fan heater contoller.. only got 1 speed -4

[thesharkfactor 0]

hi guys,

ive got a 1996 vr6 dr, the heater has only 1 speed setting.. full power 4 or nothing. 1,2 and 3 dont work.

will replacing the controller unit (the thing with the 3 dials on) solve the problem or is it a problem with the fan heater itselff??

cheers

[legvw 0]

Its probably the motor resister rather than the dial control.

The resister is in the bottom of the heater box, in the passenger foot-well, and has 3/4 wires going into it.

[Rikki 2]

x2 for the resistor.....common

[thesharkfactor 0]

thanks guys, i was goingt ot rplece the whole dash unit.. thanks for saving me an expense.

now this resistor.. can i buy a resistor, is it easy/cheap fix or do i need to look for a heater motor?

thanks again!

[Rikki 2]

You can get just the resisistor....somwtimes on ebay...think its 1 for a/c 1 for non a/c

[thesharkfactor 0]

thanks mate!

[bear 0]

just finished fitting a new heater matrix, the only thing that don't work is the fan, think i put all the wire's back,still a bit damp near the fan ,hoping it's a fuse gone

[thesharkfactor 0]

i got the resistor guys, odd looking thing, like one third of a flux capacitor..lol.

now.. where do i put it?

[thesharkfactor 0]

update, for forum refernence:

i found the resistor located underneath the glove box in the passanger footwell, as above, it had 2 plugs going into it. easy to remove and replace with new resistor.

all fan speeds functional once agian!

thanks for your help guys!