stainless braided hoses and collapsed the inside of them), the secondary air pump, the MAF sensor, the entire exhaust, shocks, springs, and struts (because someone cut the springs all the way around the lower the car and it was riding on the bump stops), all of the rear bulbs were faulty, and the central locking wasn't working. I bought this car for $400 to drive back and forth to work and I've dropped another $1500 into it because I'm committed now. This is my 56th car that I've owned since I was 14 and I'm 36 now. First VW for me...
Great little video. My blower didn't wrork and I replaced the resistor and still no luck..your video showed me how to replace the motor...works like charm now. Only difference...mine is a north American version (Canada). I broke a tab on the console side and the glove box came right out...didn't have to work around it. Thanks for taking the time to do the DIY video. I give it a 10 out of 10! vdubtiguan
Great little video...the only difference is that yours is right hand drive as opposed to mine being a left drive. I didn't realize it was so easy. I had the dealer replace one already...not any more...and my blower motor just crapped out today and I have the part on hand because if it goes once it will do it again. thanx .... great tutorial
Thank you for this video Charly. My fans all stopped working this week when I was running the aircon during this heatwave. I've just ordered a new resistor on eBay for only £10. Hope it does the trick!
Thank you for this video, hope it works for me. I've replaced my resistor and still nothing. So now I will replace the blower motor. I was told it was very time consuming and hard. You made it look too easy. :-) thanks again.
Great vid, went out to fit motor i got for my 1.8t and now realise its the wrong one. 👎 i need an early motor. Beware folks the connector on motor changed in 2000 👍 your video confirms i definitely cant fit the one i have 😁 got a resistor here too....
Very useful vid; my fan has started vibrating after leaving the car standing for a month. Looks like something's got caught in the fan, so will be pulling the blower out tomorrow. Thanks for the info!
It is almost always the resistor. Remove the resistor, which is easy to do, replace it with a 2nd hand one from ebay (v cheap). If it doesn't work you will have to remove the blower motor and have it checked by your nearest auto-electric workshop. If it is U/S ebay again but make sure it is the correct one (part number is on the motor) as they vary.
Hi There is a blower motor resister and located under the glove box. This is a great video, but if you refer Haynes manual it will tell better way to remove the glove box. I recon you buy that and read.
@ Peter Walker it's not a bad design, if you're getting water in there it's likely because someone didn't put the lid on top of the cabin filter properly whenever it was last changed.
Great video!!! Going to try this once I get home, its weird because when you put the fan on 1,2,3, or 4 it does not do anything no sound no air nothing! I hope its the resistor
Charly these are great instructions, i have a seat ibiza 1.4 2000 with the same set up, but the car changes the fan speed electronically instead of manual turning knob. so the blower fan resistor isn't there. the problem is the car stays at speed 1 (which is bad because its in minus degree weather now). Sometimes over a bump on the road the fan starts working, and i can adjust it, so everything mechanically is fine. any ideas where i should focus on looking??
If there is no heat at all then it is not the blower. It might be debris, such as leaves, blocking the air flow through the heat exchanger. A hose carrying the hot air to the vents may have become detached. The rough running is wear and tear on the blower bearing but it will not affect the amount of heat on the other settings.
Charly, I'm having problems with my mk4 golf. My blower still blows but not enough to clear the screen or to put any heat into the car. 1, 2 and 3 are ok but on 4 it feels rough and can be felt through the car. Any suggestions? Thanks for the video by the way. Guys like you save others a fortune and deserve maximum respect. Thanks!
I had a similar problem, it was due to the blower sucking up some of the sound damping foam and that getting caught in the impeller and spinning round. Just follow Charly's instructions and you'll probably see a big wad of the stuff caught in the blades.
My lights in the heater panel is not working, only the 'arrow' next to AC lights up orange when i press it, all lights are out, any idea what could be wrong?
The blower only working on 4 seems like the resister. It is cheap (2nd Hand on ebay) and simple to replace. If it then works on all four speeds but the air con doesn't come on then that must be caused by something else. Have you checked the fuse for the ACpump?
