the fan in my focus has stopped working apart from on settting 4. anybody have any idea's what could be wrong?

 

Resistor pack, think they are on the underside of the motor itself, ford even did a replacement loom on mondys for this problem, of the wires melting.
tabetha

 

+1, Beat me to it

Martin

 

so a new fan motor is needed then? any idea's what there like to replace??

 

no mate not a new fan just the resistor ! they overheat and stick on the last speed they were used on usually !

 

ah ok. any idea's where i could get one? there is an auto electrical garage over the rd from work so i could take the motor out an put it there then?

 

Takes 5 mins to replace , drop the glove box down and it is towards the centre console , will take a pic if required as have a friends focus here at the moment , just go to local ford dealer or a good motor factors , easy diy job .

 

cheer's mate. if it's no bother a pic would be brilliant.

 

got a new resistor pack in today and it's still only working on speed 4. could there be anything else wrong? it was a new ford part i got...

 

bump..

 

Strange, new resistor pack usually fixes the problem. It could be the switch? Might be worth taking it to an auto electrician, the money you could spend replacing loads of bits and bobs will probbaly cost more than an electrician diagnosing the fault!

 

there's one across the road from work. will speak to them again an see if they can sort it.

bloody typical for me tho..lol

 

Pull the switch out with the connector still plugged in, now use a test light/metre to see where the power is coming in, and that on each speed setting there is a output wire that is becoming live in only the one position, of the speed setting, so you can determine what is what.
If no joy get a small bit of wire say 6" long strip and solder each end about 1/2", the put one end in power supply, then probe the other wires with other end, you will soon determine what is happening, just be carefull NOT to insert into a grey/yellow wire or brown wire, as these are for the illumination light.
For measure put a fuse in the wire say 10amp using spade connectors etc, unless you have some fuseholder tap ins ?
tabetha