Re: 04 tdi blower motor

Thanks Loren. That was my thought too.

CG
On Dec 11, 2014 11:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:

>   I can only think of a couple contributing factors.  Motor getting stiff
> and needing cleaned/lubed and since that's durn near impossible (on most
> cars anyway) replaced.  The other might be a filthy cabin air filter so not
> much air flow and the resistors would overheat.
>    Loren
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Geiser <[email protected]>
> To: vw fans <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thu, Dec 11, 2014 7:50 pm
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] 04 tdi blower motor
>
>
> Hi all;
>
> My 04 TDI (BEW) heater blower motor only works on high speed.  IIRC that's
> a problem with the resistor, and the diagram in Bentleys makes that look
> pretty easy to replace.
> Any pitfalls that you would point out to me? Would you suspect problems
> with the blower motor too, that maybe resulted in the resistor failure?
> I see the resistor online for around $45, and the blower motor for around
> $80, so no big deal to replace both if it means no worries for another 230k
> miles...
> It's a car that my kids mostly drive now, so I can't say for sure how the
> blower motor was working before the lower speeds quit.
>
> Thanks!
>
> CG
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