hey guys, the fan doesnt blow in my 2005 scion xb, it just stopped working. No air blows out of the vents when i turn the air on. When it first started happening it blew just very lightly, got slower and slower and slower till it just doesnt blow any air at all. if i push the fan with my hand it starts blowing but still vary lightly.

Anyone have any issues like this and or know what the problem may be?

do i have to take the whole dashboard apart to get to the fan?

any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

hahaha, when I first opened this thread I was under the idea that your engines fan wasnt working...

Your blower motor (the fan for the climate controls) is directly behind your glove box, Ive never replaced mine, but I know that where it is... LOL... check your fuse panel by your knee, there should be a fuse for it, but along the lines of twhat you said, it sounds like the blower itself...

how many miles, where are you? just so that I can get an idea of how much it is used....

 

Yea, check fuses first.

 

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Actually, first you need to slide the filter drawer out and see if the filter is too dirty to let air pass (you did have a filter in there, right?) if you didn't have a filter in there, see if you have a bunch of stuff that has gotten into the fan.

THEN check the fuses. No point in putting a new fuse in of there is something blocking the fan.

 

Thanks guys i did check the fuses and they are fine, there wasnt a filter there but it is definetly something i am gonna add when its all said and done.

Does anyone know if i can get the fan motor out without taking the dash apart? does the white box that covers the fan drop down? thanks

 

There should be a few screws on the plastic that will allow you to pull it apart without taking the dash apart...

 

It looks ugly...

http://scionlife.org/Scion_Docs/2004...r/conponen.pdf

http://scionlife.org/Scion_Docs/2004...r/overhaul.pdf

 

Wow... (forgot about scion docs, thanks tomas)

it COULD be done without taking the dash apart... but then again, brain surgery COULD be done by a toddler

I know that DJ_Sparky just took his apart not to long ago, and Im sure that you could PM with any issues...

Ill take a look at mine tomorrow, since I dont have alot of the plastic in my car, and Ill see if I can take a few pics for the OP

 

I would get a volt meter and make sure i was getting power to the fan before removing