My local VW Specialist wants to charge me £468 to replace the alleged 'heater motor mechanical malfunction' due to put heater blower just not working when I went to start my 2012 Passat estate one day - thought at that cost it would involve removing half the dash - Thank you so much for posting this informative video - definitely a job for me at the weekend 👍
Brilliant video took me just over an hour to complete. Thought putting the new fan in would be difficult but if you just remember how it is aligned already it helps massively
Fantastic video! My blower motor stopped worked all together a few weeks ago. I followed this video and was able to remove my my old one and with the help of lots of WD-40 and a toothbrush it's now working perfectly. I did find the hardest part locating the blower back into position.
The little trick to remove the glove box is magical and saves me tons of time. Thanks a lot for your excellent video ! Just a tip for those guys who want to apply the kilma cleaner to the evaporator, if you are working on a VW CC, no need to take blower motor out. the evaporator can be reached by taking cabin filter out.
Thank you Temazepamania, fab video / instructions. Great to have the commentary. Losing the heater a week before Christmas was pretty grizzly, so this video gave the confidence to give it a go. My issue was the regulator/resistor which had corroded. It is possible to buy a replacement for that so happy days. Plenty of helpful advice below about getting the blower back under dashboard, but I was still there over an hour on just that. The verbal abuse did it in the end....
This saves me so much time! Fan was only running on 3 and 4 so guessed resistor bank. Should have just changed it but wanted to check the fan was free running and no issuers. This guide and the slot trick worked perfectly. Thanks for putting it together!
Great video! One thing I might add that made my installtion easier was removing the T15 screw that holds the duct for the footwell vent. It can be seen at 1:20, just to the right of the blower motor housing, almost in the center of the frame. Taking this out allows the footwell duct to move out of the way so that it does not snag on the blower motor as you put it back in.
I got the blower motor out today! Thanks for this video which really helped! I found there are 2 little arrows to help you align the blower motor in the right place when you turn it round to take it out. One on the blower motor and one on the surround. It helps if you put a mirror on the floor of the car so you can see what you're doing. To get the blower motor out you turn it about 20 degrees clockwise as you look up from underneath. Definitely clockwise. That's in a right hand drive VW Passat B6. I used a screwdriver to push on the tab to move the motor round because I couldn't budge it with my bare hands. It almost fell out once I'd lined up those arrows.
I am in your debt. You were straightforward and insightful. This has got to be one of the best diy's I've seen so far. No B.S. your help was really great. Thank you so much. From this side of the pond. Cheers my friend.
thank you so much for this video i was having a nightmare trying to change the blower over. This was clear and very concise. My only issue was when it came to re-installing the blower an securing it the bloody clipped snapped! That bit is an absolutely mare.
Fab video, just removed mine as I have a high pitched squeak! The lower clip seemed to push towards the firewall if anyone gets stuck. I used a combination of brake cleaner and then some GT bike cleaner with PTFE. I think its fixed the issue! I would also add for anyone doing this job to replace their cabin filter as you are right next to it :) Thanks again!
Brilliant! Thanks for a great video. Mine started making a loud rattling noise, then stopped altogether. Someone had been in there before me and not located it properly - not giving that final push to locate the tab properly. I slotted it back in and gave it a test, then gave it the final push to locate the tab. That last push is much harder than you want to push, but it did go in. Just make sure you aren't pinching any wires when the glove box goes back in, especially along the bottom and right sides.
Taking the two bolts out of either end of that long piece of bracket / trim at the bottom makes it flexible and a heck of a lot easier to get the fan in and out
awesome -- thanks for this video. i took my vw to a non-vw repair shop because (what i thought) the resistor had gone bad due to the fan speed control being stuck at full on blast. the mechanic told me it was in fact the blower motor. so i leave it to the mechanic to fix, and return to pick up the car. sitting in my driver's seat was an odd looking piece of plastic. thanks to your video, i now know it was the bracket you popped out from the side compartment. apparently the mechanic didn't think it was important to replace that. one week in, and the blower motor is making a horrible clicking sound, like it's either got something in between the blades or it's pulling an incorrect amount of power. it's very "electrical" whining and whirring sound. i'm definitely going to give this a go based on your video. i originally thought the blower motor on mine was in the foot well where the resistor is, but the sound it's now making is definitely coming from right behind the dash and glovebox. long comment to say thanks for this!
