BLOWER ISSUES
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From: Houston, TX
2011 E550 Coupe, 2008 S550, 1997 S320, 1997 E320, 1985 300SDL, 1968 250S, 2003 Jaguar XJ8 VDP
BLOWER ISSUES
I am having a bit of trouble with my blower and am hoping someone may have some insight.
I have gone through a couple of the resistors, new blower motor , had the wiring traced for shorts and damage, contacts cleaned, etc.
the last two days the speed won’t respond through the buttons, and it won’t shut off until I turn the car off, and open the door , and occasionally even then it takes a second .
im thinking it’s the controls at this point, does anyone else have some insight?
I have gone through a couple of the resistors, new blower motor , had the wiring traced for shorts and damage, contacts cleaned, etc.
the last two days the speed won’t respond through the buttons, and it won’t shut off until I turn the car off, and open the door , and occasionally even then it takes a second .
im thinking it’s the controls at this point, does anyone else have some insight?
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2006 CL65 AMG
Did you disconnect the battery when replacing the blower resistor? I stupidly forgot that one time and the whole blower started acting crazy for a while before I realized how dumb of a mistake I made.
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So, had all the vacuum lines replaced, new resistor, new blower, new head unit, it still fades out until it stops after it rains..any insight at all?
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2006 CL65 AMG
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From: Houston, TX
2011 E550 Coupe, 2008 S550, 1997 S320, 1997 E320, 1985 300SDL, 1968 250S, 2003 Jaguar XJ8 VDP
i ended up getting a new resistor as well, it did fix it, but I go through them quite a bit…any reason in particular you think? I can’t imagine going through them at this rate new..
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I think I may finally have an answer. I was cleaning the area around that cover and discovered an old brittle hose, that looks like it connected to the small hole in the back of the cover. Check your car, look right behind where the cabin filter is, there is a round hole that looks like some kind of a vent, but I suspect that that hose may have been there exactly to not let water directly enter the cabin filter compartment
