PeteCr8

Chaps, Looking for assistance - Just wandering what the element is (and what it does) that's located inside the heater fan housing on a defender 90? Got the fan stripped out as the Matrix decided to spring a leak. The matrix and fan are out on the bench and I can see the element inside the fan housing, it looks damaged - gonna test it for continuity later today...the issue is I cant seem to find much info on it's purpose - pre heater coil maybe? Any help gratefully received.