Ford Repair: ford focus heater, focus, blower

Question
i have a focus 2001 1.4cl it keeps blowing heater resisters what is the remedy

Answer
Hi Colin,

You might have had excessive water enter your fresh air intake.
This can come from the fresh air intake tower that is under your right side cowl screen below your right side wiper. The tower is held in place by 2 studs with 10mm nuts. You would have to remove the 10mm nuts and lift the tower out over the studs and replace the tower with a new one. I have repaired many of these foam type gaskets on the tower because of the problem you are describing.
Also, if your right side cowl screen has any type of warp in it, it too, will have to be replaced because it will allow excessive water past the cowl screen seal.These things that I described would allow water to enter the heater box and come in contact with the blower motor resistor,creating a short at the blower motor.

Thank you,
Drew Young
Rainchaser
Auto-Water-Leaks.com