A4 B9 recirculation flap motor issue

[Mark9918]

Got an issue with the recirculation flap motor which seems to have failed. Does anyone have a link to the manual for the locations in the b9? Possibly behind the glove box.

For future reference for others the air conditioning works when max AC is on but fails when moved to come through front vents. Where it can be heard circulating behind the dash.

[jdragon]

This could help. I'd say it's in exactly the same place as the attached manual extract 

 

[wanleg]

Hi, I’ve got the exact same issue, did you get this sorted? Where was the motor located please?

[jdragon]

@wanleg

They are under your glovebox. The recirculation flap motor (2) is on the left, the fresh air flap motor (3) is at the back; you can see some arms connected to this one.

In my case, at least, it was (2). After removing the cover under the glovebox, the motor is fastened with 3x torx screws.

You will however need someone with VCDS to run the basic settings after fitting the new motor.

Unfortunately, the distance from Hartlepool to me probably doesn't make it very economical for my help with this 🙂

Edited August 25 by jdragon
added wanleg

[wanleg]

17 hours ago, jdragon said:

@wanleg

They are under your glovebox. The recirculation flap motor (2) is on the left, the fresh air flap motor (3) is at the back; you can see some arms connected to this one.

In my case, at least, it was (2). After removing the cover under the glovebox, the motor is fastened with 3x torx screws.

You will however need someone with VCDS to run the basic settings after fitting the new motor.

Unfortunately, the distance from Hartlepool to me probably doesn't make it very economical for my help with this 🙂

Mine is the recirculating mirror, I’m sure of it.

 Many thanks for the info. 

[MARIUS Marius]

Hello,jdragon I have an Audi A4 b9 2018 and cold air is blowing in at the driver's feet and behind the central grille. otherwise, warm bags on all the flaps. I did the vcds diagnosis and I don't have any error on the climate control, I can't figure out which engine is faulty

[jdragon]

On 10/6/2024 at 9:35 AM, MARIUS Marius said:

Hello,jdragon I have an Audi A4 b9 2018 and cold air is blowing in at the driver's feet and behind the central grille. otherwise, warm bags on all the flaps. I did the vcds diagnosis and I don't have any error on the climate control, I can't figure out which engine is faulty

That's odd. Have you ran 'basic settings'?

[Vytas]

On 10/6/2024 at 9:35 AM, MARIUS Marius said:

Hello,jdragon I have an Audi A4 b9 2018 and cold air is blowing in at the driver's feet and behind the central grille. otherwise, warm bags on all the flaps. I did the vcds diagnosis and I don't have any error on the climate control, I can't figure out which engine is faulty

Hey i have same issue, have you sorted yours?

[wanleg]

11 hours ago, Vytas said:

Hey i have same issue, have you sorted yours?

I haven’t got mine sorted yet…garage told me it was a big job and half the dashboard needs to come out. Has anyone fixed this themselves? Is it a nightmare job?

[Vytas]

On 11/5/2024 at 8:22 PM, wanleg said:

I haven’t got mine sorted yet…garage told me it was a big job and half the dashboard needs to come out. Has anyone fixed this themselves? Is it a nightmare job?

The garage said the same for me. It's a huge job, and they don't guarantee it will be fixed. I read on some other forums that replacing the Heater core matrix and flushing the coolant fixes the issue, so I am going to do it myself, as changing the heater core seems not too big of a job in the next 2-4 weeks.

Edited November 21 by Vytas