helo friends
Pls someone on the forum can Identify this part,
I think this small motor is used to close and open the vents of AC blower , as soon as I turn the Ignition key the small shaft on it starts rotating. it came off some were under the steering hood, but I dont know were to fix it, if any friends have pics how to re install it pls post it on the forum.
OK - I can give it a best guess based on similar-aged FIATs like the Brava/Bravo that have air conditioning (I haven't seen this part on an Uno because I haven't seen an Uno with air conditioning).
So assuming your Uno has air conditioning, the purpose of the motor is to close the fresh-air intake flap when you push the 'recirculate' button (outline of car with loop-arrow within it).
The motor has quite a crude control system. It runs until it strikes a resistance, and then a simple electronic circuit switches it off. Therefore, if the link falls off the flap, or breaks, the motor will run all the time. It should reverse direction when you push the recirculate button a second time (to pop it 'out' and turn recirculate off).
As to where the motor goes, my guess would be behind the glovebox... though I'm clutching at straws! It will be on the air intake of the air conditioning evaporator (the cold radiator), near the pollen filter (if there is one).
Hope this helps at least somewhat. Incidentally, if parts are broken, I think it's acceptable to disconnect the motor wires and tape the air intake flap in the 'fresh air' (open) position.
MEANWHILE... there is another possibility (am I allowed a second guess?
). Some Mk2 Unos have an 'automatic temperature control' system - does yours? (This may be fitted without air conditioning). It says "Automatic Temperature Control" on the heater control fascia, and the temperature dial is calibrated in degrees C.
If so, that motor may be the one that operates the water valve. It has a sophisticated control system that includes temperature sensors. Otherwise, similar advice to that above applies - if you turn the temperature dial, that should affect the motor's direction.
I think you need to look for a disconnected push-pull cable (looks similar to a choke cable) which will be near the right end of the heater matrix under the dash. Where you are holding the device certainly looks like the right place for it.
Cheers,
-Alex