Great vid, thanks. Couple of notes to save extended reference to Haynes manual like I had today... 1. It's 1 T20 torx not a T15. 2. It's righty loosy, lefty tighty, at least it was on my 2010 Australian Passat. As in, turn blower clockwise to remove, anti to install. For the record: fuck brushed motors. Horrible things. May you have an easier time than I did. P.S. You probably don't even need to remove the glovebox to get this done, in hindsight. However, being able to see what is going on the first time you do it is very helpful. Awesome tip on the glovebox removal.
Awesome video, took me about 15minutes after watching. One tip if you are struggling to get the fan back in take out the silver torx on the bottom bracket, it only takes a few extra seconds then you can twist the bracket out of the way a few inches and the fan slips right in. (Can see it to the bottom left of the fan housing on the vid at 1:19)
This is great. One thing... my motor unit spun off in the opposite direction to this one. I thought it was stuck fast but once I had the securing clip raised and rotated the motor clockwise (viewed from below, looking upwards) it came out very easily. Useful video though, esp on screw hole and clip locations. Cheers!
Great video. I was hoping to just replace the worn out brushes... but struggling to find 8mm x 8mm replacements. For quite a while our fan cut in on left hand bends and cut out on right hand ones!
Great video , i unplugged the air bag of the left hand side of the draw , no i have an airbag light on the dash 🤦🏻♂️ !! Any idea on how to get ride of that ?! Thanks
Spot on, thank you very much! The only difference was I had 4 screws at the top of the box. All done in30 mins. Managed to break the tabs off the new fan trying to fit it, would let tighten up. But all good 🤞
Hi, thanks for the video. I had got stuck at the point were the glovebox would not come out after removing all screws. A couple of additional comments though, the fan turns clockwise to release and anticlockwise to tighten (opposite to normal)2011 with automatic climate control, there is also a square screw tab that aligns with a screwpost that for some reason vw hasn't used, a small self tapper in this tab will securely lock the fan positively in the correct orientation.
Excellent video, thank you, everything went splendidly, all out and back together within an hour and I did take my time, checking against your video as I went. Only real problem and obviously the reason for the fuses blowing, the fan motor was seized, thought I'd give it a fiddle before shelling out for new one though. Serious dose of WD40, left for a couple of minutes had it moving by hand, several spins back and forth and another liberal dose saw it moving smoothly. All now good apart from an annoying high pitched squeal but mitigated by the fragrance of WD40. If the squeal persists I'll disassemble the lot and try again, but for the time being I'll put up with the noise, it's too cold in the barn!
Hello, the polystyrene cover at the very start of the video is missing on mine, which seems to be meaning that air is leaking straight into the foot well and not much is making it to the blowers. Motor seems to be working fine. Do you know what this part is called so that I can replace it?
Incredible video - thank you so much for this. VW quoted me $500 to replace mine and I just did it for $115. Only comment is my 2008 Passat 2.0T had T20 screws, not T15. I don’t know if the tech that replaced the fan the first time just used different screws or VW switched it up for my car.
My blowers aren't blowing at all. No noise or anything but the graphics come up on my infotainment system. Is it likely to be the motor? In which case this will fix it?
Hello, great video! Could you please tell me what is the type (code) of the screw that is used? I bought a b7 passat and the screws on the bottom of the glove box are not there
My model is 2009 also had larger T20 screws and had to remove 3 more screws two at bottom of trim eiether side and one holding the piping in place to get enough clearance.
