86: Fixing my heater switch! So.. Many.. Screws..
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Today I have a go at replacing the heater control panel of my Ducato. The switch failed not long after I bought the van. I suspect that when the resistor pack burned out, the previous owner didn't know to replace that and just punched the switch into oblivion. The panel is slightly deformed.
A subscriber of mine, Richard sent me his spare control panel with hand written notes for what needed to be done! Thanks so much Richard!!
Needless to say, not everything goes to plan, so I just replace the switch itself, not the panel which would have required me to get into the engine bay to disconnect the control cables.
Fast forward an hour or two and I have a working fan!! Hurrah!
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Hi,
The left rotary knob is partially blocked to regulate the temperature (hot / cold). So not the switch to set the speeds of the blower (1,2,3,4). Does anyone know what to do with this?
I already partially disassembled the dashboard to get to the rear of the control panel. The button itself is okay, but the mechanism where cables leave that disappear deeper into the dashboard blocks. I cannot reach the end of this cable or I have to dismantle the entire dashboard. Not knowing whether this is the solution, this seems quite drastic to me. Anyone guess what the problem could be?
Thanks in advance. Ken
Here is a link to a couple of resources. The official Fiat workshop CD-ROM image will need a Windows machine to "mount" and run the software. It's kinda technical.
The second is a PDF of the electrical system. It might help.
Having disassembled most of the dash, the cables seem to go to the back of the dash below the heat exchanger. There's likely just a simple flap to control the mix of hot and cold air.
Hope that helps. 😎👍
drive.google.com/folderview?id=1aR2mvfo_5IUx0QIuMMjqpkoYhAHMmKyq
@@Mevi Thanks for your quick response and the files !! :-)
Do you think the flap control is under the heat exchanger? Not clearly visible on the pdf file. Unfortunately I have a mac pc .. so I can't open the CD rom .. haha.
At the rear of the heater control unit I see a black flap with teeth from which the cable departs over which the rotary knob fits, it is partly blocked. I can't do much there, so I'm afraid I'll have to dismantle the dashboard further to get to the end of the cable..
@@Mevi Solved!
Just sharing for what it's worth and who can benefit from it in the future. After a whole weekend searching, the interior filiter eventually turned out to be the cause. The rotary knob blocked because it was was clamped by the cabin filter. Apparently not mounted that well during the last major overhaul.
Kind of stupid of me that I didn't check this first. Meanwhile specialist in dismantling and mounting dashboards. LOL :-)
Sadly I didn't pay much attention to which cable went where as my main focus was the dozens of (thankfully identical) screws and the switch.
If you know someone with a Windows machine, feel free to share the link. The content should also apply to Boxers and Relays aside from their different drivetrains.
I think we all imagine the rear of the dash as some magically sophisticated fandangle, but it's likely to be just springs and flaps, perhaps some cogs.
Good luck!
@@Ken-xg9mh I only saw your reply once I had sent mine. I'll pin your comment to the top. Perhaps it'll help others. 😊👍
Hi, thanks for the video.
I watched it and enjoyed it, but when I had to change my fan switch approached it in a different way.
I have exactly the same setup and only removed the radio, Bluetooth units and 4 Philips screws for the cages. Then the single torx screw under cup holder, unclip trim panel this then allows access to all 4 torx screws that hold the panel in place. Push the panel back into the void. Rotate carefully towards you. The connector is easily removed and also allows access to the two tiny Philips screws holding switch in place.
Because they now face up, it's hard to drop them and easier to refit them.
Replace switch, refit connector and screws and refit 4 panel screws, single bottom panel screw, and finally 4 radio and Bluetooth cage screws. Refit Bluetooth and radio. Job done.
Left radio connected and just removed aerial to allow it to keep it's code and move out of the way.
Hope this helps anyone doing this job in the future making it alot easier and quicker.
the switch I took from the used control panel broke recently, so I'll follow what sounds like your much simpler process. thanks!!!
I'm impressed you took the time to move the camera to show what you were doing, during this immensely frustrating procedure. You must love your YT subscribers :-)
I do! ♥️
I have 2 GoPros that I'm using now, so I can do closeup with one of those and the other was stuck to the passenger window! 😁
Mate, Thanks so much for this. I ended up doing exactly the same and just replacing the switch. Saved me fighting for hours!
