Alfa Romeo Giulietta Heater Blower Removal and Refit 

you my friend are an absolute life saver. I can see why no garage would tackle this for under a grand. What an absolutely moronic cost saving design. I thought changing the cabin filter was horrible, but this tops it by a country mile. GG Alfa, nice going. You are a monster mechanic, I watched all your Alfa videos, helped a lot with mine. Thanks for taking the time to document all of your work.

In the Motor Trade myself for 35 years, Love the man that persevere's ! ....these fail at an alarming rate, and yes, if they had put the motor / resistor on the passenger side ( for UK exports ) it would all have been so much easier, however, you have shown a way forward for those that can use some spanners and sockets and do a mean upside down contortionist act ! ....Thank you, great to see a walk through that get's to the point in plain and easy speak ...be good to have seen the end result though with you pushing buttons and the fan kicking into life ! .....or did it ??????? .... All the best.

Thank you for posting this. It gave me the confidence to try and fix a friends Giulietta and today I finally got it all back together. It is a painful job, mostly done with your fingertips through that tiny gap between the clutch pedal and the heater box. It took me an entire day to figure out the proper orientation for the new fan to go in with its cover part hanging by the wire, then re-unite both parts with my fingertips completely blind.. Wouldn’t have done it without this video guide, thanks again.

Just done this job myself, Thanks for the detailed video. I ordered a new fan from Alfa shop, there were none second hand about, loads were cheaper on the net but I was worried about having to do the job twice or not being able to access screws etc on a non gen part. As it was, the new fan cover had two screws holding it to the motor as opposed to the original having the three that you've shown. Both were accessible but very difficult to line up the cover with the screw holes in the motor frame. This was probably the hardest part of the job, closely followed by getting the old fan out and the new one in without damaging it. The whole job took about 5 hours with a few cuppas to stretch out, calm down and physc up for another round of contortion, blind challenge and perseverance. It's really not a complicated job, just awkward, Expect that and you'll be fine. Only tip would be to cut a small piece of wood to wedge the clutch pedal back, get a small bendy magnetic torch, my 18v work light was far too big and couldn't angle it to see anything other than blinding myself. I noted that there is a clip on the fan housing at the top of the 'hole' that needs pushing upwards to allow you to rotate/ unlock the motor and fan to remove it from the housing. All the best to anyone having a go at this, give your self plenty of time ie Sat morning and don't expect to complete quickly or have the pressure of needing the car. My fan had gone stiff which I was able to diagnose through the resistor hole with a screwdriver before ordering parts or embarking on the challenge. The resistor didn't need changing, but this is an easy job without the need for much / any disassembly. One other point is when you put it all back together it will throw up some faults. This is to do with the steering position I think. Start the engine turn full left lock, full right lock, full left lock and it will clear the faults. Oh , I done it all with the batt disconnected to ensure I didn't mess anything up or have the airbag explode in my face! Good luck and thankyou! £200 spent, £1000 saved!!!!

Hi Liam, yes that’s me! I gave up because as far as I could work out to take the dash out you need to take the doors off!! 😬 I wasn’t going to attempt that on my drive 😂 It’s taken a while, but I got there in the end!

Remember watching thrse great videos from you 3years ago. Was so sad seeing that guy in wrong lane cutting across in front of you at dual carriageway roundabout. Bet he tried to get off with it as well as we're no painted arrow markings on road. I loved the stuff you did on clips on other videos was fascinating. I think this is too tough for me if I need to do it. But your video will certainly reduce the cost for our mechanic friend to do it. Shame you have no new content you were such a natural. All in one take as well. Amazing

So glad you posted this video, saved me a lot of time mate! Thank you very much indeed

I've just done this, it is ultimate grief, but it works and is worth it. My top tip is cut a piece of 2x1 batten and use it as wedge to hold the clutch down.

Great video really helpful I cable tied the clutch pedal down when i did mine. Was still a pain in the to get out and in but much better than taking the dash out.

Awesome video. Great idea separating the motor to get it out. My car is an Auto, so the clutch not being there made the job even easier. i just removed the pinch bolt for the steering, but the steering column did not need to come out. Thanks again

Crucial Helpful additions : first thanks for a great video!!! A few key need to knows and one question : first, I stuck my finger through the regulator hole, wiggled the jammed fan and its now fine but no idea how long it will last. This avoids taking out the steering etc, just remove the one panel on side of tunnel etc. Second, I did try to remove the motor, and used a 68cm long broom handle or offcut wedged the clutch down against the front of the inboard seat runner. Third, I had to undo 4 13mil bolts to remove the column, not 2. Fourth, I got sick of the 6mil bolt on the blower motor and stuck a screwdriver under the plastic bit it retains and snapped it off - lovely. 5th, after doing all that (column out etc etc), the motor still wouldn't rotate like a light bulb - the 6mil bracket was fully gone, and i suspect there's a plastic tab to be pushed or pulled before it's allowed to rotate - anyone???. I

Great video and very helpful BUT... My heater blower stopped working on my Giulietta, just an occasional clicking sound could be heard. I took it to an auto-electrician and he fixed it for £45. So there are other causes for the blower to stop working, not just fan failure. It's always worth checking with an honest auto electrician...

