P38 blowers

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AlentejoTim

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The blowers on my p38 packed up a while back,when i was in uk at xmas i had the car on a diagnostics and it said the faults were in the left and right hand blowers,i was then told by someone else that there are 3 blowers on this model not 2 and i would need to replace all of them:confused:,then told by an auto elecy that it could be the resistor or hedgehog(fckd if i know what he meant(does this mean i have a spikey little critter behind the dash:eek:))and to replace that first,Oh and its a bstd of a job:doh:.
Now can someone lay this out straight for me,i`m good with electrics but have no idea where to start.
1 do i replace hedgehog or do i feed it:cool:
2 how many motors are there
3 can i replace just the motors or do i have to replace the whole lot
4 is it a diy job or do i need to look for a (dare i say it)expert
Oh and can some one tell me why my outside temp always says -40 its never been that cold in Portuga:eek:l and how do i fix it.
Heres hoping
Cheers Tim
 
price...............sir....whatever do you mean..........they will be sent at postage cost....if you want them let me know........pity is i flew over there last week ......i could have dropped them over your house ha ha
 
Have done that already,relays seem ok they click when removed and put back in and theres no smell of burning.How would you test the relay i have a multimeter but its been a long time since using it to test relays.
 
Prise the covers of the relays and look at the contacts, the fact that they click when removed suggests that the blowers should be running, the contacts may be shot.
 
The story so far

Right,i have checked the relays and although they look ok i will replace them then they are ticked of the list.
Today i have had the facia off both sides and looked at the blower motors,and both motors have power to them.
So now what??
Could this be the resistor behind the centre not working?
I`m sorry for all the questions but i live in the middle of nowhere and at least a 3 hour trip to the nearest competent mechanic,so its a kind of diy or live without it and whilst its cool i can live without it but when it gets hot we need the a/c working.
Thanks for all the suggestions so far.
Cheers
Tim:)
 
The story so far

Right,i have checked the relays and although they look ok i will replace them then they are ticked of the list.
Today i have had the facia off both sides and looked at the blower motors,and both motors have power to them.
So now what??
Could this be the resistor behind the centre not working?
I`m sorry for all the questions but i live in the middle of nowhere and at least a 3 hour trip to the nearest competent mechanic,so its a kind of diy or live without it and whilst its cool i can live without it but when it gets hot we need the a/c working.
Thanks for all the suggestions so far.
Cheers
Tim:)

You need to look at the wiring diagram in RAVE and then follow the wiring through logically:)
 
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