When you dropped the screw, I literally shouted at the screen LOL
But when it all worked I was so happy for you. Good job Mevi, you have the patience of a saint.
Lidl this week are selling an unbranded window vac for £20 might be a cool thing to have for the condensation?
Ooh. I've looked at the Kärcher branded ones before. Cool, I will go check that out tonight. Diesel heater goes in this weekend, so perhaps that will help too. In the meantime, I'm tipping maybe 25ml out of each trap a few times a week. 😄
Window Vac🙄. Thank you Greg.
@@Mevi if you can't get one there Robert Dyas are doing one for £19 also
www.robertdyas.co.uk/beldray-white-blue-bel0749-cordless-window-vacuum?istCompanyId=bf3344d9-83f5-4abd-b69a-da131f7567d1&istItemId=-xwiwpxwxla&istBid=tzxx&gclid=Cj0KCQiA597fBRCzARIsAHWby0GjOMfvr6Ukx4vY4dz-S199BaXl-GvBV0ODJ8v5rdsAx0hTJs-W9KAaAiiTEALw_wcB
Not in stock at my local Lidl, but I'll stop in at another over the weekend. Love those Lidl bargains..... And the chocolate panettone.
I wonder if I've seen the Beldray one before. B&M stock Beldray and I also remember it being orange. There was one brand I rejected because of it's mains charger, but if the input is simple DC, I can buck or boost my 12v like I did for my monitor.
Did you count the screws!!!!
I’d have got lost doing that,well done.
And I’m glad somebody else looks over their glasses to see!!
I'd rather the glasses stayed nearer my eyeballs, but they slide down my nose since my head got smaller. 🤔
Mevi lol snap
😄 our shrinking heads.
Well done sir!!!!
Thanks man! 😁👍
Absolutely love your vids, so natural.
Finally got my layout sorted and am about to begin the build, now you've lived in yours for a while is there anything you'd change or do differently ?
Great to see the boys tech day out last video
That weekend away was a great laugh.
Things I'd do differently are:
Spend some time living in it during the build, to get the best idea of what works.
Longer or bigger bed
I'm only now getting used to a shorter bed. I've had a lot of nights broken sleep waking up after kicking or head butting a wall.
Put heating in early on
The heater is going in this weekend, so I expect to have to take stuff apart and remove some of the floor to do it
Buy a shorter, lighter van!
It's just me in here. I don't need so much space. I'd save on insurance and fuel.
I love you man! Thanks for your help! God bless you! ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🍀🍀🍀
Really interesting how they assemble vehicles today hey mate !
I’m guessing the previous owner of your van must of been a pretty heavy handed individual 🤜👊🤛
Thanks Mevi
I've given him the nickname, Punchy Dave (the keyring said 'Dave's Van). I think there was an international screw shortage when this model went into production. I wasn't counting, but must have been over 20. As a plus, the dash doesn't creak or rattle.
Wot a Happy Bunny... Best Grin I’ve seen for a long time....😜😜👍
Thanks Horatio! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Well done that man 👍glad to see you took it easy on Richards knob 😂😂( wide open for smutty humour but all in the best possible taste ) 👍
I have to go easy, he might want to use his knob elsewhere. 😉
Patience is a virtue and all that! 🙂
Ha ha, I put aside 4 hours for a 2 hour job. I had prepared myself for a miserable time. Quiche kept me sane. 😉
I don't think I've ever seen anyone so happy to see a working knob...Although actually....🤔
I felt your pain but loved the smug look at the end ! Bleeding nightmare of a job
The youth drive around blasting their stereos - I drive around with the windows open blasting the heater. 😁😁😁😁
nNice to see ya making vids again buddy.....glad alls working out for ya.:-)
I'm thinking one YT video a week is doable while I'm busy at work. One last weekend, one this weekend. So far, so good!! Oh, I also made a mini episode for Instagram.
instagram.com/p/BqdgFC-gf7f/?igshid=jgxhmk3rfkuy
Nice job 👍 well done old boy 😀
Regards us 3 👍😀🐾
Hopefully tomorrow goes smoothly... Please no error 10. 😩
A walk in the part for us and if not there’s a pub and a chip shop 👍
See you in morning 👍😀🐾
That's lunch sorted then. 😎👍
You have way more patience than me haha!!