Fantastic video, who would have thought this job was possible this way.

Hi there. I’m sure you was the chap on one of the Facebook groups that had attempted the dash removal but gave up on it some time ago. Is that correct? Really impressed that you persisted and have found an alternative way. Good work 👍🏻

Lucky me - I fixed mine without full strip down - I just removed the side plastic panel and exposed the motor fan by removing the pollen filter, then gave it a poke. My pollen filter had lots of leaves in there- so I turned on the blower and poked a long screwdriver around and bingo - fan started - a few more leaves blew out. So if you’re lucky like me and try this instead of the full strip down- you could save yourself a load of time- having said that, this is a fantastic guide - if mine goes wrong again - I will poke it once more - no way am I going to try this - despite the video's brilliance - it looks like a day of frustration or more and I'm not that agile - having said that I would take the seat out and lay flat and consider removing the clutch pedal as that looks very hard with it held down

great video, thanks for taking the time to do it. I may be attempting this over christmas!!

Thanks for the video , i fixed the blower without removing it 🤩

Hello, my name is Faisal and I watched your video and I'm impressed. I an Alfa Romeo Julietta 2012. Could you please help how to get a second hand heater blower I meant how to find the right for my car. Many thanks Faisal

Very nice DIY video thank you for your effort. I will try just replacing the resistor pack cause my fan is blowing very slow even if i turn it at full speed and sometimes i am hearing a relay-like clicking noise from that area.

Excellent video and very useful. One anomaly I would love you to clear up. In the video you say that there is a constant 12 volt feed to the fan so that is how you could tell that the fan had gone. Surely the voltage feed would be variable from say about 3 volts up to 12 volts depending on the switch position? I ask because I have a problem with my fan that is not working and has a 12 volt feed with no variance. thanks, Mark.

Thanks for the video. Big help. Biiiig help. Regards from Cyprus 😁

Managed to change the Heater Fan finaly. Thanks to Super Litte Mechanics inspiration and Tony Vialetto's instrument removal video of steering trim. I've created a few videos detaling the stages which i found hard, which alongside these videos should help other Alfa Drivers to be able to change them too . Have uploaded 3 parts today. But should be able to get the tips section up for stage 4 later this week. Oh and the end result of course to find out if it actually works. Hopefully it's of some use to people out there. It's nice to be able to help others to save money too as other people on You tube have helped me to do too. ru-vid.com/group/PLyiEvFwJS1N7jNYMJnLnT9LFdqrX7vIWL

Which fuses would you check for the blower? It's not obvious from the diagrams

Great informative video. Please make more

Hello, I have a quick question if you remember, I need to replace my heater matrix, stripping out the fan like this, does it give access to the heater matrix? Thanks Greg

At what stage do you reconnect the fan together is it when pushing up or through the whole? Or when up in position. It's so hard. Really struggling

My Giulietta is blowing cold air in the passenger seat and not so cold in drivers seat. I think the dual zone motor is broken. Do you happen to know where this motor is and if it is easy or difficult to replace it? The part number is "30.93813 valeo". Thank you very much.

I have a 2014 guiletta, fan stopped 2 days ago. I Knew it was going to be a pain to change but hey that's part of the joy of owning Alfas! Is it enough to just change fan or would you recomend changing resister too?

I am impressed, but I have a similar problem now. My servos are dying on me so I may have to replace them soon. Maybe you are willing to share where on e-bay you bought your complete unit?

Mine just quit yesterday. I was assuming it's just a fuse. Could that be it?

Hey mate, very nice video series you have on the Giulietta interior here Do you have any advice on replacing the right mixer motor on the HVAC assembly in a RHD car like yours?

Thank you so much!!!

Hi, great vid. How did you determine that it was the blower at fault?

Where did you get the part from???

My airflow damper is locked on the right side.That's what this is about?

I'm stuck on the final part. Got the new heater blower in but can't seem to line up the 3 screw holes when it in place

Yeah that little 6mm bolt what a joy Alfa have made.. 🤬

Did you find the location of the flap controls or mixer motor while you were digging around? My fan is OK but I have cold air only blowing out of the drivers side which I believe is a mixer motor fault.

Hi mate, I need the blower motor for my giulietta, you say in the comments it cost you £80 for the part, where from? I am finding it hard to get for any less than double that price

where is the internal temperature sensor in giulietta?

Anyone know how to do a fan position flap fix?!

That’s a lot of effort for a used motor - I think I’d spring for a new one and hope I never have to do it again!!

No manufacture in the world changes such things for LHD or RHD production. In my Megane the heater fan is on the left, easy to get out - must be a pain in its original LHD form!

elo mate did u manage to finish it ? how did you get the motor back together when you put the fan part into the hole ?

Hmm... Wait is this because its an english car? Because I just need to remove a side plate, and the bottom of the glove compartment. And im there... No screws. No screwing around haha

You can’t just swap the motor to the other side for such complex assemblies, especially for such small volume markets like RHD... A bigger sin is no room for a drivers footrest on the RHD model! I think the Italians and French do these things on purpose just to annoy the poms - which is fair ;) Shame we in Australia have to suffer as well!

If that slides in and out, is there any real need to remove the wheel in the first place?