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Fiat Punto Heater Problems

  • 14-01-2013 4:33pm
    #1
    FionnB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭


    The fan/heater in my car stopped working suddenly this morning. It was fine one minute, completely dead the next. Is my best bet to bring this to an auto-electrician? I've not used one before and am not sure what they do exactly. I don't want to waste time bringing it to an ordinary garage first if they won't be able to fix it anyway. Thanks!


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  • #2
    Pottler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,073 ✭✭✭Pottler


    It's usually the heater control resistor, easy enough to replace, proly best to google it - there's a lot of guides online on how to replace it. Did you check all the fuses first tho?


  • #3
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    As above, found on the bottom of the heater motor in the passenger footwell. 2 screws hold it on

    £70 for a new one from Fiat


  • #4
    Pottler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,073 ✭✭✭Pottler


    dgt wrote: »
    As above, found on the bottom of the heater motor in the passenger footwell. 2 screws hold it on

    £70 for a new one from Fiat
    I used to know how to fix them with a soldering iron, but can't for the life of me remember how(I actually struggled a bit to remember where exactly they were located:D It's been a while..


  • #5
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Pottler wrote: »
    I used to know how to fix them with a soldering iron, but can't for the life of me remember how(I actually struggled a bit to remember where exactly they were located:D It's been a while..

    Usually caused by condensation, it shorts the contacts ont the unit. That's what happened to me!


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