X350 fan not blowing 2003 V6 car

[fast cars]

Hi, I have a 3.0 Jag X350, all heating controls function except for the fan, is this a fuse or something far bigger?

Thanks

[UYV521]

Worth checking the fuses first but assuming they're okay it's probably the fan resistor which sits in the heater ducting up behind the glove-box. Quite a common failure on these cars.

Access is a bit tight but it's not a difficult job to do and you can buy the part on ebay (here's one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-x350-HEATER-RESIS...

Good luck!

[fast cars]

hey thanks for the info, will give it a go, cheers

[Geekman]

Bit of an old thread I know, but I've got exactly the same problem on my 2003 V6 X350. Did the fan resistor solve the issue and was it difficult to DIY? Don't particularly fancy going all winter without a heater!

[fast cars]

actually the car has been laid up unused for the last 4-5 months, am banking on that as being the fix as i do remember seeing another thread offering the same advice, apparently its not a long job - 2hrs'ish??

[UYV521]

Almost always the fan resistor module - around a 30 minute DIY job.

[Geekman]

Thanks - it's located behind the glovebox isn't it? Does anyone happen to know the Jaguar part number for it?

[UYV521]

Yes - behind the glovebox in the heater duct.

Part is C2C39577 but if you search on eBay for X350 heater resistor you'll find a couple starting at around £50.

[Geekman]

UYV521 said:

Yes - behind the glovebox in the heater duct.

Part is C2C39577 but if you search on eBay for X350 heater resistor you'll find a couple starting at around £50.

Thanks for that - I've just made an offer of £45 on one on ebay so hopefully that gets accepted. I'll have a crack at fitting it myself so I'll post here if I run into any problems

[fast cars]

be doing exactly the same, thank you very much for all the info

[Geekman]

Right, this has been an absolute fking nightmare

I spent all of yesterday taking the glovebox apart and I've finally got to the stage where there's two screws holding it on. Unfortunately, someone has clearly tried doing it before and the screws are completely rounded off so I can't get them out. I'm extremely reluctant to drill them out as the body of the screw will probably become wedged in the hole, and I can't get the glovebox out without it. I'm considering taking it to a garage tomorrow but I don't really know where to take it. I've got a mechanic who normally works on my cars but this isn't really the sort of thing he'd do so I'm a bit stuck really.

For anyone thinking of doing this I'd only attempt it if you really know what you're doing - in my car at least everything was extremely stiff and tricky to remove without breaking things.

[UYV521]

Not good! Which screws are rounded off? The thought of spending all day removing the glovebox sounds like a nightmare. I've done it a few times and it's normally a pretty simple job.

Let me know and hopefully I can help....

[Geekman]

UYV521 said:

Not good! Which screws are rounded off? The thought of spending all day removing the glovebox sounds like a nightmare. I've done it a few times and it's normally a pretty simple job.

Let me know and hopefully I can help....

Thanks - it's the two torx screws either side of the bottom of the glovebox. I spent all day yesterday with a drill and managed to get them out, replaced the heater resistor and it's working now. However, I've got to put it all back together today which I'm not looking forward to!

[Geekman]

I put it all back together yesterday and it's all fine now. One thing to remember if you're doing this job yourself is that the left hand glovebox light casing is moulded to the glovebox itself and will break off unless you're extremely careful. I read various guides online which said I could get away with not disconnecting the bulbs, but I do not recommend this.

If you disconnect the left side bulb, you've got a much better chance of getting the glovebox out without damaging the light casing as it gives you a lot more movement. If you do damage the casing, it's very difficult to glue back on and you'll need a whole new rear glovebox panel which I'd imagine is quite expensive.

Having thought about the whole thing today, as tricky as the job was, the whole thing cost me 45, which is vastly less than a dealer would have charged, so I guess it's not all bad news!

[UYV521]

Nice one! Good advice too.

[fast cars]

My turn next week, really appreciate the input from all here.

Cheers

[Geekman]

fast cars said:

My turn next week, really appreciate the input from all here.

Cheers

No worries - feel free to give me a message if you run into any problems - I feel like I know everything there is to know about my glovebox now!