WELL DONE :D
Keep the vids coming.
I'd put that job off long enough to have saved up a big bucket of patience. My first abortive attempt was not on camera! 😆
Lol, just when ya dropped something, I got that feelin, the Oh sh*t one just as the screen went monochrome. love your editing.
What a tedious job that was well done not to crack on camera lol, I know there must be bloopers ha!
I usually keep the bloopers in! If I cock up, it stays in. My mistakes are helpful for people too! The stuff I edit out is mostly when nothing much is happening.
@@Mevi Just like a pro!
Nobody wants to watch me take out all 20-something screws. Still ended up a long video for me!
@@Mevi Mate it's the small bits of comedy that makes you stand out. I'm not sure if you know how funny you can be, yes even while taking out a pile of screws. You have made me laugh or smile enough that I always look forward to your next video.
I still have a handful of your earlier vids to watch but they're being saved for withdrawal symptoms encase there's a long gap between videos ha!
I find joy in the mundane and I rarely take myself seriously. I'm always so happy to get a LOL comment. 😁
Thank you so much for the video. However, I have a few tips: I found the separate fan switch on eBay for £ 24 + shipping from the UK and found that it can be changed without dismantling the entire panel, just removing the radio and the radio attachment, the compartment above the radio and the notepad holder, just six screws!! A mirror or cell phone's video camera in selfie mode is good help when removing and replacing the switch with it's two screws. Some extra metal screws 3x10mm, just in case, can be an good idea when puting the switch back...
Thanks for the tips, Rolf. Spare screws is a great idea.. plus a magnetic screwdriver. I imagine I would still need to dismantle the dash to recover my phone which I would likely drop down the back. I'm kinda clumsy. 😉
Knowing what I know now, perhaps I could have avoided a lot of that work trying to remove the whole thing. Richard, a long-time follower sent me the entire switch panel, so I hoped to replace the whole thing. 👍
Yay... happy (hopefully more
comfortable) Mevi!
I can see where I'm going, which is probably the best reason to have a working fan heater in the cab!
Nobody dies, everyone wins!
I can’t think of a place where it’s more useful to have defogging capabilities than the UK... unless it’s the Deep South of the U.S. 😂 Do stay safe as you can out there. I have a suspicion you contribute quite a lot of ...respite for a lack of the perfect word... to many lives.
I feel like this is a very safe part of the UK. Cold and damp, but safe. 😉
I love my work, it's a privilege to help people help themselves. 😊
Good job, quite a palaver!
I was happy enough that the screws were all identical. 😆
If you only want to replace the switch, take out the radio console, reach in and take out the connector with locking clip at the bottom.
Then take a number one philipshead drillbit with short extension and take out the screws, it surely is fiddely but can be done in 15 minutes, be sure to clean the connector with contact cleaner, these switches burn out quickly because of contact corrosion.
I was able to replace the switch again much quicker the next time. Much less to disassemble! Thanks for your detailed instruction. Very helpful! 😎
Mevi, Good fix on the van. Bet you felt very good...Hi just to say hello as I have just seen your channel, hope to bump into you one day and be like an old friend to you. I know a little bit about the Biz of Music. I've had to take off my dancin' shoes too. I not in Van but thinking about it. Me an Essex man.
Hey Rob! Welcome aboard! 😁
I say this to everyone here, if you should ever see me about, stop me and say hi. Not often I bump into people, but I'm trying to get out and about more often.
Van Life doesn't need to be an all or nothing thing. Most of the vanners I know personally use theirs for recreation and get a lot of joy from it. If you decide to go all in, it's *even better*. 😆
Ok mate got yo bookmarked, will follow you by subscibing. Take care. @@Mevi
4 hours lol. I just done mine from below in about 10 minutes! Completely remove the glove box (dead easy). Lie on the floor and remove the 4 screws (it was 2 screws on mine and a couple of lugs). Hey presto. Job done
I don't have a PC for my workshop CD-ROM, otherwise I'd have a better clue. 🤭
I replaced the switch again a couple of weeks back (this one got jammed in position 4 and burned itself out).
