destey Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I did a search and came up with mostly results from 80s subarus. The fan doesn't work in any of the 4 positions. When I turn the fan from off to 1/2/3/4 I can hear an audible click (I assume the blower relay) coming from under the dash somewhere. I read from the loyal posts the resistor can fail, but when it does position 4 still works (which it does not in my case). about 1 in 30 trips the fan starts working completely normally. I'm guessing my blower motor has seized up. What do you guys think? I'm guessing the way to diagnose this is find the electrical leads running into the blower motor and probe for voltage. I stuck my head under there and can't see where the wires go. Anyone know where they are? tia, Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 would be helpful to know what car you have...1st gen legacy's have issues with the controls needing re-soldering... other than that - pull your glove box out for better access to the blower motor & wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Years back, I had a similar problem with 91 Leggie. I thought the blower motor was shot, so I bought one from a yard. Upon installation, I found existing blower was bound up with old tree leaves and crud. Once I cleaned out the mess, the old unit worked just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destey Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 (edited) would be helpful to know what car you have...1st gen legacy's have issues with the controls needing re-soldering... other than that - pull your glove box out for better access to the blower motor & wiring. doh, should've put that in the OP 1995 subaru legacy edit: also checked fuse box by left drivers foot and under hood and everything looks good Edited December 2, 2009 by destey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'm with rooster2 on checking to see if anything is binding up the blower. I lived in a rural area a few years ago and had trouble with the blower not working in any speed setting on our Brat. Pulling the blower assembly, I found that a mouse had built its nest in the fan portion; cleaned out the nest, and everything was just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 The trouble may be due to a bad blower relay (the click you hear). Though the relay seems to work, the contacts that supply power to the motor may be bad. Another possibility is the motor may have some bad brushes internally. By connecting power directly to the motor you will be able to see if the motor is the trouble or not. Tapping the relay can sometimes show up the bad contacts inside it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene J Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 As was posted pull out the glove box and blower motor. Mine had a bad spot on the armature. Check for power at the motor. If the power is fine then the relay is good but the motor is bad. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosinmatt Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I am actually having this exact same problem, with my 95 subary legacy wagon. I hope it is just a bad relay. I can hear the vents moving to the defroster position and everything too. But just nothing works! I am going to a friends that has some things that we can test with though. Hopefully it will work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 (edited) I have one of these already pulled to put on Ebay. Tested while still in the car at all speeds. I could probably do 25.00 shipped w/paypal. With all the snow today I may take pics and list some items. Like virtually brand new OEM Subaru headlights from the same car. Had just been repaired from an accident and the tranny went. Actualy the college kid drove it "while it made a noise" until the rear driveshaft came out of the tranny and beat up the tranny, exhaust, and floor. Not worth fixing. I've already started to part it. So if you need anything speak up. Otherwise it's all Ebay bound. Edited February 6, 2010 by davebugs clean up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 would be helpful to know what car you have...1st gen legacy's have issues with the controls needing re-soldering... other than that - pull your glove box out for better access to the blower motor & wiring. The plug where the power for the blower motor also plugs into the bottom right corner of the fuse box right where your left foot can stomp on it if you're wearing big snow boots... I just had to fix that on my '90 legacy -- the wire was all mangled going into the plug... hopefully it's fixed now.. if not, then maybe it's actually up in the controls, but it would go on and off as you moved your feet around... Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballenxj Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Yikes! My blower just quit when I need it most! Found this thread for advice. Pull the glove box for access? I'll have to look into that, thanks. Edited December 4, 2016 by Ballenxj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikevan10 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I had similar issues with my 1992 legacy. Heater blower intermittently not working. Turned out to be a dodgy plug connector to the fuse box. In my case, when the blower wasn't working, neither were my brake lights. I swapped out the plug from a parts car and all has been fine ever since. Was a few years ago. Mike V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballenxj Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I ended up taking it to my mechanic. He said there were was very little debris in there, so checked the motor with a meter. It was the motor. It works fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnyside Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) I have the exact same issue with our 1995 Subaru Lagacy wagon. Audible click when I turn fan from off to position 1. But no fan. If I understand correctly from earlier posts, it could be the relay, or it could be the motor? If it was a fuse I don’t think I would hear the click. Where is the relay located? thanks all Edited February 23, 2022 by Sunnyside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Sunnyside said: I have the exact same issue with our 1995 Subaru Lagacy wagon. Audible click when I turn fan from off to position 1. But no fan. If I understand correctly from earlier posts, it could be the relay, or it could be the motor? If it was a fuse I don’t think I would hear the click. Where is the relay located? thanks all does it blow on High? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnyside Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 No it does not work on high. You can hear a click behind the steering wheel in dash area when you turn blower from OFF to low setting. I wish it worked on high! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laegion Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Sunnyside said: No it does not work on high. You can hear a click behind the steering wheel in dash area when you turn blower from OFF to low setting. I wish it worked on high! You'll need to pull the glovebox out to get access to the blower motor. Disconnect the wires and test for power on all the settings as they mentioned above. If there's power then pull the motor and replace it. They aren't outrageously expensive and it's reasonably easy to do with basic tools. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I have a few good fans. $20 shipped. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnyside Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/24/2022 at 8:32 PM, lmdew said: I have a few good fans. $20 shipped. Where do I go to get one? Mine is on the last legs. Got it to spin by banging on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnyside Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Just now, Sunnyside said: Where do I go to get one? Mine is on the last legs. Got it to spin by banging on it Needs to fit a 95 Subaru Legacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 lmdew2@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 A local yard may have one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laegion Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 18 hours ago, Sunnyside said: Needs to fit a 95 Subaru Legacy I just bought a new one without the fan cage and just swapped the fan cage over. It was less than $40 new, and it's common enough they had it in stock. New or Used, it shouldn't be a difficult part to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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