jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 15, 2004 My heater fan is thing making most noise in my car now! i want to take it apart and see if it can be greased up of if not swaped for a new one. How do i get to the fan though? does the dash board have to come off? has anyone done this job before? thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markTTC 0 Posted February 15, 2004 Remove the passenger side parcel shelf (about half a dozen screws). You then should see the fan in the corner of the footwell. To remove it you just simply twist the fan off the assembly. From my experience greasing the fan up to get rid of a noise does not last too long. They start making noises if the bearings have worn out. Only real cure is to buy a new fan - about £40 from ECP. HTH Cheers Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 15, 2004 dead easy... Take off the passenger side loewer dash tray and you can see it behind some plastic/rubber insulation stuff. To take the fan out, there's a tab that needs to be persuaded over a lump, and the fan just turns about 20degrees and drops out of the ductwork. There's also an electrical connector on the side of it that you need to remove. If it's squeeking, the odds are the bearings are shot and you'll need a new fan. They're not that expensive (GSF and Euro both do 'em) and they're the same as one from a MKII golf. DO NOT throw away the elecrical connector off the fan though! That's the resistor pack and is corrado only! It's also stupidly expensive to replace! :| Should take you about 45 mins to take out and put a new one in. 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 15, 2004 thanks lads.... i'll take a look next weekend.... getting a bit late in the day now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted February 15, 2004 Looks like a project I might be undertaking myself soon then.. fan on mine is a bit noisy too!! I imagined dashboard removal to get anywhere near it so didn't even want to bother asking about it... so nice one jedi-knight :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 15, 2004 always pleased to be of service *bows* we'll see if its as easy to do in real life as it sounds on the forum one question...one the passenger side of the dash is off which side is the fan, how do you get the plastic / rubber housing off?? ok that was 2 questions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormseeker 0 Posted February 15, 2004 Don't know if this is any good - there may be some diagrams etc. that might help... http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/download.php?id=1925 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 15, 2004 there is nothing on the page? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormseeker 0 Posted February 15, 2004 Uh? Works for me - try http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3504 look down the thread for the pdf file... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 16, 2004 I still cant get that download to work stormseeker????? could you email it to me please... mailto:[email protected] much appreciated!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 16, 2004 I've uploaded it again... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 16, 2004 nope. still just get a blank screen :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 16, 2004 ah i did 'save target as' and i have it now dont know what was wrong before...thanks though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 16, 2004 ah i did 'save target as' and i have it now dont know what was wrong before...thanks though You'll have a naff install of Acrobat then... :roll: It's a common one that, so don't worry about it... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 16, 2004 naff install on my home pc, my laptop and my work pc???? :? im thinking naff file. no matter i have been able to open it now and it turns out it doesnt actually show me what i need :roll: cheers though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 16, 2004 naff install on my home pc, my laptop and my work pc???? :? im thinking naff file. no matter i have been able to open it now and it turns out it doesnt actually show me what i need :roll: cheers though nope, just naff acrobat... :wink: It never integrates with IE very well... :roll: I'll see if I can getcha a decent pic of how it all goes together when I get home tonight...8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 16, 2004 ah cheers mate, that would be a great help, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted February 16, 2004 hey if we all just took some simple pics and wrote some basic instructions whenever we did a job / mod on the corrado we could put together a little 'haynes' type manual...i have seen a few threads of 'how to do this and that' could we have a proper section for instuctions on servicing and mods and repairs?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 16, 2004 I'm pretty sure Kev's doing this all on his own! ;) :lol: I've already started to do this with the jobs I'm doing these days... I just need to publish them! :roll: :oops: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted February 16, 2004 I'm pretty sure Kev's doing this all on his own! ;) :lol: I've already started to do this with the jobs I'm doing these days... I just need to publish them! :roll: :oops: LOL, if I did a manual it would be about 3 foot thick, but would be free of Haynes like comments like these: "Simply slacken the hub nut....." Yeah, what about little details like a 6 foot pole and chocking the front wheels?? "Refitting is reverse of removal.." Yeah right, not when it comes to gearboxes! Taking them apart is the easy bit! K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 16, 2004 I'm happy to say that I've never opened a gearbox... and I intend to keep it that way! ;) :lol: Taking most things apart is the easy bit.. trying to remember where it all went is the bit I tend to have problems with... :oops: ;) :lol: That's why I've started using my digi-cam on most of the jobs I do, so I can see what it's supposed to look like as I put it back together! ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EssexG60 1 Posted August 14, 2023 On 2/16/2004 at 2:22 PM, Henny said: I've uploaded it again... 😎 Little late to the party 🙂 I need to swap out my blower as a result of a few issues..... If that PDF is still available please let me know 🙂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fendervg 33 Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) - passenger side parcel shelf off - fan unit is visible at the far left end of the ducting to the heater matrix - unplug power loom to fan unit - remove casing by twisting and remove fan unit - insert new fan unit etc. It's been a while since I've done it, but it should be reasonably easy tbh. Edited August 14, 2023 by fendervg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1xshaunx1 27 Posted August 14, 2023 There is also a plastic locating tab on the fan you have to lift to enable the old unit to twist out of it seating position. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EssexG60 1 Posted August 14, 2023 3 hours ago, fendervg said: - passenger side parcel shelf off - fan unit is visible at the far left end of the ducting to the heater matrix - unplug power loom to fan unit - remove casing by twisting and remove fan unit - insert new fan unit etc. It's been a while since I've done it, but it should be reasonably easy tbh. Perfect!! Parcel shelf is just 6 bolts I've heard. Will the side panel in the footwell need to be removed to access any bolts for the shelf? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
