06-01-2014, 04:36 PM
Hi guys, Im having some trouble with my blower fuse blowing on my 1.9TD Meridian, if I switch the blower on the motor will blow and then the fuse will pop after about 5 seconds, so i tried unplugging the blower motor itself and the fuse still blew. I disconnected the A/C and the blower stayed on for longer with no blown fuse, I then started to get smoke coming from the centre console and the fuse blew after about 10-15 seconds 
I took the control panel off and saw that one of the pins on the plug had burnt, a diode had split and there was what appeared to be staining from the smoke on the white plastic that the circuit board sits in.
Could this split diode/ burnt out connector be causing the fuse to blow?
Or would there be a short somewhere on the blower loom that caused the diode/pin to get too hot? I have a new control panel on the way but don't really want to put it in if its just going to get ruined again! Any one know how to get the blower loom out? access seems pretty minimal on the drivers side, passenger side is ok, would it be a dash out job?
Any light shed on the subject would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers, Phil
I took the control panel off and saw that one of the pins on the plug had burnt, a diode had split and there was what appeared to be staining from the smoke on the white plastic that the circuit board sits in.
Could this split diode/ burnt out connector be causing the fuse to blow?
Or would there be a short somewhere on the blower loom that caused the diode/pin to get too hot? I have a new control panel on the way but don't really want to put it in if its just going to get ruined again! Any one know how to get the blower loom out? access seems pretty minimal on the drivers side, passenger side is ok, would it be a dash out job?
Any light shed on the subject would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers, Phil