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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Focus / August 2008Focus blower malarkey
Hi, I'm currently doing battle with the resistor pack that allows the blower to run at different speeds. The Internet is littered with the same problem whereby the thermal fuse blows. The procedure appears to be, replace the pollen filter as this affects the cooling ability of the pack and replace the pack. Has anyone done this and been successful with the facility of being able to select speeds 1 to 3 over a long period of time? As there are so many accounts of this, it appears to be less of a coincidence and more of a design fault. Previous Focus (V reg zetec, UK) never exhibited this fault, (51 plate TDCI, UK) is problematic. Cheers Peter. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Peter. My Focus is a '99. I've had it from new, replaced the pollen filters at the correct intervals, and never had to replace the resistor pack. BTW, the Focus is not the only car that can suffer from this fault. Chris  SignatureRemove prejudice to reply. >> Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Chris Hi, I've tried the DIY solution but cannot get the thermal fuses soldered without them blowing. They should be spot welded as they are at manufacture. So I've gone to the dealer, bought another one and crossed my fingers. Cheers Peter. > BTW, the Focus is not the only car that can suffer from this fault. I'm sure a cheap and cheerful solution for them but not me! > I've tried the DIY solution but cannot get the thermal fuses soldered >without them blowing. They should be spot welded as they are at manufacture. >So I've gone to the dealer, bought another one and crossed my fingers. The trick is first to cut off the old fuse leaving behind most of the connecting lead. Bend these stubs of wire at 90 degrees. Fit the new fuse between these wires and make a good mechanical joint by bending the wires as appropriate. Use a _high_ powered soldering iron or gun but first make sure it's up to full heat. Feed some electrical/electronic lead/tin solder with integral flux to the tip of the iron to 'wet' it. Shake off the solder then put the iron on the joint at the same time as feeding in fresh solder. I've personally made a repair to two modules[1] in this way and advised friends on this approach. The modules didn't fail in 5+ years[2] and/or are still in service without problems years later. [1] I've seen the same problems on Vauxhall and Citroen blower motor assemblies. [2] cars have been scrapped or sold on for other reasons SignatureAlan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com >> I've tried the DIY solution but cannot get the thermal fuses soldered >>without them blowing. They should be spot welded as they are at [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > [2] cars have been scrapped or sold on for other reasons New pack has lasted a week. I think I'm OK. >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Previous Focus (V reg zetec, UK) never exhibited this fault, (51 plate TDCI, >UK) is problematic. For information http://www.amac.f2s.com/Focus1/ SignatureAlan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Previous Focus (V reg zetec, UK) never exhibited this fault, (51 plate TDCI, >UK) is problematic. Free air flow may help but on one car I had water had entered the cabin air intake and the blower motor shaft was getting rusty and binding slightly. I just put one drop of engine oil on each bearing to free it up. Note: don't use wd40 or similar. You will have a supply of readily available engine oil in the sump - use the dip stick to extract one drop SignatureAlan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com > Free air flow may help but on one car I had water had entered the cabin > air intake and the blower motor shaft was getting rusty and binding > slightly. I just put one drop of engine oil on each bearing to free it up. > > Note: don't use wd40 or similar. You will have a supply of readily > available engine oil in the sump - use the dip stick to extract one drop : I think you are on the right track. I replaced my blower motor. The old one would work but the fuse got hot enough to smell. When I took it out, it looked like it had been exposed to moisture and did not spin very well. New one works fine and the fuse is a-ok. I think the blower motor was about $60. I |
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