MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: acme on March 08, 2013, 02:50:40 pm

Title: Noisy heater??
Post by: acme on March 08, 2013, 02:50:40 pm: Afternoon all,

I've got a MK5 and you can hear a 'flip/flap' noise coming from the passenger footwell, it's more prominent on re-circulation.

It's been suggested it may be servo related and that they wear as they're made of nylon.

Does anyone know anything about this and how easy they are to replace, I'm thinking possibly it's a dash or hopefully just glove box out job?

Thanks for any assistance.
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: mb on March 08, 2013, 04:40:17 pm: Whenever I selected recirculation or reverse gear (automatically switches to recirculation), I got a knocking noise from behind the glovebox. The knocking noise was also starting to get louder during normal driving where I guess the climate control system is regulating the temperature.

I removed the glovebox yesterday and found the little motor for the recirculation flap 'jumping' when it reached the end of its run. I removed the motor and opened it and a couple of the plastic cogs have snapped off. I rang my local VW parts department to see how much a replacement motor was but they didn't answer the phone so I found a brand new motor on eBay! Hopefully will be here tomorrow.

Probably took about 20mins to get the glovebox and motor out, pretty easy really!
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: OSB on March 08, 2013, 04:46:45 pm: I've had the same noise. Now I know where to look! Thanks
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: skard on March 08, 2013, 05:04:18 pm: Had this before, something like item 160971647982 on ebay will be what you need, though you should remove the glovebox to get te part number and what the elbow joint is like
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: Tortaruga on March 08, 2013, 05:19:31 pm: How do you remove the glovebox?
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: skard on March 08, 2013, 05:29:30 pm: Few torx screws, don't forget the one under the heating controls.

Out at the minute, there's guides somewhere
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: mb on March 08, 2013, 07:59:35 pm: Quote from: Tortaruga on March 08, 2013, 05:19:31 pm
How do you remove the glovebox?

Glovebox removal

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,15294.0.html

The part number of the motor that needs replacing on mine is 1K2 907 511G
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: acme on March 12, 2013, 03:24:06 pm: Many thanks for the responses fellas, much appreciated :happy2:

I shall give it a go and report back.

As a novice I suspect it may take me more than the 20 minutes as one person suggested!

Having looked at the link too, any suggestions/tips?

Really appreciate the assistance all, cheers
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: patpong_pete on March 13, 2013, 01:22:57 am: is this common problem sounds like rattle under the passenger side dash
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: acme on March 13, 2013, 02:44:08 pm: Yep, that's the one. Seems to be a very common problem, some suggest VAGCOM and re-setting flaps etc, some suggest taking the glovebox out and looking at the motor/putting it back on.
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: Adam-golf on March 19, 2013, 05:34:24 pm: I also have this problem.. Will be sorted now though thanks
Title: Re: Noisy heater??
Post by: SteveS on March 19, 2013, 06:17:15 pm: interesting.. i have this and have lived with it because my last ed30 did the same..... just put it down to regulating..