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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: majesticlarge on 18 October 2010, 22:30:38

Title: AC something jamming
Post by: majesticlarge on 18 October 2010, 22:30:38: Hi Guys
I'm having a problem with the AC it all works fine gets cold fast, but i have to have it at full power as if i have the blower running slow something hits the fan and starts catching the blades i can hear it slowing the fan down then i can smell electrical burning (which im sure is the fan trying to turn) It sometimes does it when the fan is running at full speed but not often, the odd thing is it doesn't ever do it when the AC is off. I spoke to a vauxhall dealers and they said there shouldn't be anything in there that touches the blades at all. Well don't know if anyone has heard of this but heres hopeing.
Title: Re: AC something jamming
Post by: RobG on 18 October 2010, 22:33:46: Whip the glovebox out, go through the motions i.e. run fan @ various speeds and see if there is any visible source of the problem
Title: Re: AC something jamming
Post by: majesticlarge on 18 October 2010, 22:37:54: This may sound a stupid question but taking the glove box out wont do anything to the passenger airbag? lol dont want it going off in my face
Title: Re: AC something jamming
Post by: RobG on 18 October 2010, 22:39:29: Airbag will be OK. Follow this guide for removal http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1214169060
Title: Re: AC something jamming
Post by: Andy B on 18 October 2010, 22:42:22: Quote
This may sound a stupid question but taking the glove box out wont do anything to the passenger airbag? lol dont want it going off in my face

you don't take the passenger airbag out to remove the glove box, you just slacken the top fixings. Just follow the destructions in Mr Haynes manual - there's a 5th screw though that Mr Haynes doesn't know about on later cars (mine has 5 & it's a miniface lift)
Title: Re: AC something jamming
Post by: majesticlarge on 18 October 2010, 22:44:04: :yThanks i shall do that but i looks like im going to have to wait for a nice day if the passenger door is to be open all day ;D
Title: Re: AC something jamming
Post by: majesticlarge on 18 October 2010, 22:52:31: i dont think there is a haynes book for the full facelift model. But with the excellent pics on this site i should do well
Title: Re: AC something jamming
Post by: Andy B on 18 October 2010, 22:56:39: Quote
i dont think there is a haynes book for the full facelift model. But with the excellent pics on this site i should do well

there isn't, but there's only a screw different between the two glove boxes! ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: AC something jamming
Post by: Kevin Wood on 19 October 2010, 09:53:03: It might also be worth removing the pollen filter and its' housing to see if anything has got in that side of the fan..

Kevin