xsara blower failure

grizzley · Post by **grizzley** » 13 Jan 2011, 20:38

I have a xsara 2000, it has A/C and have a problem with a blower as it works on maximum all the time. I can't control it at all. It is like that since I changed a battery. I changed the control panel, but it didn't help. Can you give me a clue what could go wrong? Thank you very much

Post by **Paul-R** » 13 Jan 2011, 21:15

My 2001 Xsara did exactly the same thing but healed itself after a few months.

http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=33837 third or fourth post.

Might be an idea to get the aircon read by a Lexia and see if that throws up anything.

citroenxm · Post by **citroenxm** » 13 Jan 2011, 21:23

The useual thing, same as Xantias, the Transisters have blown on the control board....

Paul

grizzley · Post by **grizzley** » 13 Jan 2011, 21:55

It is going for two months now and i don't really want to wait for a miracle

It was alright cos we had quite a cold winter, but these days it's becoming annoying. I am off to scrap yard and will try to find a resistor as i read that might be the cause. What do you think about that?

citroenxm · Post by **citroenxm** » 13 Jan 2011, 21:57

Yes quite likely, do you know were they are???

On the blower motor, under the passenger side of the dash, 3 cross head screws, drop it down... Only on air con cars..

As said, Xantia ones with air con are the same..

Paul

grizzley · Post by **grizzley** » 13 Jan 2011, 22:09

Thanks citroenxm. Yes i found the blower and i did unscrew it, but that was as far as i got. Don't have any gadget to read the current. I hope it will be the resistor and i'll let you know whether it resolved or not the problem.

grizzley · Post by **grizzley** » 15 Jan 2011, 23:36

It was a resistor failure. Got one from scrapyard and blower works as it should again.

Post by **Paul-R** » 16 Jan 2011, 00:31

Mine wasn't so I wonder what it was?

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 16 Jan 2011, 11:53

were did you find the resistor on your XSARA in the end grizzley,

and what style/type was it in the end, the transistor type or the coil'd wire version,

regards malcolm

grizzley · Post by **grizzley** » 16 Jan 2011, 18:26

The blower motor is below glove department. You need to undo the cover (carpet material) holds on three screws and you will see the blower, it is awkward to get underneath as the access isn't the best. That's the link to explain better,and you can see the resistor too.

http://blower-motor-resistor.co.uk/citr ... -unit.html