HOW TO FIX A BROKEN HEATER FAN ON A 2004 FORD FIESTA MK6

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[@albertodarla715]

Thanks mate. You're a good feller, just fixed my jar for a few quid. Brilliant!

[@stefanou02]

Honestly thank you so much man, saved me a lot of time and money

[@gazza9919]

No problem, I'm glad to hear it helped 😃

[@andymacaulay9596]

Thanks for the vid,repaired my heater restrictor and refitted now my fan is working on all 4 settings ,many thanks

[@gazza9919]

Glad to be of assistance 😃

[@michaelcarter2499]

loved it saved me a lot messing about and money! I was going to dimantle the dash tomorrow to get to the switch thinking old school simple swithes like the mark1 lol. A big thank you

[@gazza9919]

I'm glad it helped you 😃

[@kingshearer2]

I've just bought that same factory radio from the scrappy. for my 05 Fiesta , didn't realise you have to take the whole console off to get it in so I've just pushed it in from the front. Looks a bit stupid but the sound is mega !

[@goog173]

Just thought I'd update. The thermal fuse 10A (not resistor) was available from Radio Spares Limitor Thermal Fuse +192°C 10 A, 250V ac RS Stock No.: 176-9328 Mfr. Part No.: SF188E Just checked plenty on ebay 14p each

[@michaelmcdaid5838]

Cheers for the video. Just swapped mine over but it's 1 awful job to do. 👍🏼

[@gazza9919]

Glad it helped 😃 and yeah it can be a bit of a pain

[@goog173]

Hi, The cheapest way is to just change the blown resistor on the end. 10p job. Cut off the old one and twist the ends of the new one onto existing terminals. Get it on right way round (note that one end is sharp) Solder if you must. But it will fail again as the fault is always in the motor on its way out. Still my motor is still running (3 years on) Usually a 10p repair each year. Billy Goat.

[@jasonscott9246]

Great 👍 Video as always Gazza , My blower worked on all settings but after 10minutes of use it would start to fluctuate with it’s power delivery, it was like someone was flicking between settings 1 and 4 it was constantly going up and down with it’s speed flow . I wasn’t sure if this would fix it as it was an unusual symptom of a failing resistor but hey presto it worked & now the job’s a good’un ! Thank God 😅 for you and Norman, You’re saving me a fortune lmao , This job alone has saved me £42.50. Cheers 🍻 again bud Oh and to install it was an absolute f ^%#}{. Nightmare 🤬 lol ! I Thought 💭 it would be an Easy peasy job being just two screws and a cover to remove but it was an absolute joke to get too !!

[@gazza9919]

Im really glad to hear things like this. I'm happy you managed to get it done and save yourself a bit of money 😃 and I know what you mean about it being a pain to do. I had the same issue when I did the clutch master cylinder aswell

[@jasonscott9246]

@@gazza9919 you’re welcome m8 , you’re a top geezer , i love ❤️ my mk6 fiesta, i just love the fact that most of the maintenance can be done by the owner , they’re great cars 🚗 and fun to drive , yes they’re getting on for 20yrs old now but boy do they still appeal , possibly the best fiesta ever made ❓❓ lol 😆👍 cheers again bud

[@graywybenga3808]

I like how you skipped the bit about getting to those torx screws. 😉

[@gazza9919]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sherwoodprepper2544]

Cheers, mate. You helped a lot.

[@gazza9919]

Happy it helped 😃

[@edwardgubbins6342]

Cheers!👍

[@LEWISJAXON1]

Just bought a fiesta from auction, Blowers not working on 1 2 3...Put it to 4 and the car cuts out 😂...I'm assuming because the battery is not great and it's -7° outside. Going to change resistor anyway.

[@markgeehockney1412]

Bob on thanks

[@gazza9919]

Not a problem 😁

[@laurenthayre1233]

My bfs one has packed up completely it struggles to work in between 3/4 then stops working completely will it work properly if we change it

[@gazza9919]

It's should do yeah. It's seems to be quite a common problem on these

[@laurenthayre1233]

@@gazza9919thanks

[@davidbreads3656]

Hello, nice video! I had the same problem and fixed it, but the resistance was burnt again after a few minutes working...i think the fan is damaged and burns the resistance...its very noisy in fact...any advice? I cant find any tutorial on how to replace the fan...

