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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: robson on 17 December 2009, 20:33:50

Title: Blower replacement
Post by: robson on 17 December 2009, 20:33:50

I have read the Haynes Manual on removing the  Heater Blower  but does anybody have any tips on this job My speed controller appears to have failed

Title: Re: Blower replacement
Post by: Mike Collins on 17 December 2009, 21:30:17

You should not need to remove the blower motor to change the controller, it should pull out from the housing. I had to make a tool from some 15mm copper pipe to pull it though.

Removing the motor is a pain, most of the passenger side air ducting and wiring trunk is in the way.

Title: Re: Blower replacement
Post by: dbug on 17 December 2009, 21:40:24

Removing blower motor is a pain in the rse - top two bolts have to be removed (& refitted) by feel!  You need to drop glovebox out, remove trunking tray, undo fixing bolts disconnect electrics and then waggle the b*gger out! As Hayes says "refitting is the reverse of removal"  ;D

Took me a couple of hours to swap blower motors on the Estate whilst standing on my head under the dash!!

Title: Re: Blower replacement
Post by: sexydaz on 18 December 2009, 14:34:12

i changed my fan speed controller start to finish in my 30 min dinner break,glove box out-look right under at the back(best bet is when youve got your new one and you know what it looks like)two lugs hold it in-one plug 2 wires to change-pop back in and jobs a good un. :y

Title: Re: Blower replacement
Post by: robson on 20 December 2009, 16:46:57

Did you change yours because the blower would not turn off even with the ignition off

Title: Re: Blower replacement
Post by: robson on 22 December 2009, 10:45:34

Is the speed controller a small square unit or is it what they call a hedgehog

Title: Re: Blower replacement
Post by: sexydaz on 24 December 2009, 13:57:04

on ebay someones selling them and they call it the hedgehog its a good pic as well,i changed mine cos it packed in all together and got one for a tenner off marky mark but thats a sore point on here at the mo :-X but was it the boy who said it can fail and stay on, i bodged mine till i got replacement by putting a switched earth direct to motor so sounds like yours is putting a constant earth out :y

Title: Re: Blower replacement
Post by: sexydaz on 24 December 2009, 14:02:26

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Blower-Regulator-Hedgehog-Vauxhall-Omega-B-Saab-9-3_W0QQitemZ200409577810QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2ea9577952

Title: Re: Blower replacement
Post by: robson on 24 December 2009, 19:33:00

 Blower would not stop.  Now fixed with a Hedgehog from Ebay Horrible job no space and lying on back