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Ford Galaxy Heater problems - any clues?

Hi everyone,

Hope someone can help here. I have a 2002 Ford Galaxy TDi, and lately on starting the heater LCD display flashes - no error codes, just flashes on and off - and the heater is very under-powered, and that's not acceptable coming into the bad weather where I need to keep the screen clear!

The car has air con, so I don't know if it needs recharging or is there's something more serious.

Being the biggest cynic in the world, I hate to wander into the dealership without an idea of what it might be, so can anyone think what this might be caused by?

Many thanks in advance.

Dave.

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I_Guy
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I know, bad form to reply to my own post!

I should say that when I start the engine, the heater display flashes for maybe 5 - 10 seconds then appears as normal, but the heater is under-powered and very noisy all the time.

Reply to
Dave

A flashing Climate Control means the Air Con Gas needs recharging & most likely it has not been used every month to circulate or has a leak as with our '52' Plate Galaxy Ghia

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A C

Thanks, I was hoping it was just that!

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Dave

Flashing is most likley the air con needing regassed, but that shouldn't affect the power of the heater.

I'm guessing by noisy, you mean a whirling/scraping/screeching kind of noise? If it is, it's most likely a fault with the blower motor. Chances are it's seized slightly, and isn't spinning as fast as it should.

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M Cuthill

Thanks.

No, more like a WW II bomber on take off. The heater does seem powerful, just not AS powerful as it should be, and the noise is dreadful. More like a deep drone than anything.

If so, easily fixable or expensive, potentially?

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Dave

Certainly sounds like a failing blower motor.

Haven't got a clue. I try and avoid Galaxy's/Sharans/Seat badged model (can't remember the name!), as most jobs on them usually involved being triple jointed, or having extremely long skinny arms. If I remember, I'll check at work on monday for the standard time.

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M Cuthill

Does the sound carry on after the engine has been switched off?

As they have a electric pump mounted on the bulkhead in the engine compartment for the rear heater & ours is very noisy.

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A C

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alanf

Standard time for a 2000 model is 0.4hrs, so changing it must be a relatively straight forward job.

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M Cuthill

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