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On the hottest day of the year so far having your heater stuck on hot is no joke especially when your sun roof is broken as well!
I figured that the heater control flap was stuck but everything I read said it was a dash out job which was depressing. So I took the glove box off to have a look...
You can see the passengers foot air director In the above picture, simply undo the cross head screw and remove it and you will then be able to shine a torch and see the dreaded motors and valves. It's the butom one you want to focus on. Run the car and turn the heat up and down on the heat control and you may see the toothed quadrant start to move. Spray it with WD40. Do it a few times and work out which way it wants to move then get a screwdriver and give it some help when it looks like it wants to move. After a while it will cycle freely on its own so give it another squirt for luck and the white cog above it as well. I was really pleased to fix this in a relatively short time and hope it does not seize again. It actually took me longer to read about people's experiences than it was to just give it a tweak. Hope I can save someone from the misery and cost of a a new motor and dash removal.
If someone has the wiring diagram so we can work out which colour wires power the motor then that will be useful.
I figured that the heater control flap was stuck but everything I read said it was a dash out job which was depressing. So I took the glove box off to have a look...
You can see the passengers foot air director In the above picture, simply undo the cross head screw and remove it and you will then be able to shine a torch and see the dreaded motors and valves. It's the butom one you want to focus on. Run the car and turn the heat up and down on the heat control and you may see the toothed quadrant start to move. Spray it with WD40. Do it a few times and work out which way it wants to move then get a screwdriver and give it some help when it looks like it wants to move. After a while it will cycle freely on its own so give it another squirt for luck and the white cog above it as well. I was really pleased to fix this in a relatively short time and hope it does not seize again. It actually took me longer to read about people's experiences than it was to just give it a tweak. Hope I can save someone from the misery and cost of a a new motor and dash removal.
If someone has the wiring diagram so we can work out which colour wires power the motor then that will be useful.
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