Ford Galaxy Heater problems - any clues?

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.

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

Thanks, I was hoping it was just that!

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.

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?

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.

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.

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