Another fan headache

Schotten · 25th September 2020, 21:05

Fitted a Revotec fan supplied by Jules about 3 years ago, no problems till earlier this year. Noticed air con not blowing cold air, did all the tests, demist etc. and noticed fan not working. Stripped front down, was just about to start removing fan, after putting a meter on all the connections to see if we had any life (all ok), tapped the fan and it sprang into life. Ok so far so good, reassembled front, checked again, fan still working (you can hear it before seeing it!!). Checked on and off over few weeks, all seems ok. Still no air con though, it had been thoroughly serviced last autumn with full leak test, surprisingly came back 100% fine, but no cold air. Put that on the ‘to do’ list as MOT on horizon and car in need of exhaust and full rear suspension replacement. Fan not working again, checked this morning as first frost of autumn shows the FBH not starting up, but fan silent and still. I’ve checked the wiring, fuses, relay, PCB fixed by French Mike at time fan replacement, all seems as it should be, but no spinning fan. I bet if I strip the front end off and ‘tap’ it gently it will restart, but I can exactly do that on a regular basis!! Any more ideas/suggestions?

25th September 2020, 21:05	#1
Schotten Loves to post 75 Saloon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 332 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Another fan headache Fitted a Revotec fan supplied by Jules about 3 years ago, no problems till earlier this year. Noticed air con not blowing cold air, did all the tests, demist etc. and noticed fan not working. Stripped front down, was just about to start removing fan, after putting a meter on all the connections to see if we had any life (all ok), tapped the fan and it sprang into life. Ok so far so good, reassembled front, checked again, fan still working (you can hear it before seeing it!!). Checked on and off over few weeks, all seems ok. Still no air con though, it had been thoroughly serviced last autumn with full leak test, surprisingly came back 100% fine, but no cold air. Put that on the ‘to do’ list as MOT on horizon and car in need of exhaust and full rear suspension replacement. Fan not working again, checked this morning as first frost of autumn shows the FBH not starting up, but fan silent and still. I’ve checked the wiring, fuses, relay, PCB fixed by French Mike at time fan replacement, all seems as it should be, but no spinning fan. I bet if I strip the front end off and ‘tap’ it gently it will restart, but I can exactly do that on a regular basis!! Any more ideas/suggestions?