Can a blown fan resister cause the air conditioner pump not to engage ? The interior fan only works on the 4th speed, but no cool air and the a/c light on switch is off.... On speed 1-3 the a/c light switch is on, but the fan is not running. The a/c pump does not engage on any speed... Help Please ! ! ! ! Jetta 4 (2 litre)
On my 2nd resistor unit. Appears water gets down inside the heater blower and corrodes the resister unit and causes it to fail. I also pulled off a plastic round cap on the bottom of the motor housing out came a egg cup full of dirty water and grit. Directly inside the cap is the bearing that the fan runs in? no wonder we have problems, bearing running in dirty water. Need to stop water getting into blower intake under bonnet. Not a good design.
Hi, First sort out your blower motor issue. Most probably it could be the blower motor resister which is under the glove box. remove the soft plastic cover under the glove-box and you will see electrical connection with 4 wires. Remove the connector, push the plastic female part sideways and it will come out.
I have a similar issue, the fan does not work at any speed, but when I put #4 it blows the fuse, I havent done any test besides checking the fuse. what should I do?
I see you have a gamma stereo and changer, I don't have changer I would love to get it but I have a VW Alpha stereo do you think Will it work please ansver anyone If someone knows...
Fab video! Just a little quest. A/C light does not come up, nor cold air comes out. Moreover, the fan works only on 4th speed. Any solution for this would be much appreciated! Thanks! p.s i had changed my blower and got that prob since then. :/
+Prashaant Siddharth Teeluckdharry If it only works on 4th speed it must be a problem with the resistor. Check the four connections to it. If it still doesn't work resistors are easy enough to get 2nd hand on the internet. The light problem is probably just the bulb. Sorry, I cannot help with the air con - mine didn't have it.
On my 2000 VW Golf, the A/C light only came on in position 1 and the cabin air fan did not work at all. I found the cabin air fan shorted and burned up the series resistor module, the plug and part of the wiring harness. New cabin air fan. New series resistor module. These were easy to find. With the cabin air fan installed and no connection to the blower motor resistor, the A/C light only comes on in position 1 and the fan runs full blast only in position 4. I had to go to a VW and an Audi dealer to replace the connector that mates to the series resistor module. The connector housing is VW 1J0 972 704, which replaces the old 1J0 972 754 connector housing. The pins come crimped on either end of a foot long piece of wire - wire set VW 000 979 225 E. I carefully removed the working wires and pins from the melted connector with a pair of tweezers. I used a barrel crimp and some heat shrink to mend the old wire to the wire set cut in half.
Im hearing a humming noise when i put my turn my heater knob i heard a big bang yesterday wheen i was driving an had the heater on to unsteam the windows its the blower motor an not the resister as i couldnt tell in ya video
hey Michael... i have the same problem as you have wich is with the 4th speed working and the others not.. have you found the problem on it? please let me now.. thanx
It is a variable resister with four settings and comes in a plastic housing - see 7m56sec on the video. I don't know what the ohm rating is for each setting. If it is not working you have to replace the whole thing.
Good video, Charly; a couple of helpful items to aid troubleshooting -> 1) once you have the resistor pack out, you can test if it’s good or not by taking a DMM and measuring the resistance across the fuse at the end of the resistor pack. A functioning pack will have a reading near zero ohms. 2) you can test the fan by connecting two wires (ground and +) to a car battery and seeing if the fan spins (probably on high). The fan speed rheostat is part of the fan speed selector switch. Sometimes if the switch is bad, it’s because the plastic piece holding the metal contact arm broke. Epoxy or super glue may be able to fix that. That’s the only part of the fan repair that needs the center console taken apart.
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Thank You, 2005 North American VW Jetta TDI with 225,000 miles. Fan is intermittent with a bit of a moaning noise while running. It started this yesterday and today it is 106 degrees F (41 C) today. My AC works, just have to drive fast to get some air into the car. Your video is very much appreciated. Cheers, Bob
Thanks very much for this, my blower was making a terrible racket and then foam started coming through the grills. Just got it off and fixed it in half an hour thanks to your video, probably saved me a few hundred quid in the garage!
