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RoadForce

Member Since: 17 Jul 2014
Location: Holland
Posts: 340

2000 Defender 130 Td5 HCPU Coniston Green

Under-dash (aircon) fan lost speed I and II, III still ok

Hi, last week or so, I lost speed I and II on my under-dash fan (a.k.a. aircon). Note that speed III (hurricane setting, at least in terms of noise...) still works, and the cooling part of the A/C also seems to be working fine. Since this is not a total loss of the fan function, I suspect it's not a blown fuse but the switch itself? Is this a known issue with typically an easy fix?

In case of any confusion, I am referring to the rotary switch that controls the fan speed, not the A/C, as in the image below:

Defender 130 HCPU Td5 MY2000

6th Sep 2022 11:29am

Penfold_6290

Member Since: 22 Sep 2021
Location: Dorset
Posts: 321

Sounds highly likely that the resistors have gone on the blower motor. Only on speed 3 does the full current flow from the motor to the switch, in positions 1 and 2 current flows via resistors and hence the lower speeds. I'm not sure for certain but I think the resistors are nestled nice and tight on the motor in the passenger footwell, really hard to get to. The part number you need is JGM100130, item 5 in the pic below

Good luck!

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6th Sep 2022 12:43pm

RoadForce

Member Since: 17 Jul 2014
Location: Holland
Posts: 340

thanks a lot for th einfo, but

if it's indeed hard to get to

. Do you think this can be fixed in-situ or will I need to bleed/empty the A/C and remove the entire unit to get access? Defender 130 HCPU Td5 MY2000

6th Sep 2022 3:19pm

Penfold_6290

Member Since: 22 Sep 2021
Location: Dorset
Posts: 321

I just had a good rummage in the footwell of mine...impossible to get to, the unit will have to come out I'm afraid.

6th Sep 2022 3:23pm

RoadForce

Member Since: 17 Jul 2014
Location: Holland
Posts: 340

Of course it has to

Nothing is ever easy, is it?

Thanks for the info though, much appreciated and I learned something new today about how heater fans work

Defender 130 HCPU Td5 MY2000

6th Sep 2022 3:31pm

Penfold_6290

Member Since: 22 Sep 2021
Location: Dorset
Posts: 321

Me too! I thought LR would do it the easy way and fit the resistors in the switch which is easy to get to, but oh no...they thought better!

6th Sep 2022 3:32pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17602

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

The resistors get hot so are placed near the fan for a bit of cooling.

6th Sep 2022 6:20pm

Penfold_6290

Member Since: 22 Sep 2021
Location: Dorset
Posts: 321

You'd have thought there was enough cooled, ducted air in that system that the resistors could be placed somewhere more convenient. Just below my left knee would be a perfect spot, consistently at or around 10 degrees C!

6th Sep 2022 9:29pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17602

I'm not sure the designers did "convenience"! In fact I'm not sure "thought" was.involved in the design process.

6th Sep 2022 10:06pm

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