My Renault 5 1.7 GTX Thread

How far warped is it?

Ive not had it off so I dont know. Its something someone mentioned to me, its not from direct experience, I just know that its a possibility due to thesilicone around the bottom.

After a little help with the circuitry for the interior fan. Just received a new fan from ebay. Fan works fine connected to the battery, but not when installed. No fuses are blown. I measured approx 12v at the terminals for the fan. When i toggled the fan speed controls the voltage dropped. What is going on???

@DaveL485 Looking through other threads, you might know whats going on?

If there is voltage at the terminals for the fan wiring, it has to be a bad connection between the fan and wiring.

Ive read that you can get voltage, but no current if the rheostat fuse has blown…which is another full dash removal i think!!!

Can you bridge out the rheostat? Either just the thermal fuse or the whole thing…not sure where it sits on the 5 access wise.

I think its inside the heater box, which is a PITA! Atleast, i can see a coil from above where the fan sits, but i dont think you can access it without removing!

Unlucky, looks like the dash is coming out then :slight_smile:

Yep, Sorry. No other way. Looking good otherwise.

I think while its out, i might run a fuse holder to it!

Got some new air hoses from ebay to replace the very tatty looking ones, I think these look decent enough. The fuse has arrived to fix the blower, so that will be to do in the next few days! :cry:

Whats the black ball bolted to the bulkhead, just below the airbox in the pic?

Ive no idea, open to suggestions!! I also dont know what the thing above it is with the wiring harness, because one of those sets of wires doesnt go anywhere

@DaveL485 I searched the part number, and it seems to be a vacuum reservoir. Glad a pulled it out as the hose has split :slight_smile:
7700740002

It just seems to be an empty sphere with a single hose line

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Vacuum-Reservoir-7700740002-See-Description-For-Fitment-Check/184190082092?hash=item2ae2959c2c:g:vp0AAOSwoPZeWTZ3

Thats another job done … dash out, heater box out, dismantled with new fuse ready to fit, only to find there was no fuse!
Looks like mine is the type without a fuse, so, i wondered for a little, then decided that the huge amound of rust on the terminals wouldnt help. Got out the multimeter and confirmed conductivity issues, so cleaned up the terminals with a dremel. Applied to WD40 and put it all back together. Put in enough dash to test and…it worked! :smiley:

So, if you have a non working internal blower, and everything looks fine, it could be the terminals on the rheostat.

Lets try this skim links thing
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ramair-Silicone-4mm-5-32in-x-10ft-Vacuum-Tube-Turbo-Boost-Hose-Pipe-Line-Black/351167160159?epid=1641556836&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item51c3319f5f:g:ijoAAOSw-jhUDuxI&enc=AQAEAAACUBPxNw%2BVj6nta7CKEs3N0qVSpRpi3UcU3ftiSrHXnC0djHQUjmh9knsey5B4tiPc9mkTO4Kda6diH4aFg7fzyFqN0CKVmZAt3e5wyIFNCO6NGDmZNJcpBni9iXxG%2Bj%2FG3y7WE6RQY%2FWYXM72bQTQ%2F67CKG%2BS8v6HsEPOUDO9dxKGXQeyncIXqMN4I1jd4WQBPl9IEtae3x4WNvqNawUeBMD%2FV%2FocM62uS%2BNwuJTMhs66ssyc8cAs8AufdKx3XJjCRxboOhNOXbJMV4he7fp9Iu9rO3pW7GvJE07Oxu%2FpBU8pyjph9Ku%2B3TGaISQQJ2f%2BIF%2F7fUueXNBAeB8Voem14i4%2BaQ59hlFDf1CpXC7wq1ta5exlUQdSW02KISM0CP5Kfm2GdzfzIQy3hOhXkr5wXwS%2FXRAH7qhOzL5RWa%2FvauGCq29ve0SMI72hTr7qk%2BJDWatGLwChhOyGnigkcWKYriewRMjFE%2FrvmMUtOwJuYMLTdul6x4H2rx83Ooy%2BJzpKdiUwpzn3o1AehLoCTHNdldPHFmg7uOH6%2BWA5C7Wvv%2FVVBeBp%2B2P93uGwcCFgn3x2VLfffInLco%2FUXv0DYsKmrMexKU8UGj%2FIB4kCJ3lQRgrQJCTCrQ1CMfMrGYlIEPcUCs9pYWXaQvU7d%2BC2H0fqkZDwwfc%2FkW9LLTLS%2B4xP3Asl4uwc9RuyAKnAHnBy0RgvDoKH2XG6oPRZXZAJLT5irpgZkbWcCRen96RCJpEaOiH4iOIqGIzAMAh22QgZ0jCqlIg0%2BMnNY4vk%2FRfEQnwtAPI%3D&checksum=3511671601594b00fe2cd12d4461bd2c3f91c2525b5b

Good man! Thanks.

Tine for a bit of soldering, tidying up the mess that is the radio harness. A mixture of bare wire and bullet connectors. Best replace with a nice ISO harness with soldered, heat shrunk connections :slight_smile:

cheers man

So, my rear wiper doesnt work correctly. When I press the button in moves about a third of its cycle and stops, then moves a bit more, and finally the last third.

Would that be a faulty wiper relay, the Klaxon 54616, or something else?