VW Transporter Heater Blower Only works on 4 T5, T6 T4

T5, T6 Heater Motor Resistor Failed, How to replace.
If the heater blower / Motor only works on 4 Maximum the chances are high that the resistor has failed, this one is only 3 years old and it has burnt out.
In this video I show how to diagnose the fault and replace the resistor.
Link to a new resistor on Amazon, £13, amzn.to/3oKtFyV
Link to Small 1/4 drive socket set, amzn.to/2Rm6Xfy
Link to Adjustable spanner, amzn.to/2TvAiGW
Link to 5.5mm Facom spanner £6, amzn.to/38h3wgZ

[@sarahfuller1127]

Thank you very much for this KZbin video. I have just replaced the heater distributor myself - a 62 year old resourceful Gal. T6 Campervan fan now fully functional. Ordered from Amazon £14. 👍🏼😀

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@VR011]

Thanks to this video I could figure out what the recent issue was with my 2011 caddy. Same problem, same solution. The resistor has been ordered so I can fix it this week. Big thank you for the help and good video description!

[@aaanton11]

Nice work! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@MichaelFray-s8b]

What a great video. We have a company VW Caravelle used for deliveries. Fan only worked on speed 4. My boss bought the resistor and we found your video. I managed to change the resistor using my phone light, molegrips and an adjustable spanner. Being 65 years of age I found it a bit tricky manoeuvring myself into the right position to see what I was doing, although getting out of position was probably harder :(. Get all your tools ready and to hand before you start, saves getting out of that tight space to find a tool! I can deliver with a much more comfortable temperature in the van! There's another video showing how to do this from above, not sure what van model but it stated no passenger air bag fitted. Mine had a passenger air bag fitted. Thanks for your help....

[@aaanton11]

Well Done, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@rik1]

Had exactly this problem on my T6. Thought 'uh oh' gonna cost a lot of money. Googled 'VW Transporter Heater Blower Only works on 4' and found this. Absolutely brilliant. Followed your video exactly and worked perfectly. Heater used to take ages to get warm, then recently would only heat full blast... no temperature control, just hot until finally only working on 4. How did we manage before youtube and people like yourself showing us what to do? Thank you again for the awesome vid.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks Rik for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@RickSanchez-ye9bi]

What a great, straightforward easy to follow video! Thanks so much, just ordered a replacement part. 👍

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@chrisnixon3495]

Perfect video, allowed me to easily step through it myself and I really don’t do diy on my car or van. Middle of a heat wave and air con blowers only working on full blast #4. Big road trip coming and We had to go either sweaty heat or freezing cold! Got the replacement part + 5.5mm spanner on Amazon, it came the next morning, fitted it with your video talking me though it. Thank you so much for making me a hero in my house😀

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped! well done Chris Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@iant5151]

Thanks very much for this video - it saved me a great deal of money and hassle. My t6 resistor blew after 4 years. I'll be interested to see how the cheap after-market part fares. I don't think I could have managed without the 5.5mm spanner.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@AlanL200Truckman]

Like a fine wine...... The videos get better with age. Another quality production. Great video. Alan

[@aaanton11]

Thanks Alan, i am getting a bit vintage 👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@marinespirit10]

Cheers buddy, going to do mine tomorrow & stumbled across your video, seems for a change that it's a nice straight forward fix! Appreciate you taking the time to post 👍

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@vickigoddard7295]

Thanks so much for the video, going to get my husband to do this on the weekend, local VW Van Centre wanted £65+VAT for the part and 2 hours labour to fit, shocking!!!

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@davidloveland5211]

Excellent video. Gave me the confidence to try the fix myself. Done and dusted in an hour. Great result, Thanks! I got the replacement part from Vanstyle, for £7, delivered within 48 hours.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@grahampercival5369]

Really good video, thank you. I struggled to get at the "awkward" bolt but found that loosening the fascia below the glove compartment allowed access from the front of the unit. Cheers

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped, Thanks for the great information👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@sprecklesville]

Having a mare trying to get the unit out - it’s so tight to the wheel arch. How did you loosen the glove compartment fascia - was it the 3 screws at the base that you removed?