I still went in through the top but only removed the vents and centre top dash - took maybe half an hour. I discovered the vents can be pushed out from the inside 👍.
I'll try your method when the new switch inevitably toasts itself in 6 months. 😆
@@Mevi So easy. Maybe 6 screws around the glovebox. Pop it out and get your hand up there. DO NOT drop the tiny screws lol
@@johnnygrassom3160 😆
Heater Panel and Switch Changing in Peugeot Boxer was a Horibble job ...Really painfull to fingers and nerves because of tight spaces :) I did that same thing today to my 2007 peugeot Boxer ... Reason was that heater switch was broken but first I thought that it was the heater blower motor and canged that ... didn't help! Resistor was checked earlier... that too was ok. Removing these parts must be done very carefully or some pieces of plastic clips or other will get broken. This heater switch seems to be common problem in Peugeot Boxer/Citroen Jumper/ Fiat Ducato vans.
Note for DYI people...remove actual heater adjustment switches first by pulling them carefully with pliers out of the sockets...panel itself can't be removed otherwise...there are screws under the panel
Hi Mevi, this video was super helpful, I have a similar issue to you. My issue seems to be that the white housing that the switch screws into is broken so it just flops about.
Any idea what this part is called or how to get to it would be greatly appreciated!
I still have the switch panel that Richard sent me.
It's just taking up space - I don't need it. It doesn't have the actual switch on the back as I salvaged that part in this video. Its grey, so won't match a facelift model, but you might be able to just take out the parts you need
Email me your address and I'll post it to you.
contact@mevi.co.uk
@@Mevi legend, thank you so much!
Sounding very much like a stalker, you’re the kind of guy I’d love to have as a friend, just being exactly who you are. I particularly enjoyed “ the previous owner probably punched the shit out of it”.
If no one else has said it yet cat litter in socks is meant to work a treat for condensation/moisture and it’s cheap in Aldi!!
Cat litter in socks is a new one, not heard that, but people have suggested having containers of litter in the van.
I think I will stick to the crystals as they suck a lot of moisture out of the air... I think the condensation would be a lot worse if I used nothing.
If you or anyone ever sees me about, shout "Hey Mevi" and I'll always stop for a chat for as long as I'm able. I got spotted in Halfords carpark a couple of months back and by the time we finished talking the shop had closed and the staff all gone home. 😎
Very kind of Richard to send you across that unit thumbs up from me Richard 👍👍👍. F@$k me ! That did NOT, look like an easy job to do Mevi ! Well done ! You should of asked, Id given you a hand with that bud 😉👌👍👍👍.
I put that off for a while just finding a spot in my diary between social appointments! It wasn't so bad, really. Just those zillion screws! 😄
Hey mevi great video, I need to do the same and replace the the whole control panel not just the knob would you have a link to the instructions you mentioned on how to do this ....many thanks
Hi Jonathan, under the pinned comment at the top of all the comments on this video, I put a link to the FIAT technician workshop CDROM. Its saved on my Google Drive. You'll need a Windows PC. To save you searching, here's the link.
drive.google.com/file/d/1aRr0BCTz0HxKriwSVWe1CDplzouKaAH4/view?usp=drivesdk
Its been a while since I used it, but you may need to know the model code for your van... X250? Something like that. It should provide you with a part number. You might find what you need at the scrapyard or on eBay.
Also, if you've not already found it, fiatforum.com will have something that will help. The part is most certainly the same regardless of manufacturer. The main differences between Ducato and the Boxer/ Relay is under the bonnet.
drive.google.com/file/d/1iJgYRusnhtK6u6vUpDq_f4xgYu1OyoPl/view?usp=drivesdk
This is another technical manual for you to refer to.
Mevi much thanks, well looks like the whole dash is coming out bit by bit lol
@@jonathanhill7309 ha ha. I've note made a video about it, but check the cable and connector for your "resistor pack" on the underside of the dash in the passenger footwell. The earth lead for that in particular. Check for melting or carbon on the contacts. If it looks cooked, pick up a replacement "resistor pack and loom" - cheap on eBay. When the resistor pack fails, the fan only works on full blast.
