Busted blower unit.

[GregS]

Last week I heard a strange sound coming from my air-con fan, lasted 30 minutes then went away, all good. Thought it might be a spider lost its way or similar.

Went away 4 days and started the car up only to note no fan?

Simple I was close to a service centre I'll ask them to look to see if I have a blown fuse or such and book it in if needed.

Nope. We don't do that you need to book it in and the first opening is 9 weeks away, hmmm. Booked it in, told them I would check the fuse and I would cancel the booking if needed.

Go home rang another service centre, same story, we won't look at it, 7 weeks wait to look at it. Oh, I asked what happens if I need a blower motor replaced, will I need to wait another 9 weeks to get it in? Neither could guarantee they would have the parts.

One mentioned it could be the “computer” side of things, but I have discounted this because of the prior noises.

So I look up how hard is it to replace the blower unit, not hard, drop the glovebox, remove the crash pad under cover, unscrew it and away you go! (https://www.kstinger.com/blower_motor-860.html)

So look up the price of a new blower ebay ($381) I expect more from the dealer spare, I thought of asking for a new unit as a warranty replacement, but I am sure they won’t do that, the service department wants the warranty dollars for fitting it, and would scream it would affect the warranty.

So, why and I posting this, I like to know if anyone else has been down this path, and how it worked out for them?

 

[JSolo]

Try a dealer in a smaller town. Might have a shorter wait.

 

[Kodiack]

Try pulling the cabin filter first, if something got in there it might be pushed down and stopping the fan from moving.
I replaced my mothers in her elantra and the filter was half eaten by a mouse and was collapsed into the fan.....it was making some weird noise but was still moving.

 

[BertBert2019GT]

i'm a moron BUT i think you're looking at cost of entire assembly. $115 should do it

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[GregS]

i'm a moron BUT i think you're looking at cost of entire assembly. $115 should do it

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The first glance was at eBay here in Australia in AUD, I will research further, as I progress (next post has my update)

 

[GregS]

I have open the filter box and inspected the filter, it's dirty but Ok.

I reached down and tried to spin the fan rotor, it was stuck, with a little pressure I got it spining although not freely, but much better that just stuck, I expect a liitle resistance from the fan motor.

I have checked the blower fuse again, with a multimeter rather than visually, all Ok, I believe it's the right fuse as it is described as:

A/C

10A

Air Conditioner Control Module, Air Conditioner Switch, Engine Room Junction Block (Blower Relay)

I haven't checked the relay yet (under the hood).
I might drop the (fan) motor out on the weekend and give it a visual, also take a more serious look at a replacement unit.
AUD 219 is all I can see so far. HERE

 

[Kodiack]

I would pull the motor and inspect it for anything possibly wrapped around the shaft. Also looks for signs of rust....maybe put some 3 in1 light oil around the shaft where it enters the motor and see if it loosens up. It could be a faulty bearing....but beware if you are too invasive it might void your blower warranty.