Thank you my boyfriend was just doing this and he couldnt figure out something until he watched your video thank you.
Thanks so much for this video. I got a replacement resistor from ebay for a tenner and it took me half an hour to fit and now everything works fine. My garage wanted to charge me £85 for the part and then more for labour! Thanks again.
Thanks Charly! I'm about to tackle this job on my USDM Golf Mk4. This helped alot. It's my first VW, and it's taught me alot so far between needing 4 tires, a windshield, the driver's side door latch, driver's side window regulator, the hatch latch needed repaired and greased, 3 our of 4 brake calipers were either seized or leaking, brake pads all the way around, a new fuel tank with pump and sender, new rear brake hoses (because someone tried to crimp the stainless braided hoses and collapsed the inside of them), the secondary air pump, the MAF sensor, the entire exhaust, shocks, springs, and struts (because someone cut the springs all the way around the lower the car and it was riding on the bump stops), all of the rear bulbs were faulty, and the central locking wasn't working. I bought this car for $400 to drive back and forth to work and I've dropped another $1500 into it because I'm committed now. This is my 56th car that I've owned since I was 14 and I'm 36 now. First VW for me...
Thanks for the instructions. Switched my dead resistor in no time after seeing this video!
+petolone Pleased to help
Legend! Resister did the job, didn't even need to touch the glove box :-) saved me a good few quid mate. Thanks
Thanks for the details!! I have had two blower speeds for the last 6 months. Changing the resistor only took about 15 minutes!!
Great little video. My blower didn't wrork and I replaced the resistor and still no luck..your video showed me how to replace the motor...works like charm now. Only difference...mine is a north American version (Canada). I broke a tab on the console side and the glove box came right out...didn't have to work around it. Thanks for taking the time to do the DIY video. I give it a 10 out of 10!
vdubtiguan
Brilliant video, so concise, going to sort mine tomorrow without trepidation!
Great little video...the only difference is that yours is right hand drive as opposed to mine being a left drive. I didn't realize it was so easy. I had the dealer replace one already...not any more...and my blower motor just crapped out today and I have the part on hand because if it goes once it will do it again.
thanx .... great tutorial
Thank you, Charlyfarly2, you saved me a few dollars! Thanks to you, I was able to replace the blower and resistor on my VW Beetle
Great video, very detailed explanation, will try on my squeling blower fan.
Thank you for this video Charly. My fans all stopped working this week when I was running the aircon during this heatwave. I've just ordered a new resistor on eBay for only £10. Hope it does the trick!
Excellent guide! Thank you for sharing, now I was able to fix the problem in my 2000 Jetta!
Am doing same job on my Bora, some foreign object is in the fan area so have to clear it out, many thanks for the video, a big help
Thank you for this video, hope it works for me. I've replaced my resistor and still nothing. So now I will replace the blower motor. I was told it was very time consuming and hard. You made it look too easy. :-) thanks again.
Thanks Charly. I haven't had heaters working most of the winter. Now on the first dry day for a while, i decided to sort it.
Great vid, went out to fit motor i got for my 1.8t and now realise its the wrong one. 👎 i need an early motor. Beware folks the connector on motor changed in 2000 👍 your video confirms i definitely cant fit the one i have 😁 got a resistor here too....
thank you Sir for taking the time to share this video.
Very useful vid; my fan has started vibrating after leaving the car standing for a month. Looks like something's got caught in the fan, so will be pulling the blower out tomorrow. Thanks for the info!
Thank´s for the great video. I saved a lot of time following it.
It is almost always the resistor. Remove the resistor, which is easy to do, replace it with a 2nd hand one from ebay (v cheap). If it doesn't work you will have to remove the blower motor and have it checked by your nearest auto-electric workshop. If it is U/S ebay again but make sure it is the correct one (part number is on the motor) as they vary.
I got Jetta 2004 MK4, this video help me so much, thank you.
Nice job Charly! You are awesome!
Thanks for this info,helped with my girl's 2002 Volkswagen Beetle..
Useful info. Going to have a bash at it tomorrow. Thank you for sharing!
