Hello all,

 

I just picked up a 91 Legacy L wagon for a winter warrior/work car to save the milage on my GTi which does nothing in the winter. I've always admired the Legacy, and even with 235,xxx I didn't hesitate to buy with the knowledge that subies last for quite a bit of time. The only problem I can see so far (I just got it about 2 hours ago) is the blower motor does not operate. I did a very quick search and see this topic comes up, but please dont blast me for being a newb. Is this motor fairly cheap, and what type of installation problems would I run into? I'm pretty much a DIY kind of person, so I have no problems doig this myself. Also if you guys have any links to good online parts suppliers that would help also.

 

TIA

open the glovebox and take the screws out,youll see 2 cutouts in the edge of the dash,pull box up to these cutouts and box comes out. you will now see the fan motor.check the resister while you are in there,its the one with the plug on it. ed

open the glovebox and take the screws out,youll see 2 cutouts in the edge of the dash,pull box up to these cutouts and box comes out. you will now see the fan motor.check the resister while you are in there,its the one with the plug on it. ed

 

Thanks for the reply, heres an update. I checked the fuses, all seem OK. In my travels under the DS dash, I noticed a blue fuse protector, with a blown glass 15a fuse, hoping this was the problem I went off to autozone to fetch a fuse (who has glass fuses haging around nowadays anyway?) plugged it and, and presto, nothing. I went under the pass saide dash, and took out the fan, hooked it up and fan does seem to work. Now the dilema, I noticed that the fan has the same color and guage of the fused wire mentioned above. Is the blk/rd (it looked like it was 12 guage, just a guess) common throughout the vehicle? Also what will i be checking for resistor wise? Any way to rig the fan otherwise? or point me to a thread with the same problem resolved? Boy and I thought VW's were a pain.Thanks again:)

I have another question, this resistor that you speak of and that I see pop up in searches, I'm not sure what I should be looking for, is this the creature that is dead on in this heating box? I found somthing with a plug, four wires, that is taken out by 2 screws. for lack of a better word it looks like a cage with some springs inside, this looks rather corroded. EDIT: upon more searching, I'm pretty sure I found the resistor, now my next question, after I took the blower motor out and before I hooked it up to 12v, I used a test light to the connector, nothing happened upon clicking all of the controls, speeds etc, would a blown resistor cause the current to stop flowing? Thanks a million

Put 12V and a ground to the fan. If it works, its in the wires somewhere. I've had the brushes go out on the fan motor.

there is 2 fuses in the inside fuse box,the 2 lower right 15 amp fuses are for the heater so check both,not sure but might be one under the hood. ed by the way----everybody says the high speed does not go thru the resister,so you should have 123 speeds if you have power at all,you did find the resister,it is as you stated. ed

there is 2 fuses in the inside fuse box,the 2 lower right 15 amp fuses are for the heater so check both,not sure but might be one under the hood. ed by the way----everybody says the high speed does not go thru the resister,so you should have 123 speeds if you have power at all,you did find the resister,it is as you stated. ed

 

Fan works with 12v. I have no fan at any speed, only fan under the hood. In some other searches, it was stated that if the resistor was discod fan should work at high speed, I do not have this result either. I'm beginning to think it may be in the wires somewhere. Any hints? I have entire dash ripped apart at this point. First inclination is the HVAC unit itself, I remember in my RX7 days there were cold solder points that used to be a problem, so I think just for the heck of it I may try checking, and resoldering. I appreciate the help and suggestions. Please keep it coming. Thanks again

I've tested and have power at the fusebox, so this should rule out anything under the hood. i cant however get any power to the plug before the switch. From what I can tell 12+ should be the Blk/yellow correct? I'v dl'd a wiring schematic, but im afraid I'm reading it wrong, or there is no section covering this particular problem. Geez my post count is going to be a gozillion by the time im done with this.

at this point i would have to guess that it is in the heater control its self. ed

at this point i would have to guess that it is in the heater control its self. ed

 

PROBLEM SOLVED!! The relay was the culprit. Man that thing was up there. I checked by switching the fuel pump relay, crossed fingers, and it worked. I can't thank you guys enough for your help. Now heres hoping that my local parts dept has one.

PROBLEM SOLVED!! The relay was the culprit. Man that thing was up there. I checked by switching the fuel pump relay, crossed fingers, and it worked. I can't thank you guys enough for your help. Now heres hoping that my local parts dept has one.

 

Where is the fan relay?