Hi, excellent calm narrative. My wife has a 2011 VW CC. The blower either comes on immediately or several minutes after driving. It sounds healthy, so I was wondering are these the symptoms your car had too? many thanks
holy shit man I have been dealing with this problem and I finally solved it. My AC in my 2009 Vw CC only worked on the highest setting and its because the AC resistor was blown. It is a 10-20$ part and you can put it in yourself in about 20 minutes. fixed it right away.
hi there! thanks for this helpful video. I've got b6 also and blower doesn't work, just wonder how to understand the problem is on the blower or electrical? I am not mechanic. btw there is light on the dashboard when you turn on the ac on
Great video and help massive, glove box and fan removed tonight, mechanic said try some wd40 on it might free it up so that's on now so we'll see tomorrow.
lefty loosely to get it out? Mine only moves clockwise! I got the tab out and moved it 20 degrees clockwise, but it still won't come out....do I need to move it back the other way (anticlockwise) over the tab again and 20 degrees the other side? Which way do I move it to get it out!
I drove through a small section maybe 15m of standing water about 5"deep. The blower motor started sloshing water and spitting it out on the passenger floor. Where is the cabin air inlet in these cars? Next to the wheels? Good grief.... Great video btw I have to drain the water out of my blower so this was superb...
Great video. It was a great help with fixing my car. Only observation is I think you are rotating fan assembly in wrong direction. It’s clockwise to loosen and remove, anti clockwise to tighten. It works easier that way and the shape of the plastic tabs is clearly tapered for this direction. I definitely fits easier this way,
Thanks for the video. My wifes 2007 Passat Estates blower decided to pack in tonight. Definitely some brute force and swearing required. Oh a few snapped clips.. But hey ho.
I’ve done this and my air bag cables and other cables are really short! made it really hard to get glove box in, but I wouldn’t let it drop to the floor like that in case your cables are short like mine!
My replacement part number was 1K2820015G. Yours will probably differ.
I can’t thank you enough. They asked for 420 to get this fixed !! I watched this video ordered part all together costs 90£ now working mint
My local VW Specialist wants to charge me £468 to replace the alleged 'heater motor mechanical malfunction' due to put heater blower just not working when I went to start my 2012 Passat estate one day - thought at that cost it would involve removing half the dash - Thank you so much for posting this informative video - definitely a job for me at the weekend 👍
Brilliant video took me just over an hour to complete. Thought putting the new fan in would be difficult but if you just remember how it is aligned already it helps massively
Fantastic video! My blower motor stopped worked all together a few weeks ago. I followed this video and was able to remove my my old one and with the help of lots of WD-40 and a toothbrush it's now working perfectly. I did find the hardest part locating the blower back into position.
Thank you so much, no swearing or throwing tantrums, 1 and 1/2 hours start to finish, great video made it easy, thanks again
This is by far the best video I have found! Nobody told me to use a flat head in that little slot to release!
The little trick to remove the glove box is magical and saves me tons of time. Thanks a lot for your excellent video ! Just a tip for those guys who want to apply the kilma cleaner to the evaporator, if you are working on a VW CC, no need to take blower motor out. the evaporator can be reached by taking cabin filter out.
New fan installed and all working. I could not have done it without the help of this great video.
Thank you Temazepamania, fab video / instructions. Great to have the commentary. Losing the heater a week before Christmas was pretty grizzly, so this video gave the confidence to give it a go. My issue was the regulator/resistor which had corroded. It is possible to buy a replacement for that so happy days. Plenty of helpful advice below about getting the blower back under dashboard, but I was still there over an hour on just that. The verbal abuse did it in the end....
This saves me so much time! Fan was only running on 3 and 4 so guessed resistor bank. Should have just changed it but wanted to check the fan was free running and no issuers. This guide and the slot trick worked perfectly. Thanks for putting it together!
Great video! One thing I might add that made my installtion easier was removing the T15 screw that holds the duct for the footwell vent. It can be seen at 1:20, just to the right of the blower motor housing, almost in the center of the frame. Taking this out allows the footwell duct to move out of the way so that it does not snag on the blower motor as you put it back in.
