heater blower

[ironman1965]

i have a 08 passat diesel esate and the heater blower only works on full speed seem to remember have a similar problem on a freelander which im sure was a resistor . any idea if this is an easy fix or a garage job

[JamesMo]

Likely to be the resistor pack or the fuse that protects it - see this thread https://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/s...-Speed-Problem

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[martin1810]

Depends if you have basic heating / air con or climatronic. The basic set up uses a resistor pack. The thermal fuse blows and leaves only full speed working. You can solder a new fuse on or replace the whole thing. It drops out the heater bottom, behind the glovebox. Very simple job. If you have climatronic it is a different ball game.

[Stuart W2]

I replaced my first resistor pack at 90,000, second at 130,000, but the replacement only lasted a couple of weeks.

VW said the problem was with the blower motor, which was £200 plus to replace.