@@Mevi yea new resistor has been done, well wish me luck, surprisingly can't find one video on line of how to remove the dash and replace the unit, so bit by bit slowly slowly I'll get it done
Thumbs up Richard for sending Mevi that replacement part :-) I need replacement parts for my van as well, but seeing what a phaff that was, please don't send me anything as I lack the required level of patience! You can send chocolate eclairs though, or chocolate muffins, or chocolate fudge cake, or, well you know, send anything chocolate....thanks Richard :-)
Ha ha. In the meantime, Lidl sell chocolate panettone. I had one for dinner. 🤔😄
Excellent choice if it didn't have fruit in. I don't like to water my chocolate down with anything even remotely healthy!! :-)
Just the orangy breadiness with chocolate chips. I don't remember fruit, but I pretty much inhaled the whole thing.... No guarantees.
Thanks Mevi...that sounds nice :-) Orangy breadiness I can handle. Will give it a shot :-)
So smug that was the biggest cheesey grin I have ever seen lol
Ha ha. A mixture of surprise that I worked with some pride that it was me that made it work. 😆😆
Where did you get the cup holder? I need one of those in my life!!
That’s a garden “foam twist tie”. Bought from home bargains or similar. Twist into the shape of your cup holder! You can only really use a cup with a handle or it drops through. My cup used to rattle against the window, also mechanics fixing the van kept using it to close the door, so it got ruined. Closest I could find online was this.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143489740068
These days I use A round plastic wicker basket pen tidy. A couple of ball bungees: one threaded through the base and around the arm rest, the other threaded through at the top to grip whatever cup I put in it. Looks goofy, but works. Also holds a can of monster for long drives.
If you want to adapt the existing ashtray on the console, you can get a drainpipe diameter adapter. The kind that connects 2 different sizes of drainpipe. I got one in grey pvc and sawed off the part I didn’t need. The remaining sections friction fit in the ashtray and have a nice rounded edge at the top. The grey is a close match too!!
Hi,
Can you show me how your cup holder on the door is installed.
Thanks.
I get asked this a lot. This video has the old garden tool twist tie:
ua-cam.com/video/XC2utXZ1YKY/v-deo.html
Start watching from 3:24
(I gave one of these to The Urban Motorhome. Fun fact, I am part of the team behind the channel now)
My current and BEST cup holder is a little basket for keeping pens on a desk, held on the armrest with ball-bungees
ua-cam.com/video/lsUCvKpnoqk/v-deo.html
Watch from 7:25
You should do a “Haynes Manual” series of videos :)
Ha ha, Haynes might object to that! I can imagine their legal department would eat me alive. Anyway, I ought to put a disclaimer on my vids, though my apparent misery should put off most people. 🤔😁
Hi Mevi, I have exactly the same van as you. In one of your earlier videos you said you had service CDs. Where did you get them please?
I found this link to download an ISO file. You need a PC, both to 'mount' that CD image and to run the workshop CD software. If you prefer, use a CD burning program to turn the ISO file into a CDr, but either way, gotta be a PC.
www.dropbox.com/s/4ki7hp9ihep5vkz/DUCATO_CD3.ISO?dl=0
Thanks @@Mevi, you're a star. I find myself suddenly having to live in my van after a failure in my marriage. If you can do it, then I'm sure it's quite possible. Annoyingly though, I'm no where near finished the inside, but at least it's insulated and I have a bed, cooker and sink.
If *I* can do it, it's *definitely* possible. So sorry to hear that Chornaya. As a way to reset after trauma or catastrophe, it can be a good way to give yourself time to heal outside of the real world... Remember to be kind to yourself. 😊
My right side light bulb on that panel went south. ?Is it necessary to remove it all or you can get to the filement somehow?
If you are able to rotate the control panel like I managed to, then you can get to the teenie tiny bulbs. You will need to Google what bulbs they are. They fit in little bulb holders. I did find that the cables they are connected to are easy pull free to get to the bulbs.
You'll still need to take out the stereo and shouldn't need to pull out the storage bin below, unless you need to recover dropped screws.
@@Mevi thanks.
And did you want to get a good grip on Richard's knob?
Don’t suppose you still have Richards knob do you?
Mine is missing! Could really use Richards!
PS this is a serious comment. I need one of these control panels
I still have it. I used the switch off the back, but the knob is intact.