I got the blower motor out today! Thanks for this video which really helped! I found there are 2 little arrows to help you align the blower motor in the right place when you turn it round to take it out. One on the blower motor and one on the surround. It helps if you put a mirror on the floor of the car so you can see what you're doing. To get the blower motor out you turn it about 20 degrees clockwise as you look up from underneath. Definitely clockwise. That's in a right hand drive VW Passat B6. I used a screwdriver to push on the tab to move the motor round because I couldn't budge it with my bare hands. It almost fell out once I'd lined up those arrows.
Thank you very much for posting this, took 10 minutes to swap the blower.
I am in your debt. You were straightforward and insightful. This has got to be one of the best diy's I've seen so far. No B.S. your help was really great. Thank you so much. From this side of the pond.
Cheers my friend.
Excellent video! Concise and to the point. Just a quick watch and easily understood. So appreciate it!
thank you so much for this video i was having a nightmare trying to change the blower over. This was clear and very concise. My only issue was when it came to re-installing the blower an securing it the bloody clipped snapped! That bit is an absolutely mare.
Thank you for the video, followed it exactly and now have heat again without the price tag
I was able to fix my Skoda Yeti 1.2tsi blower by myself watching this video. Thank you so much.
(In my case I didn't have to take out the glove box.)
Thank you! Literally it took me 10 minutes to change it with this video help. You are legend!
No worries, babe.
Just used this video today to change my blower motor-thanks very much-it is spot on!!! 👍
Many thanks for this vedeo, took my car to a local garage quoted me £50 for the labour. Watched this vedeo few times and did it myself. Thanks again.
Fab video, just removed mine as I have a high pitched squeak! The lower clip seemed to push towards the firewall if anyone gets stuck. I used a combination of brake cleaner and then some GT bike cleaner with PTFE. I think its fixed the issue! I would also add for anyone doing this job to replace their cabin filter as you are right next to it :) Thanks again!
Brilliant! Thanks for a great video. Mine started making a loud rattling noise, then stopped altogether. Someone had been in there before me and not located it properly - not giving that final push to locate the tab properly. I slotted it back in and gave it a test, then gave it the final push to locate the tab. That last push is much harder than you want to push, but it did go in. Just make sure you aren't pinching any wires when the glove box goes back in, especially along the bottom and right sides.
Taking the two bolts out of either end of that long piece of bracket / trim at the bottom makes it flexible and a heck of a lot easier to get the fan in and out
I was struggling with this glove box today your video helped me a lot dear friend.
Thank you very much for sharing this
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Great video just finished fitting mine you are a legend now i can have warm journeys to work.
The "jiggery pokery" is what I was looking for.
Thank you 😊
awesome -- thanks for this video. i took my vw to a non-vw repair shop because (what i thought) the resistor had gone bad due to the fan speed control being stuck at full on blast. the mechanic told me it was in fact the blower motor. so i leave it to the mechanic to fix, and return to pick up the car. sitting in my driver's seat was an odd looking piece of plastic. thanks to your video, i now know it was the bracket you popped out from the side compartment. apparently the mechanic didn't think it was important to replace that. one week in, and the blower motor is making a horrible clicking sound, like it's either got something in between the blades or it's pulling an incorrect amount of power. it's very "electrical" whining and whirring sound. i'm definitely going to give this a go based on your video. i originally thought the blower motor on mine was in the foot well where the resistor is, but the sound it's now making is definitely coming from right behind the dash and glovebox. long comment to say thanks for this!
Thanks for the video, you did probably saved me some time. Good production as well
Great vid, thanks. Couple of notes to save extended reference to Haynes manual like I had today... 1. It's 1 T20 torx not a T15. 2. It's righty loosy, lefty tighty, at least it was on my 2010 Australian Passat. As in, turn blower clockwise to remove, anti to install. For the record: fuck brushed motors. Horrible things. May you have an easier time than I did. P.S. You probably don't even need to remove the glovebox to get this done, in hindsight. However, being able to see what is going on the first time you do it is very helpful. Awesome tip on the glovebox removal.
Thankyou for that the only video that shows you how to do it qithout breaking anything 👍
Please put up more videos! This one is brilliant, Thank you!
