Heater Direction Control

Hi All!!

The heating in my 1993 V6 SEi, 12 valce is stuck on WINDSCREEN setting... My poor feets are getting cold each morning because when pressing the FOOT direction button the flap in the heater ducting is not moving..

The car has the electronic control panels.. Will this be a panel fault or (like the heat control motor) be the same thing, the motor that controls the flap..

How much of a job is it to change/check it..?? were is it ??

Many thanks

citroenxm

As far as I know, only the temperature control is electronic and the motors fail, I have had to replce two. On mine (VSX) the flaps are operated by cable, but as I have never had a problem with them, I cant give you much more help.

Peter.N.

Hi citroenxm,

Have a look at the self help file for the heater box here:

http://club-xm.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=279

On page 2 photo 3 you'll see the flap control in the middle of the photo. It is annotated as 'Rotating shaft c/w control flaps'. On my VSX its cable operated but all flaps are made in such a way that they can be cable or servo operated depending on the trim level of the particular model. You can see the brown cable fixed to the flap control gear in the photo. As you look at the photo that is how the heater is mounted in the car. The flap motor/cable in question should be at the drivers side above the heater matrix which can be seen in photo 2. I suspect all the servo motors are interchangeable.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

noz

Hi Noz,

Thanks for the detailed explination. My V6 SEi, has the Servos controled by the electronic panel ah la V6 24v!

Can I access the direction controller from the foot well, after removing the trim??

I am just waiting for daylight now to have a look probably Sunday now, but hopfully tomorroe afternoon.

Regards
citroenxm

Where the hell do you live that has nights lasting 50 odd hours?

Its called my DAY time job. 7:45 am to 4:30pm home by 5 pm, dark by 5:05 pm!!

It annoys me Winter, but we cant have it all

Regards
citroenxm

Hi citroenxm,

Yes the motor should be accessible by removing the side trim.

Best of luck.

Cheers

noz