car fanI have a 2001 focus (not air conditioning) the fan will only work on the no 1 setting when i put it on any higher it starts groaning and stops , not good for this cold weather any ideas anybody please ?????????????
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Started by marg, Jan 17 2009 09:12 PM
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Posted 18 January 2009 - 12:07 AM
car fanI have a 2001 focus (not air conditioning) the fan will only work on the no 1 setting when i put it on any higher it starts groaning and stops , not good for this cold weather any ideas anybody please ?????????????
as far as im aware the blower motors are a weak point on the focus, sounds like your gonna need to get a replacement.
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Posted 18 January 2009 - 04:07 PM
car fanI have a 2001 focus (not air conditioning) the fan will only work on the no 1 setting when i put it on any higher it starts groaning and stops , not good for this cold weather any ideas anybody please ?????????????
Check the 'ballast' ( if it has one ) which is normally attached to the fan motor ( or i hope it still is ) these are notorious for blowing, which if they do lets the fan only work on the first setting' although i see u mention it starts to "groan" on other settings which could be a dirty/bad connection or a knackered fan/switch. Had the same problem on a cavalier and it was the switch that was knackered.
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Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:22 PM
as far as im aware the blower motors are a weak point on the focus, sounds like your gonna need to get a replacement.
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Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:26 PM
is it a big job to replace then????????? 
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Posted 18 January 2009 - 11:41 PM
is it a big job to replace then?????????
I have never replaced one before but i assume the glovebox will need to be removed to get access to it. If you want i will send you the info on replacing it from the haynes manual tomorow? if you could pm me your email i will get send you the pages concerned.
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Posted 20 January 2009 - 12:07 AM
thats great thanks , my email is channygreene@hotmail.com and thanks for yr helpI have never replaced one before but i assume the glovebox will need to be removed to get access to it. If you want i will send you the info on replacing it from the haynes manual tomorow? if you could pm me your email i will get send you the pages concerned.
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Posted 20 January 2009 - 10:50 AM
My brother replaced his a couple of times. Fiddly but not impossible. Glovebox down and stand on your head in the footwell. In fact I believe that he put his in gear and took the handbrake off then laid across from the drivers side to get a better position. He might be along at some point to correct me....
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Posted 23 January 2009 - 12:24 AM
That's a reasonable summing up, although I'd remove the glovebox completely as its only held on with 3 screws, and the job is fiddly enough as it is without that being in the way.My brother replaced his a couple of times. Fiddly but not impossible. Glovebox down and stand on your head in the footwell. In fact I believe that he put his in gear and took the handbrake off then laid across from the drivers side to get a better position. He might be along at some point to correct me....
There's a screw right at the back of the motor which is a complete cow to get at, hence the standing-on-head thing. You'll need a short crosshead screwdriver, although I found it easier with a ratchet driver.
I had a few problems with my scrappie-sourced replacement, which is why I did it a few times. The first time it took me about 45 minutes, but I can do it in 10 now, easy.
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Posted 25 January 2009 - 11:28 PM
The fan engine is broken
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Here in UK this part is not be very expensive , buy a new one .
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Here in UK this part is not be very expensive , buy a new one .
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Posted 26 January 2009 - 11:24 AM
The fan engine is broken
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Here in UK this part is not be very expensive , buy a new one .
Bad advice, and you're not in the UK you're in Brazil. Here they are well over £100 for a new fan
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Posted 26 January 2009 - 02:24 PM
Bad advice, and you're not in the UK you're in Brazil. Here they are well over £100 for a new fan
Jesus , i can't imaginate these prices here , it's very expensive , the same as here in brazil
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Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:00 AM
Er.... what? You're in UK yet you're in Brazil? You "can't imagin[at]e these prices here" yet they're "the same as here in Brazil"?Jesus , i can't imaginate these prices here , it's very expensive , the same as here in brazil
I'm lost. Although, not quite as lost as you are, it seems.
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