[@ricksouthee781]

Great video thanks. Used link to order from Amazon. 24hrs after watching video its fixed! T6. Flipping fiddly with carpet! Thanks again.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@10legin]

Been a thincko can't find the link only have a phone

[@stevenankervis3404]

Brilliant. I would have used a garage had i not sen this. Saved time and money.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@TheSkaFace1969]

That was really helpful. Thanks for sharing. 5.5mm socket ! What a ridiculous size. Still only took 5 minutes so cheers 👍🏼

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@nigelunknown]

Thank you! Our T5.1 fan just stopped working and I will be getting a replacement resistor ASAP

[@aaanton11]

Glad I could help Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@Kiwi65282]

Great video, followed it and it fixed my issue which was the fan would only work on setting 4. Make sure you have a 5.5mm spanner - that will make life a lot easier and contort yourself into the foot well as best you can. Finding the correct part was not easy - if you have a T6 or anything with aircon (I think) you need the PA66GB20GF10 which I could not find even after extensive internet searches - unless you want a second hand one from ebay for £27 plus p&p. Finally sourced from my local VW van centre and cost £50. Fitting the new resistor was much easier than taking the old one out. Thanks for your help

[@aaanton11]

The link to the correct resistor was in the description, it is,- Link to a new resistor on Amazon, £13, amzn.to/2uWxDMh Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@Kiwi65282]

​@@aaanton11My research suggested that that would not be suitable for my 2016 T6. I took a PA66GB20GF10 out and so I put a new one back in and it works. Guess people can do as they want and see what happens. Thanks very much for you help

[@jonathanrendall7997]

Thankyou. Super clear and easy to follow. Fixed a 2017 t6 with the part on the amazon link. Appreciate you posting this video.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@johnmereweather9229]

Thank you for the easy guide, and for any old wrinklies like me you will find that one of your ba spanners is a perfect fit for 5.5mm.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@alanbeech]

Thanks for the video. Just successfully replaced it on my 3 yr old T6 having watched this video.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@MatthewsBrother]

Fantastic help just fitted my new fuse saved me a small fortune thanks

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@davidtee5417]

Great video. Part from amazon and fixed in under 24 hours for £11. Thanks

[@aaanton11]

Fantastic!, I love to hear a good fix story, Thanks David for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@davidtee5417]

@@aaanton11 and I had the 5.5mm spanner!! result

[@trevorcoley4689]

Fabulous video, thank you, I fixed my T6 in 12 minutes flat! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@aaanton11]

Nice work! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@nicklee3154]

Bang on - thought I had a much bigger issue! 5.5mm soanner incoming!

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@kennymakavelli]

Many thanks mate, you've saved me hundreds of £££££s.....Breeze VW in Poole Dorset quoted me £470 to do this!!!! Excellent video 👍

[@aaanton11]

Great job, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@chriswarren8478]

Thanks for the staight to the point video and the easy infomation, a 5.5mm spanner is a must

[@aaanton11]

Glad you enjoyed it, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@kieronvesey4623]

Really appreciate this media clip … … the solution I needed. Time to source the part 👍 Kieron.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@SandervandenBrakel]

Fixed my VW caravelle campervan (Kepler One) with this Thank you so much!

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@ianedwards11]

Inspired, so I did mine this morning. All good thanks for the video.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@AlistairMcdonald-mn6th]

Great piece of advice and instruction. Saved me a fortune I’m sure 👏

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@masonbillington2641]

Just about to do this myself thanks for the video

[@aaanton11]

Good luck! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@gavinmann1455]

Great video, tricky job made simple thank you

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@duduleonthego2739]

Hi thank you for this video! Very nice. I’m French and the passenger seat is on the left side for us. As you speak about the passenger seat, you’re talking about the British passenger seat or the European passenger seat. Thank you for your explanation. Regards

[@aaanton11]

it will be on the other side on your model, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@melvyncole]

Brilliant. Thanks for this. Worked a treat.

[@aaanton11]

Great to hear! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@minicamper_7876]

Thank you very much for this very clear video.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@quellecpascal2499]

thank you so much for this tutorial, very helpfull

[@aaanton11]

You're very welcome! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@davidhawker6223]

Top video, easy to follow….Thank you 👍

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@DavidT3st0n]

Same issue, thank you for the video.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@focusmicro]

You Tube is amazing! I had exact same issue! Thanks!!! 🎉❤

[@aaanton11]

Glad I could help! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@Fawleygairs]

Thanks very much, easy fix following your video!

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@N01da]

hi nice turtorial video, by chance do you know where the fuse is located for the heater. ive changed the new resistor and was all working well for a day, then totally failed on me, now the maxium 4 setting doesnt work at all also. thanks

[@aaanton11]

I have it listed as fuse1 40amp, in the dash end behind cover, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@DavidEvan-sr4hi]

Hi. Great video appreciated the support, and now taken my faulty item PA66GB20GF10 out of the van thanks to this , but could not see the link or find the item you used to replace it. ( not too much into technology) but when looking on eBay or Amazon whilst they advertise it’s a T6 correct part , it ends up saying won’t fit after going down several drop down lists Yes, could go to VW and pay 6 times price to be sure , but thought I would try asking where the link is for EIS product. Thanks again.