Great video had same problem found this video and got a resistor for under a tenner and fixedit straight away
Excellent video. It will save you a lot of money !
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS MAGNIFICENT VIDEO, I FIXED MY AUDI A3 AND SAVE LOTS OF $$$$$ THANK YOU
Be sure to check the pollen filter as well... mine was clogged and this was causing the resistor to burn out...
Hi There is a blower motor resister and located under the glove box. This is a great video, but if you refer Haynes manual it will tell better way to remove the glove box. I recon you buy that and read.
Thanks a lot for this video, IT helped me a lot😁😁😁😁
Thanks for uploading vid, very helpful.
Good clear instructions good on ya mate thanks
I want to say thank you. Thank you!
@ Peter Walker it's not a bad design, if you're getting water in there it's likely because someone didn't put the lid on top of the cabin filter properly whenever it was last changed.
Great video!!! Going to try this once I get home, its weird because when you put the fan on 1,2,3, or 4 it does not do anything no sound no air nothing! I hope its the resistor
your video is appreciated!
Charly these are great instructions, i have a seat ibiza 1.4 2000 with the same set up, but the car changes the fan speed electronically instead of manual turning knob. so the blower fan resistor isn't there. the problem is the car stays at speed 1 (which is bad because its in minus degree weather now). Sometimes over a bump on the road the fan starts working, and i can adjust it, so everything mechanically is fine. any ideas where i should focus on looking??
If there is no heat at all then it is not the blower. It might be debris, such as leaves, blocking the air flow through the heat exchanger. A hose carrying the hot air to the vents may have become detached. The rough running is wear and tear on the blower bearing but it will not affect the amount of heat on the other settings.
Very helpful! Thanks
thanks mate spot on
Charly, I'm having problems with my mk4 golf. My blower still blows but not enough to clear the screen or to put any heat into the car. 1, 2 and 3 are ok but on 4 it feels rough and can be felt through the car. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the video by the way. Guys like you save others a fortune and deserve maximum respect.
Thanks!
I had a similar problem, it was due to the blower sucking up some of the sound damping foam and that getting caught in the impeller and spinning round. Just follow Charly's instructions and you'll probably see a big wad of the stuff caught in the blades.
Merci pour informations
anche sulla audi a3 tdi la resistenza si trova soto il coffaneto porta doqumenti ??
you can find the radiator near that fan ??
hello mine is working but it makes a noise on the 2nd speed should I need to replace the motor or the resistor or both please help thanks
My lights in the heater panel is not working, only the 'arrow' next to AC lights up orange when i press it, all lights are out, any idea what could be wrong?
The blower only working on 4 seems like the resister. It is cheap (2nd Hand on ebay) and simple to replace. If it then works on all four speeds but the air con doesn't come on then that must be caused by something else. Have you checked the fuse for the ACpump?
My fan on my 1998 mk4 golf is also not working. Checked the fuse its good. How can I know which of the resistor or the blower is faulty?
Can a blown fan resister cause the air conditioner pump not to engage ? The interior fan only works on the 4th speed, but no cool air and the a/c light on switch is off.... On speed 1-3 the a/c light switch is on, but the fan is not running. The a/c pump does not engage on any speed... Help Please ! ! ! ! Jetta 4 (2 litre)
On my 2nd resistor unit. Appears water gets down inside the heater blower and corrodes the resister unit and causes it to fail. I also pulled off a plastic round cap on the bottom of the motor housing out came a egg cup full of dirty water and grit. Directly inside the cap is the bearing that the fan runs in? no wonder we have problems, bearing running in dirty water. Need to stop water getting into blower intake under bonnet. Not a good design.
Sounds like the blower bearing is US or the 'squirrel cage' has lost some bits making it unbalanced.
Cheers pal
Hi, First sort out your blower motor issue. Most probably it could be the blower motor resister which is under the glove box. remove the soft plastic cover under the glove-box and you will see electrical connection with 4 wires. Remove the connector, push the plastic female part sideways and it will come out.
I have a similar issue, the fan does not work at any speed, but when I put #4 it blows the fuse, I havent done any test besides checking the fuse. what should I do?
