It's the motor that controls the air-con/climate control recirculation flap behind/above the glovebox.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3016960-V71-blend-flap-motor

 

It's the motor that controls the air-con/climate control recirculation flap behind/above the glovebox.

http://forums.vwvort...lend-flap-motor

Thanks for that mate. I looked into it a bit more on another vwvortex thread and it says it could be the air-con needs regassing. This could well be my problem as I replaced the air-con rad as mine was faulty, but I never regassed it. So I will try the adaptation via vagcom first, then if this does not cure it I would hope it needs regassing to cure the noise!

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5740398-Cold-A-C-blowing-only-on-one-side-of-car&highlight=HVAC+adaptation

 

Common on the mk4's i think. You can reset it on vagcom as far as i know. I may be wrong.

 

Yes common fault. A reset with Vcds can sometimes sort it. But generally the cog inside the motor is broken so the v70 motor needs replacing. It's about £90 to buy from dealers iirc.

There is a fitting guide on the web somewhere.

 

Common on the MK5's as well. Clicks behind the dash and also a creaking noise when you engage reverse as the flap moves (or tries to).

 

Is there a guide to do the reset via vagcom as the one on vw vortex the guide is no longer there?

 

Have a look through this thread:

-uk-mkivs.net/topic/4360-recirc-air-flap-motor-v71-remove-and-replace-guide/

 

Thanks buddy will give this a go tonight.

 

Motor is shagged and a bitch to replace.

I didn't notice any difference at all after replacing it, other than the clicking going. So you could just manually open the flap under the pollen filter and disconnect the motor and be done with it.

 

so you saying my motor is shagged??

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Quick update, I done the vagcom reset and its cured the clicking. Fingers crossed it lasts!

Thanks all for your help!

 

I did that and the noise came back. Replacement of V71 is the permanent fix, or as I said, manually position the flap and disconnect it.

 

V71 is common problem,

It's the name of the recirculation air flap motor for the climate control.

What happens is over time they:

1) can get sticky from lack of use

2) They loose their correct positioning (fully open or fully closed) due to the motor slipping a cog.
Slipping a cog could be because someone's used one of those horrible aircon cleaning sprays , which leave a forever sticky residue on every bit of plastic they come in contact with - ie the rubber seals on the recirculation flap. If the flap sticks, and the motor operates, u could get a slipped tooth on the motor, so the positioning becomes incorrect, and then eventually that's why you start hearing clicking, as the motor tries to push past the fully stopped position of the flap everytime the recirculation motor starts...

So having said all that, you gotta use vagcom to get the system to relearn all the flap positions (Sadly this isn't something it can do automatically). Once the system relearns, then it's possible that the V71 motor will work correctly.

But if the v71 has been left too long, and mashed up it's internals, then only thing is a new motor, which is a bit of a bitch to get to!

 

Well I will monitor it and see how it goes, hopefully it doesnt come back!

 

If it does, it's doable, just unpleasant! If I did it again I would take passenger seat out and lie down!

 

lying down on the job aye ????????????

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