Help With No Air From Windshield Vent!
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C230 Kompressor
Help With No Air From Windshield Vent!
I have a 2005 C230 Kompressor.
The temperature just plummeted in my area, so the inside of my windshield begun to fog up a lot. When I turned on the windshield vent, there's very little air coming out. After a few minutes, there would be only two small clear patch on the bottom, near the vent itself, although the entire windshield itself is still fogged up. Then when I turn up the fan speed to max, I would (sometimes) hear a loud harmonic echo, like the echoing sound of a cello.
Would this be a blocked filter? Blocked duct? Worn out motor?
I thought about cleaning the intake filter and duct, perhaps even changing the filter itself. But I can't seem to find the intake filter and don't know how to access to it.
If anyone knows what's going on, please let me know.
Thanks
The temperature just plummeted in my area, so the inside of my windshield begun to fog up a lot. When I turned on the windshield vent, there's very little air coming out. After a few minutes, there would be only two small clear patch on the bottom, near the vent itself, although the entire windshield itself is still fogged up. Then when I turn up the fan speed to max, I would (sometimes) hear a loud harmonic echo, like the echoing sound of a cello.
Would this be a blocked filter? Blocked duct? Worn out motor?
I thought about cleaning the intake filter and duct, perhaps even changing the filter itself. But I can't seem to find the intake filter and don't know how to access to it.
If anyone knows what's going on, please let me know.
Thanks
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From: ontario, Canada
C230 COUPE 2003 M271
I did this job for the defrost stepper motor. The linkages were also broken on the other steppers and had to be replaced as well. This was a very tough job due to how difficult it is to reach that motor at the very back of the dashboard once removed. I couldnt reach the last screw to remove the motor and ended up having to basicly "break" it off with a chisel and hammer.
that was a few years ago and still working perfectly to this day. ~$80 in parts vs. the dealer estimate of $2700 CDN im still very glad I did the job because it was getting dangerous in the winter driving around with fogged up wind shield and frosting that occurs in the bad cold.
that was a few years ago and still working perfectly to this day. ~$80 in parts vs. the dealer estimate of $2700 CDN im still very glad I did the job because it was getting dangerous in the winter driving around with fogged up wind shield and frosting that occurs in the bad cold.