You would need the lighting loom and if you are replacing the whole unit, one or two of the metal clips on the end of one of the control cables are missing.
Do you have Instagram? DM me your address and I'll get it sent. 😊
Watching this made me uneasy :P there is only snakes behind the panels!
Be bold David! 🐍 They are probably more afraid of you, that you are of them. 🐍
Do you have the rest of the heater panel for sale?
It needs a switch, but otherwise should be in the same condition I received it.
If you're in the UK, I'll post it out. You can DM me @mevi_vanlife on Instagram OR email contact@mevi.co.uk
It was sent to me free, so I'll send it to you free.
Lol, I thought you said you had a caramelised onion tart, unused 😁
Yeah, only lightly soiled. One previous owner.
Tasty. Not a paid endorsement, but I can recommend one, they're very tasty! 😉
@@Mevi Sounds yummy, especially the part that's slightly soiled 😏
Nicely done mate. I couldn't get my switch pack out either and gave up with much swearing. Fortunately for me mine decided to work once it was all back together?
This was my second attempt. 😆
Loose connection? Actually, don't question it, just thank the gods of vehicle electrics who were smiling down on you that day.
It used to be I'd get the fan working on position 0! Later on, only if I also leaned on it.
My heat control was bashed in, I managed to pull the wheel/control proud of the housing but it only blew cold. Put it back together, blows hot!! Your right, don't question it, it's heat, I'll take. Glad you got yours sorted. Diesel heater next for you I recon lol.
Sounds like the control cable wasn't pulling the flap. Maybe it got freed up while you were working on it. YOU FIXED IT!! Take full credit! 😎😄
Tomorrow is the diesel heater install. One Man and His Whippet is providing the brains on the day. 😆
Good luck with the heater, it will transform your van experience, I love mine. Looking forward to the video.
It all went OK.... Or did it?
Dun-dun-daaaaaaa!!
Actually, no problems at all. We were happy chappies. 😁👍
Where did you get switch and how much it cost?))
It was donated to me by a kind subscriber. I have seen them on eBay for between £25 & £30.
Hi there! Thanks for the video. I don't know what issue you had with the heat blower before. But it happens that since yesterday none of the 4 levels are working. So maybe the resistor or maybe something else. Do you think the switch is broken too?
We use a lot the heat from the engine while we are driving and it's cold.
The resistor pack is easy to check. If it burns out, there could be damage to the wiring, melted cable sheathing or a melted plug. The resistor pack will probably have burnt connectors. You can buy replacement resistor packs that include a plug and wiring.
If none of your switch positions work, it does seem like it could be a burned out switch. My switch needed replacing again a year later. When I opened up the faulty switch, it was melted and burned up inside.
Check the resistor pack first. Replacing the switch is tricky, but learn from my failures in this video.
@@Mevi thanks! I've seen that the resistors were easy to change and to find. I actually check mine they physically looks good (the part under passager glove box). After I've tried to take off some plastic pieces by the switch command and put my hand to move the wires to see if there was a bad connection or something. I just didn't feel like to take off everything since I do not have the parts. I'm traveling full time and do not have a lot of tools. I'm currently in Italy. Could you send me the link of the switch you've changed please?
www.amazon.it/Aramox-Heater-Blower-Accessorio-Ricambio/dp/B09NHTFCNC/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=2GRNAFOOVZARC&keywords=fiat+ducato+heater+switch&qid=1647325958&quartzVehicle=35-12027&replacementKeywords=heater+switch&sprefix=fiat+ducato+heater+switch%2Caps%2C221&sr=8-4
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Ha ha. No idea why those Amazon and eBay links are so long. I don't speak Italian, but these look to be located near to you. Please double check.
@@Mevi thanks man!! ! Yeah I completely see what part is it. I thought it was another piece. I thought you had to replace the complete switch. Just to make sure... My switch works physically fine. It moves smoothly left to fright from 0 to 4 but none of them are working. All of sudden. Like I said I took off the radio and the empty pocket on top , glove blox and put my hand to move the wires a little bit with the vehicle and heat on to see if there was a bad connection but it was without success. For me it's either the pert you've sent me or the part by the passager globe box (they looks fine) and anyway that part has to be changed if only 1 speed works... Also I've checked the fuse. I know it's a long message and a lot of drama for a single personal issue... Do you have an idea? Thank you!
where did you get the new switch panel from?