[@gazza9919]

Could be a relay or a fuse aswell but not 100% on it

[@fatlazypig]

Thank you

[@gazza9919]

No problem, I'm glad it helped 😃

[@TeddyDWax]

I’m doing this today. Did you have to disconnect the battery first?

[@gazza9919]

Nopr, it shouldn't effect it as long as your ignition is off

[@TeddyDWax]

@@gazza9919 thanks mate 👍🏽

[@philipandrew9915]

What about if your fans not working at all om any speed could it still be this

[@gazza9919]

I'd give it a go but bare in mind that it could also be the fuse

[@philipandrew9915]

@@gazza9919 thanks mate ive gone through the whole fuse box so checked all them im wondering if the motors gone and put out that part ur talking about as ive done a lip more homework since my comment i see some people commenting about burning smell and thought this could poss be the reason im going to have a look at the motor ii think first as i seen some putting that piece in then the motor burning it out coz the motor was wworn the cars at 133k so thought it could be worn

[@kidtoyss24]

I have a question ? What is the Name of this part and can this fit to Fiesta 1.4 tdci 2005. Thanks

[@gazza9919]

Its a heater restrictor and it should fit 😃

[@kidtoyss24]

@@gazza9919 thanks a lot man I wish you the Best. Thank . Stay healthy 😀

[@shaun4164]

Legend 👍

[@gazza9919]

Thanks 😃

[@soundbeans]

There are some reviews on amazon talking about the smell of burning plastic and smoke after fitting these aftermarket resistors. Did you experience this?

[@gazza9919]

Nope

[@soundbeans]

@@gazza9919 Nice one. Thanks for the quick reply. Got a link to the one you ordered?

[@gazza9919]

@@soundbeans no problem, I haven't got a link but if you just type it in on ebay it should come straight up

[@littlegothboy7572]

Where did you purchase the unit from?

[@gazza9919]

Ebay

[@littlegothboy7572]

@@gazza9919 thanks 😊

[@LeoAllen999]

How the f*** did you get those screws out!? Jeez!

[@gazza9919]

If you get a small torx bit and use a rachet that tends to do the job. It is a very fiddly job ill give you that

[@LeoAllen999]

Might just buy a new car!

[@andreipanait6415]

Hi Gazza, I have changed the heater restricter and automatically started to smoke and the stopped working. Any ideas why?

[@gazza9919]

It could have blown a fuse or It could have been a fualty part. personally if I was in your position, I would change the fuse. buy another restrictor and see what happens then. I might not be correct but thats what I would try.

[@singh3214]

Hello, I have replaced the resistor in my fiesta 2003 but this time round it has taken the 30A fuse out. Any ideas why this is happening ? And how to resolve ?

[@gazza9919]

My only though would be that you got a faulty resistor

[@singh3214]

Thanks for replying. Got another resistor and replaced. Blower 1, 2 & 3 nothing. On blower 4 it seems to the take more current and then pops the fuse again. I think we have short somewhere 🤔 Any suggestions were to start from ?

[@gazza9919]

@@singh3214 I'm sorry to say but I'm not too sure on that one

[@singh3214]

Gazza9919 thanks anyway.

[@Theworldasitistoday]

I changed mine but now is making a funny smell on 1 speed. Is this normal? Seems like a smell from the fan.

[@gazza9919]

Thats strange, maybe try and change your polon filter to see if that fixes the problem

[@Theworldasitistoday]

@@gazza9919 I did that in the first place. Did you use an original part? I bought mine on ebay? Could it be the part it self?

[@gazza9919]

@@Theworldasitistoday ah Its probably not that then and I got mine from euro car parts

[@Theworldasitistoday]

I replaced mine and now there's a funny smell coming on the first and second speed only. Did this happened to anyone? Cheers

[@truckerjosh2261]

On my mum's car it won't blow out any hot air

[@yg-3087]

700 subs OMG

[@gazza9919]

1,327 subs 😃

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[@pitshanemahlatsi2091]

When my car gets to normal temperature there's a hot air coming from my feet