Why is my blower not blowing very hard?
Problems like a fan clogged with dirt, a dead motor, a loose fan belt or a stuck wheel can all cause your blower to not work properly. These problems can keep the blower fan from blowing enough air out of your vents to keep you cool. Your evaporator coil needs air to blow over it to complete your AC’s cooling process.
Why is my vent stuck on defrost?
Heat, extreme cold and vibration of the engine and car’s suspension can cause component of the defroster to fail. In some cases an electrical motor can burn out or the gears inside the actuator can break causing the defroster door to get stuck.
How to troubleshoot and repair vents low air flow?
Easy step by step guide one how to troubleshoot and repair vent low air flow, this article pertains to most vehicles. Step 1 – Most air control vents are equipped with a flow control door that is located at the vent outlet. This door is controlled by a thumb wheel that when activated will open and close the vent air flow door.
Why is my air blower not blowing out the vents?
Highway Hypnosis, that blower motor has a bad bearing and/or the squirrel cage is rubbing. See how it stops immediately when you take power away? It should spin freely to a stop. And that noise also tells me something is wrong.
How does the air vent work on a defroster?
The vent control system for the defroster in integrated into the operation of all temperature controls and uses forced air provided by the blower motor. On newer cars the vent direction and temperature controls are operated by a series of 3 or 4 electrical actuator motors which are adjusted by the climate control module.
Why does my car have no air in the vents?
Step 3 – A fan blower motor is controlled by either a switch in the passenger compartment or by a computer. If this fan motor is starting to fail it will cause the fan motor to run at a lower speed resulting in low air flow. To test this condition an amp meter is needed, connect the meter lead to the power wire of the fan motor.