Tom_C Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Right I need help as soon as possible as said in title!I was driving home from work today when my sisters bf noticed smoke coming from passenger footwell underneath the cubbyhole thingy...This place ---->Basically the wires on the left are boiling hot, and it absolutely stinks!!Does anyone know what this is, whys its happening and how to fix it???Please please please please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hmm that's not good.No idea what those wires are for though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffD Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 heater motor i think. if your worried about it just pull out the plug or find the fuse for it and whip that out . that'll stop your fire and give you a bit time to sort it out properly, ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Get the codes scanned and hopefully it will throw something up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_C Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Okay Geoff, well when I turned engine on agin after parking up I could hear the heater going when it was at number 3. And recently my heater didnt work until number 4. So maybe that's it??I shall unplug it and see if improves. Pete, how do I go about scanning codes??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 You need to get a code reader or vagcom. Where you based? If you're near I could do it for you Yeah it would make sense for it to be the heater motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_C Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Okay then, still not a foggiest what one f those are ha I lm sure il could search forums just on my phone so harder. I'm based in Herne bay Kent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaPolo Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 That looks like it could be the infamous heater resistor. You need a new one, it's probably failed because of water getting in to it around the pollen filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_C Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Cheers panda. I will go onto good ole eBay and see about getting a new resistor. Is there anyway of preventing this happening again or is it just one of those things...Is it easy to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS6plusMTM Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 The brown dust on the foam panel and on the wiring connector showing in your picture is rusty water residue. you have a leak somewhere that's shorting the connector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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