[@aaanton11]

I went to TPS vw trade parts, genuine parts 1/2 the price, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@tonymaddocks3997]

Great vid. Worked a treat. Thanks

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@jackjdriver]

Just had this fault on my T6. So thanks for the video, super helpful. Have just ordered the part. My only query is how does the blower work on 4 but not that other settings if the resister is broken?

[@aaanton11]

On full the resistor is bypassed as the motor gets all of the power, on all of the other settings the resistor reduces the current to the motor slowing it down. Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@jackjdriver]

@@aaanton11 Top man. Cheers.

[@richiepdesigns1868]

Nice one, thanks for posting. When ever something stops working the first thought is how much is this one going to cost!! Very easy to follow even if some parts are fiddly, it started pissing it down when I was half hanging out the van as well 😂😅 Dont suppose you have a video of how to do a full leisure battery install with hock up or offer this as a service?

[@richiepdesigns1868]

Not sure if it will be handy for anyone but this is the link to the part I used (VW T5 2017) Fan Resistor Heater Blower Motor... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N667TTF?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@aaanton11]

Thanks Richie, the link for the resistor is in the description, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@joshuanaylor2635]

Nice one! Cheers for the video, big help.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@Daniel-fp1sz]

Great video. Thanks!

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@thierryloiseau7900]

merci beaucoup pour votre aide ! , opération effectuer ce jour , et cela fonctionne !

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@thomasrosenkranz9876]

Best man on earth

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@indymees]

Nice video, but there is also reason why resistor blew down. Is always worth to check blower motor bearings, clean and grease them. Otherwise problem still going on and you need to replace resistor again.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the info & Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@derek7384]

Great job mate

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@stuartnice9027]

Great vid...going to attempt this but can’t seem to find the part for a t6...any links would be great...

[@aaanton11]

main dealer or tps parts shop, tps.trade you can buy over the counter Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@barnylondon]

Top man what a brilliant video 👍👍👍

[@aaanton11]

Glad you enjoyed it, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@excelexpresss]

Brilliant, many thanks 👍

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@michjo1]

Thanks - worked for me!

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@MrSebych]

Thank you for your very useful video ! VW offers me to repair it for 263€ 😱

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@yrokie_pudding]

Fab. Thanks so much.

[@aaanton11]

You are so welcome! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@jamesholland323]

Thank you so much for that👍🙂

[@aaanton11]

You’re welcome 😊 Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@jmae86]

Sorry for going off topic but anyone know why only my fan speed control works on the climate control panel- it works on all 4 speeds, the temp control , direction control ,ac and recirculation dont work,

[@aaanton11]

Check the fuses, they are on different ones, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@richardgill7256]

Brilliant. Thanks for this. Bought a 5.5 mm combination spanner and it made the job easier.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@mm-hq4qh]

How to fix back ac or hvac? It turns on but it does not blow anything.TNX

[@aaanton11]

Check the resistor first, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@matthewmckenning6548]

Thanks

[@aaanton11]

Thank-you, really appreciate the tip, 👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@traceybarton-williams3038]

Is it same fix if blower works on 1 & 4 only?

[@aaanton11]

Yes, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@michel6318]

The heater motor only worked on 1 and 3. I changed the resistance and now it only works on 2 and 4

[@aaanton11]

Check the connector plug the chances are it will be melted and causing a poor connection Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@michel6318]

@@aaanton11 With the old resistor it works on 1 and 3. With the new one on 2 and 4. I bought another new one and it still only works on 2 and 4. In conclusion, with the old resistor it works on 1 and 3 and with the two new ones it works on 2 and 4.

[@callumbaillie1756]

Just been quoted £190 to get it replaced at VW. Emmm! Now what should I do? No brainer as they say

[@aaanton11]

Definitely diy, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@razer192]

Can't you just cut the resistor and solder another across the terminals

[@aaanton11]

You could, but a new one is not expensive, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@nickscott1039]

OK less than £10 on eBay, bargain. I have 4 clips not 3 holding the plastic cover. Ratchet wont fit, so adjustable essential to get the inner one off - the apply pliers to the socket advice won't work as it just slips off, and if you squeeze the ratchet in it flicks over from loosening to tightening which is a bummer. Daughter had same fault on a VW Polo so it might be a generic fix. Thanks for the video, fortunately didn't record mine as far too much swearing at the screws for public consumption.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great information👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@JosipM333]

👏👏👏💪👍🙏

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