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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: jfunk14 on January 07, 2009, 03:21:56 PM

Title: Intermitant Blower Motor
Post by: jfunk14 on January 07, 2009, 03:21:56 PM

The issue started with me only having the fan work on the high setting. After reading a little i found that the issue is fairly common on the e36's so i replace the blower motor resistor pack, and it was good as new for a little while. Although i get the fan to run at all speeds it will sometimes cut out and not want to start back up, or it wont turn on it all when i start the car and then just randomly turn on when im driving. Any thoughts on it would be helpful. I just dont want to throw money at it without figuring out what the problem is. The car is a '94 318is with a/c and has the knobs for the heat control panel not the digital panel.
Thanks,
Dan

Title: Intermitant Blower Motor
Post by: B318M42W on January 18, 2009, 03:06:03 PM

throwing out ideas here...
when you replaced the resistor pack... did you clean the pins and check for corrosion???
bad fan switch? not well plugged in? short somewhere? fried/corroded blower???
basicly I'd check for corrosion at about every connection and also try to test the blower by itself (ie, external power source?)

good luck