Awesome video, took me about 15minutes after watching. One tip if you are struggling to get the fan back in take out the silver torx on the bottom bracket, it only takes a few extra seconds then you can twist the bracket out of the way a few inches and the fan slips right in. (Can see it to the bottom left of the fan housing on the vid at 1:19)
Very good explanations. Helped me a lot. Tks
This is great. One thing... my motor unit spun off in the opposite direction to this one. I thought it was stuck fast but once I had the securing clip raised and rotated the motor clockwise (viewed from below, looking upwards) it came out very easily. Useful video though, esp on screw hole and clip locations. Cheers!
Mine is the same, I was struggling removing it for 1 whole day until I found it should be done clockwise, it just took seconds for removing😂
Great video, was super easy to remove glovebox and get to the BCM
I drive a 2010 CC and this video was everything I needed and more. Thank you so much for the great upload!
Thanks for this! Is this how to access the parking sensor buzzer too? On the RHD models
Great video. I was hoping to just replace the worn out brushes... but struggling to find 8mm x 8mm replacements. For quite a while our fan cut in on left hand bends and cut out on right hand ones!
Excellent video. Straight forward easy to follow and ended up saving me close to 500 euro. Thank you
Smashing video. Much appreciated as I must have saved over 200£ fixing it on my own.
One mention: I used tx20 screwdrivers
TX20s, I’m sure you’re right about that: I’ll have to have a word with the script editor.
I've snapped the pull down tab. Any suggestions on how to get it loose?
Great video , i unplugged the air bag of the left hand side of the draw , no i have an airbag light on the dash 🤦🏻♂️ !! Any idea on how to get ride of that ?! Thanks
Yeah, don't do that: disconnect the battery, plug the connector back in, wait 15 minutes, connect the battery.
Hello!! If something falls into de middle vent, is there any place where I can recover the falling piece??
Spot on, thank you very much!
The only difference was I had 4 screws at the top of the box. All done in30 mins. Managed to break the tabs off the new fan trying to fit it, would let tighten up. But all good 🤞
You are literally a life saver
No worries, Mike.
thank you and your video helped me big time today😎
Hi, thanks for the video. I had got stuck at the point were the glovebox would not come out after removing all screws.
A couple of additional comments though, the fan turns clockwise to release and anticlockwise to tighten (opposite to normal)2011 with automatic climate control, there is also a square screw tab that aligns with a screwpost that for some reason vw hasn't used, a small self tapper in this tab will securely lock the fan positively in the correct orientation.
Excellent video, thank you, everything went splendidly, all out and back together within an hour and I did take my time, checking against your video as I went. Only real problem and obviously the reason for the fuses blowing, the fan motor was seized, thought I'd give it a fiddle before shelling out for new one though. Serious dose of WD40, left for a couple of minutes had it moving by hand, several spins back and forth and another liberal dose saw it moving smoothly. All now good apart from an annoying high pitched squeal but mitigated by the fragrance of WD40. If the squeal persists I'll disassemble the lot and try again, but for the time being I'll put up with the noise, it's too cold in the barn!
Hello, the polystyrene cover at the very start of the video is missing on mine, which seems to be meaning that air is leaking straight into the foot well and not much is making it to the blowers. Motor seems to be working fine. Do you know what this part is called so that I can replace it?
Incredible video - thank you so much for this. VW quoted me $500 to replace mine and I just did it for $115.
Only comment is my 2008 Passat 2.0T had T20 screws, not T15. I don’t know if the tech that replaced the fan the first time just used different screws or VW switched it up for my car.
2009 also has T20.
My blowers aren't blowing at all. No noise or anything but the graphics come up on my infotainment system. Is it likely to be the motor? In which case this will fix it?
Thanks dear for this video its help me to change my passat 2013 1.6 blower
Thank you, I put a new motor in today!
Thank you for this video ! Help me more.
Thank you! Managed to get mine working again!
Thank you so much. This helped me. Most grateful.
Very very helpful. I appreciate it!
