205 heater fan u/s

Steve,

Search Google under "205 GRD heater fan not working" for the answer.

I'm not familiar with the 205 but there have been numerous threads in the past on these fans in most models. A common problem is a poor connection to the fan which may well be located up under the glove box. Making a new connection , possibly solder on, might just fix your problem. Try a search in the group archive for your model.

Good Luck

Bob

There is a transistor based speed controller.

It is housed within the blower assemble (in order to cool its heat sink). The fan is over the passenger foot well & accessible from below.

If it is the speed controller that is at fault, then most people just get another from a scrap yard. If you prefer though & you are familiar with electronics, then there was some discussion of the type of transistor involved a little while ago.

In a right hand drive car, the blower is over the passenger foot well.

There is sometimes, but not always, a piece of carpet trim - held in place by an aluminium tab.

Wires run from the blower motor connections to the controller. The controller is held in by several screws. Undo the screws & pull the controller down & out.

I found this in the archives of this NG. I also had a problem with my heater fan and after dismantling the foot well carpet 3 screws are securing the fan unit and after cleaning the grounding on the transistor, everything was working again and after 2 years it still is Fred (205 GTI 1.9) HTH