hi everyone!
i'm new to alfa ownership... have switched from a pug 205 gti 1.6 to an alfa 147 ts 1.6 lusso.
it's a lovely car which i really enjoyed the 5 hour drive home in...
however, it has been involved in a small incident whereby the heater fan motor decided to set itself on fire. the fire looks to have been fairly well contained, but it took out a bit of the carpet (can be replaced easily enough) and in the process the electrical wiring in the passenger footwell has been obliterated!
the car starts, runs and drives fine, but has a few electronic 'qwirks' due to the damage to the wiring and it's causing the warning lights to appear on the dash (lights always on, windows/audio not working, etc).
whilst i'm no car electrician i fancy a go at attempting to repair this myself before taking it to a garage. so i was wondering if anybody has any electrical wiring diagrams for what i believe is the "canbus" serial wiring system, that might be of assistance to me in my efforts to repair the wiring?
is this canbus bit actually a hardwired part of the loom itself, or is it a seperate sub-loom just for the components such as heater/audio/windows that can be plugged in and out?
and finally, does anybody have any suggestions where i could try looking to buy a replacement heater fan? obviously having seen what happens when one decides to go out in style i'd rather buy new than second hand, but before i pay dealer prices i thought it might be worth seeing if there are any other recommended distributors?
thankyou!
i'm new to alfa ownership... have switched from a pug 205 gti 1.6 to an alfa 147 ts 1.6 lusso.
it's a lovely car which i really enjoyed the 5 hour drive home in...
however, it has been involved in a small incident whereby the heater fan motor decided to set itself on fire. the fire looks to have been fairly well contained, but it took out a bit of the carpet (can be replaced easily enough) and in the process the electrical wiring in the passenger footwell has been obliterated!
the car starts, runs and drives fine, but has a few electronic 'qwirks' due to the damage to the wiring and it's causing the warning lights to appear on the dash (lights always on, windows/audio not working, etc).
whilst i'm no car electrician i fancy a go at attempting to repair this myself before taking it to a garage. so i was wondering if anybody has any electrical wiring diagrams for what i believe is the "canbus" serial wiring system, that might be of assistance to me in my efforts to repair the wiring?
is this canbus bit actually a hardwired part of the loom itself, or is it a seperate sub-loom just for the components such as heater/audio/windows that can be plugged in and out?
and finally, does anybody have any suggestions where i could try looking to buy a replacement heater fan? obviously having seen what happens when one decides to go out in style i'd rather buy new than second hand, but before i pay dealer prices i thought it might be worth seeing if there are any other recommended distributors?
thankyou!