A friend sent it to me after they had Aircon installed. They are expensive to buy. The Citroen equivalent parts are identical and often cheaper.
@@Mevi Thanks! Can you tell me how it is called and where i can find it?
@@tobiasmeindl5665 Ive seen them on eBay with the name "heater control panel". Expensive on eBay, super expensive if you buy through the FIAT parts network. Are you in the UK?
Holy Crap !!...I ain't gots time fo dat !!...good for you...
The switch I was donated broke just over a year later. Time to do this all again.. 😭🤣
I have a question: my heaters does work but only on the forth setting, what do you think it could be? It has a tendency to work normally (1-4), but I think it's finally given up now. Ta
Resistor pack. It's under the passenger side of the dash. Up in the right corner tucked up behind the centre console. When it burns out, the 4th switch position is the only one that doesn't use the resistor pack.
Check the wiring and socket thoroughly for melted plastic and sheathing (my earth cable was melted enough to see bare copper). The pack itself is an easy fix once you have actually found it! I think I paid less than a tenner on ebay about 2.5 years ago.
@@Mevi what if it doesn't work at all? Can it be resistor?
Usually, if the resistor pack burns out the fan only operates on full speed - the *resistors* are what slow the fan down, by lowering the voltage to the fans. It's still good to check the resistor pack and it's cables.
If the switch isn't working, works sometimes or is stuck in one position, then for me, it was a melted burned out switch on both occasions.
@@Mevi which switch do you mean? On the control panel?
Yes, the switch I replaced in this video
I have a fiat ducato 2012. the heater started to run intermittently, stopped, started randomly. I also changed the air heater and the thermal resistance with new ones, but it does the same thing. it goes, it stops when she wants and for as long as she wants. what could it be?
Had you changed the switch? The contacts get corroded over time and can become unreliable. There is a lot of current running through the switch and resistor pack. Contacts and wires get hot and plastic melts - check the cables too. I've swapped my switch twice now, as the replacement switch in this video melted solid!!
@@Mevi after I changed the air heater and the power fuse, it had the same symptoms as before the change. I went to the electrician and he put a ground on the body in the wire from the air heater to reset the ECU. it went instantly.
Well if this is generally what heaters are like to repair, it explains why I was quoted £300 to fix my (£250) Polo heater. I bought a blanket..😐
Just the bare switch on its own is a £40 part. The heat exchange is behind the firewall in the engine bay. The control panel is just a fan switch and the other knobs pull cables that open flaps to direct the heat. I used to think it was much more sophisticated than that.
Last week touching sheep, this week talking about Dicks knob. Are you spending too much time on your own Mevi? I thought I was going to pee myself watching this vlog. I was sure you were going to end up Sat in a pile of van parts. Patience of a saint. Well done mate. If that was me, I'd be driving round with half a dashboard. Really entertaining. Thanks , great watch.
The biggest surprise was that it went back together easier than it came apart. There's an Italian van designer somewhere who laughs to himself when he settles down to sleep each night, knowing just how much of a pain in the ass this dashboard is. 🇮🇹😆
Can't see anything your doing mate. You might need to get in a bit closer? Thanks for the effort, keep up the good work!
Wish the muppet who stripped out the Ambulance kit from my van was as careful and thorough as you, I can get my fingers into the gaps between the panels...... Some Thermal linings for your cab curtain might help with the condensation - you can buy them at Dunelm Mill or other places like that - I find the blockout ones with the slight fuzzy stuff on the back work the best in a house.
The curtain is "thermal blackout", but I suspect it's just blackout. I hate these curtains!! I'm rethinking my cab partition in time for the spring refit. 😎
How much of the original ambulance fixtures and fittings are still there?