Hello, great video! Could you please tell me what is the type (code) of the screw that is used? I bought a b7 passat and the screws on the bottom of the glove box are not there
My model is 2009 also had larger T20 screws and had to remove 3 more screws two at bottom of trim eiether side and one holding the piping in place to get enough clearance.
Hi, excellent calm narrative. My wife has a 2011 VW CC. The blower either comes on immediately or several minutes after driving. It sounds healthy, so I was wondering are these the symptoms your car had too? many thanks
Helpful video! THANK YOU!!!
Commence verbal abuse! Appreciate this video, thanks a lot. ✌🏼
Any ideas why my ac only works on full blast? Few weeks ago the low and middle fan setting stopped working but works on highest setting.
holy shit man I have been dealing with this problem and I finally solved it. My AC in my 2009 Vw CC only worked on the highest setting and its because the AC resistor was blown. It is a 10-20$ part and you can put it in yourself in about 20 minutes. fixed it right away.
My fan is on the way out on my CC, Does anyone knows the part number for the fan?
hi there! thanks for this helpful video. I've got b6 also and blower doesn't work, just wonder how to understand the problem is on the blower or electrical? I am not mechanic. btw there is light on the dashboard when you turn on the ac on
Why is the service manual so important for the reinstalling of the new fan? It looks straight forward?
Can you please share part number of the polystyrene cover?
My fan works but its like there its a flap stopping the air entering the cabin. Amy idea?
Sounds like you know which flap has failed, so it’s probably a matter of replacing the actuator.
@@juankerr cheers buddy.
Great video and help massive, glove box and fan removed tonight, mechanic said try some wd40 on it might free it up so that's on now so we'll see tomorrow.
Really helpful, thanks
lefty loosely to get it out? Mine only moves clockwise! I got the tab out and moved it 20 degrees clockwise, but it still won't come out....do I need to move it back the other way (anticlockwise) over the tab again and 20 degrees the other side? Which way do I move it to get it out!
Yeah, that’s the swearing at it bit:
Both to remove it and reinstall it, you’ll need to keep twisting and reefing on it until the bastard budges.
I drove through a small section maybe 15m of standing water about 5"deep. The blower motor started sloshing water and spitting it out on the passenger floor. Where is the cabin air inlet in these cars? Next to the wheels? Good grief.... Great video btw I have to drain the water out of my blower so this was superb...
Is lefty loosely anticlockwise as you look up at the fan from below? My head is spinning!
Great video. It was a great help with fixing my car. Only observation is I think you are rotating fan assembly in wrong direction. It’s clockwise to loosen and remove, anti clockwise to tighten. It works easier that way and the shape of the plastic tabs is clearly tapered for this direction. I definitely fits easier this way,
I concur, Jim; must have still been a bit pissed up when I did the VO.
Hi thanks for your video can you help me what is part number for blower motor for VW Cc 2014,might be part number need to find right one
This was a 1K2820015G. Compare the removed part, but sometimes a part with the last letter changed will work
I want to clean the ac grills, if you have any link, please share
Can you please tell me what was your error on vcds?
Great video
Thank you so much for the info
Brilliant. Thank you
Hi , I have a vw cc and the fan is intermittent, could it be resistor of blower, what do you think 🤔 and a great video 🤘
Thanks for the video bud
Good video !!!!
Excellent thanks spot on.
Thanks for the video. My wifes 2007 Passat Estates blower decided to pack in tonight. Definitely some brute force and swearing required. Oh a few snapped clips.. But hey ho.
Really hoping I can pull this off myself lol .. snow is on the way very soon
Very good very clear uncompleted
cheers, John.
I’ve done this and my air bag cables and other cables are really short! made it really hard to get glove box in, but I wouldn’t let it drop to the floor like that in case your cables are short like mine!
I would give this 10 likes of possible. Thanks!
Brilliant video.... I need a new screwdriver.
Top man
At approximately 41 seconds it’s hard to tell where you removed that clip from…
Cheers mate! F*cking legend!
no worries, g
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