Heater fan problems

[greengrass]

Hi All,
number 1 speed on my heater fan has ceased to function. All the others work fine.

Just wondered if anyone else has come accross this problem??

I had a Renault years ago with the same problem it was just a rheostat which was a quick and easy job. Don't want to start ripping things apart if it was a known problem with an easy fix that I could try first.

 

[Steve H]

I had this problem about a year ago now. Under the dash passenger side is the fan housing . if you look to the right of the fan you should see a block connector going into the ducting. This is the rheostat for the fan. Undo the two screws and pull it out. You will probably need to buy a new one as they are sealed in resin. Toyota put them there to benefit from a cooling airflow when the fan operates. HTH

 

[greengrass]

Thanks for that Steve, I wondered if it may be the same fault but thought I'd ask to save me time taking everything apart

 

[greengrass]

Finally got round to replacing the rheostat for the heater fan.

Absolute doddle of a job. Remove the glovebox, which is only held in with 2 screws. 1 plug and 2 screws hold the rheostat in place.
1 screwdriver and 10 mins job done

 

[silvercruiser]

Good to know Im glad you got it sorted.