Your fan motor is probably shorted.
I see you have a gamma stereo and changer, I don't have changer I would love to get it but I have a VW Alpha stereo do you think Will it work please ansver anyone If someone knows...
That is not a changer, just a single slot CD.
A duno weather it’s the blower on mine or the resistor
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I would just use 1st and 3rd positions.
could this cause my air to feel weak on setting 4 .. like a mouse blowing on u
It sounds like the rheostat is at fault. It is easy to replace.
We could do with some of your heat :-)
Mine has started to fail. It started running. Emitted a nice burning rubber smell. And died. Thoughts?
A burning rubber smell would suggest the fan has jammed and the motor has overheated and burned out.
Ok. So I will pull it and check.
Fab video! Just a little quest. A/C light does not come up, nor cold air comes out. Moreover, the fan works only on 4th speed. Any solution for this would be much appreciated! Thanks!
p.s i had changed my blower and got that prob since then. :/
+Prashaant Siddharth Teeluckdharry If it only works on 4th speed it must be a problem with the resistor. Check the four connections to it. If it still doesn't work resistors are easy enough to get 2nd hand on the internet. The light problem is probably just the bulb. Sorry, I cannot help with the air con - mine didn't have it.
+Charlyfarly2 thank you dude!
On my 2000 VW Golf, the A/C light only came on in position 1 and the cabin air fan did not work at all. I found the cabin air fan shorted and burned up the series resistor module, the plug and part of the wiring harness.
New cabin air fan. New series resistor module. These were easy to find. With the cabin air fan installed and no connection to the blower motor resistor, the A/C light only comes on in position 1 and the fan runs full blast only in position 4.
I had to go to a VW and an Audi dealer to replace the connector that mates to the series resistor module. The connector housing is VW 1J0 972 704, which replaces the old 1J0 972 754 connector housing. The pins come crimped on either end of a foot long piece of wire - wire set VW 000 979 225 E.
I carefully removed the working wires and pins from the melted connector with a pair of tweezers. I used a barrel crimp and some heat shrink to mend the old wire to the wire set cut in half.
try changing the pollen filter. try without first.
Im hearing a humming noise when i put my turn my heater knob i heard a big bang yesterday wheen i was driving an had the heater on to unsteam the windows its the blower motor an not the resister as i couldnt tell in ya video
It is probably the fan.
@@Charlyfarly2 blower motor right
Maybe blower cage broken.
@@Charlyfarly2 yh i jus manged to get the blower free its in pieces the cage so i guess new one i need
Thank you...
BLOWER ONLY WORKING ON SPEED 4,DO YOU KNOW IF THIS IS A DIRECT 12V FEED
lol mine isn't working at all. Its probably the blower motor.
hey Michael... i have the same problem as you have wich is with the 4th speed working and the others not.. have you found the problem on it? please let me now.. thanx
+MICHAEL DIRAGO Resistor
That's a pity as you could have bought a good second hand one on ebay.
Do you know what size/ohm resistor you need?
It is a variable resister with four settings and comes in a plastic housing - see 7m56sec on the video. I don't know what the ohm rating is for each setting. If it is not working you have to replace the whole thing.
You can use a 192°C thermal fuse.
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you can not zoom in even more, so you see only the screw
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Smile, you are on camera.... : (-:-)
Your Air/con probably needs a service.
There must be a rheostat (variable resistor) somewhere which controls the blower speed. I'm sorry but I know no more than is on this video.
Good video, Charly; a couple of helpful items to aid troubleshooting -> 1) once you have the resistor pack out, you can test if it’s good or not by taking a DMM and measuring the resistance across the fuse at the end of the resistor pack. A functioning pack will have a reading near zero ohms. 2) you can test the fan by connecting two wires (ground and +) to a car battery and seeing if the fan spins (probably on high). The fan speed rheostat is part of the fan speed selector switch. Sometimes if the switch is bad, it’s because the plastic piece holding the metal contact arm broke. Epoxy or super glue may be able to fix that. That’s the only part of the fan repair that needs the center console taken apart.
@@nplus1watches35 Thanks for the information.