Hey stooges,
Basically when I press the recirculating air button on the air con I can hear the whirr of the motor and fresh air coming in. When I press it to go back to recirculated air I can hear the whirr but it still lets in the outside air which is annoying in traffic when some douche has a polluting car which comes right in the cabin. Also I suspect if it really was on recirculated air than the blower would push more air in (eg Commodores do this and you can feel the difference) or it maybe the same (eg AU Falcons). I tested the air con by driving with windows up, no air con and when I accelerate hard, can feel air coming through the vents.
The whirr of the motor sounds like it is from more of the top left of the dash and I'm guessing the panel that opens and closes is stuck. What is the best fix for this without removing the entire dash (done it before and it was a Judas experience). I can take out cluster and surrounding which will lead to the middle air box, is there something there I can do??
Where exactly does the air come from? Is it from under the wipers where there is the vents? If so and if it is easier to get to than removing the dash can I just block it off there?
Cheers guys...