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(Message started by: youmitegetian on Dec 21^st, 2006, 9:55pm)

Title: climate control problems
Post by youmitegetian on Dec 21^st, 2006, 9:55pm

Can anyone give me an idea as to what mite be wrong with my climate control please? it was working fine but has since developed some faults, when the car has warmed up it always blows out hot air regardless of what the temperature is set at and also the recycled air and air conditioning buttons dont appear to work anymore. I've tried resetting it but cant get it to display the oo mode, ie when i hold the 2 buttons in for 10 seconds nothing happens. :( :(

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by Paul B on Dec 21^st, 2006, 9:59pm

Could be a faulty switch panel :-/

There's plenty of breakers about so you might find one ok (they're expensive to buy new)

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by youmitegetian on Dec 21^st, 2006, 10:04pm

could be i guess, the temperatures on the lcds go up and down ok and the fan and direction swithches work fine too

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by Paul B on Dec 21^st, 2006, 10:11pm

Sorry, I misunderstood. Thought you meant the LCD bits weren't working at all.

You read this?...www.fordscorpio.co.uk/aircon (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/aircon.htm)

It might give a starting point

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by youmitegetian on Dec 21^st, 2006, 10:21pm

yeah read that but only really tells how it works, and the reset method that it links too doesn't work, or at least i cant get to the mode settings in the first place.

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by Jim on Dec 22^nd, 2006, 12:31am

It does tend to look like the control unit which is on the other end of the ribbon cable behind the switch panel but the majic 'disconect battery for ten minutes' cures many problems. Remember radio codes first though.

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by jonnycab on Dec 22^nd, 2006, 3:02am

Could be a sensor problem....
Outside temp sensor? (on evaporator)
Inside car temp sensor? (small grill on control panel)

I think Jim means the Semi Automatic Temperature Control unit (SATC)......it's a possibility :)

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by youmitegetian on Dec 22^nd, 2006, 7:50am

would it not show an error code if it was a sensor fault??

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by jonnycab on Dec 23^rd, 2006, 8:53pm

Have you checked to see that the ribbon cable multiplug that goes into the back of the control panel is sitting tightly & that both side clamps are properly in place.

A loose multiplug can cause these problems :)

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by youmitegetian on Dec 23^rd, 2006, 9:06pm

Haven't checked that, is it easy to get the front panel off?? did disconnect the battery but that has made no difference at all.

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by Paul B on Dec 23^rd, 2006, 9:15pm

on 12/23/06 at 21:06:24, youmitegetian wrote:

Haven't checked that, is it easy to get the front panel off??

No, not really. Its a bit of a pig on your first go. You have to be quite careful.

Back to the main site again... CLICK HERE (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/fasciabulbs.htm)
Part way down the page is a description for removing the heater panel (high series vehicles)
That will give you some clues.

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by youmitegetian on Dec 23^rd, 2006, 9:22pm

Ok cheers, looks like a job for tomorrow.

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by jonnycab on Dec 24^th, 2006, 12:38am

Hmmm...if you haven't taken the control panel off already, then it is unlikely that the multiplug would have come loose........unless a previous owner had a go at it? ;)

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by youmitegetian on Dec 24^th, 2006, 10:01am

could it be a fuse or relay?? have had the usual fuse box prolems recently which led to the auxillery fuse box needing some work.

Title: Re: climate control problems
Post by youmitegetian on Jan 7^th, 2007, 5:11pm

Finally got it sorted, first prize goes to Jim who was correct ;D, the control unit was at fault, took a while to get the unit swapped over but at last i have climate.