The Curtain probably has a thermal coating, which is good, but if you have 2 layers its even better at trapping the heat in or out. No actual Ambulance stuff left in the van other than far too many stickers on the outside!! Its the longest wheelbase version of the Sprinter Hi-top with windows down both sides - think it was a minibus originally. Has a roof vent hole ready cut - just need a new vent, and the floor is insulated plus has lino, and the walls and roof are already lined - so a lot less to do than a normal panel van
This is my van instagram.com/p/BqwX1A3Bsvf/
If I could start afresh with a new vehicle, I'd probably choose something with windows and their trim already in. Not afraid of cutting the holes, only trimming the panels around the glass seems really hard to get looking good.
ahem, Gadget John is doing a refit and is doing away with his posh Cab Curtain/Divider get in quick!!
Nice 1
Thanks Antony. 😎👍
I ended up here as i i have both bulbs blown! THis looks pretty awkward but worth it.
Does anyone have any idea on what bulbs they are?
I left mine blown. I can't find them anywhere. I also searched on fiatforum.com and no answers there either.
They're little tiny bulbs. Perhaps if you pull one out and take it to your local car parts dealer, they can advise.
@@Mevi I think thats what ill do, the more I hunt through ebay the more I find ones that could fit but then when I add the reg ebay says they wont.
Pulling seems to be the only option, cheers for the reply!
Today's gratuitously smutty quote "With that out of the way hopefully I can reach around the back"
I know you like a bargain... B&M are selling Goodmans version of the Go Pro for £24.99 I can vouch for the build quality of their gear, its top notch tackle. As of close of business Sunday (after Black Friday), they were still selling them for £15!!! ...Full HD 1080p.. If you are quick, you might just get one for that price!
Hmm. For that price I can volunteer that camera for something really extreme and potentially explody. I'll go check that out tomorrow. 😊👍
I picked one up. It was £20 on Monday morning. I can't recommend it and I'm taking it back. I was initially alarmed when my work PC blue-screened when I plugged it it, then discovered it records MJPEG AVI files from the 1990s!! 😂🤣
How do you know so much about so much 🧐
I put that job off for a year. I've done it once more since. It was quicker not having to also video it.😂
You ar good 👍
my fan on my boxer only works on the fastest setting but this looks like a nightmare and not for an amateur like me
Your problem might only be the "resistor pack" - search eBay for that. I've not done that on camera, but it's not difficult. Check the cables didn't melt there too, otherwise you'll need a resistor pack AND socket which you can splice the original cables to with a chocolate block connector.
To be fair, this video makes replacing the switch look harder than it ought to be. I took apart far too much. My switch burned out again a year later and I swapped it in an hour. Even if you spread it over a couple of afternoons, the van remains driveable.
Did you need a swear jar for some of that? Looked easy 😖
Just the 'bollocks' when I dropped the screw! I tend to just groan and sigh when I'm pissed off. There's a lot of that in the video.
Mevi that will be me soon enough 😀 going to be starting a fairly..... out there project soon. Lots of work and learning
The Luton? It's a good space to work with, being right-angles and flat walls.
Mevi not quite, still hoping to do that. For better or for worse I’ve bought a boat, there’s a lot to do on there
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Oh wow. Quite literally out THERE 👉🌊
Will you vlog about it?
You ar god 👍
Thanks Lasse. 😊😊😊
30-pounds or more of cat litter in a big enough container is also very good at absorbing humidity.
Peace of Lord Jesus upon you, friend. Amen.
I had the same suggestion a day or two ago. I have just switched to a diesel heater, so i'm hoping that will cure a lot of my humidity problems. Thanks David. 😊
I really woulnt of bothered mending it!
Couldnt see where I was driving, so getting that fan blowing seemed the right thing to do. 😆😆
Richard you 🌟👍😀. Mevi 👏👏😃🔧🔩 = 🔥😄
He's a top bloke. He offered to fit it too, but our diaries clashed. I'll stop by when I'm next passing through his area.
First😁
🏆 woo-hoo!!!
Aver si algún español contesta porque no sale la pieza
Hola Jose, lo has intentado, el desmontar esta pieza? Mi furgo funciona a veces todas las posiciones, y otras veces no funciona en ninguna. Entonces muevo rapidamente la ruleta de la derecha, la que hace que entre el aire de fuera, o lo haga recircular, de un lado a otro, movimientos de un lado a otro, y de repente, empieza a funcionar otra vez.
Couldn’t watch but would have been a decent video bar the loud distracting background music
This looks like a kak job fo sho