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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: Blip Bavarian on June 29, 2009, 04:54:46 PM

Title: need help with ac/heater
Post by: Blip Bavarian on June 29, 2009, 04:54:46 PM

My AC and heater do not blow at all.  They have never worked since ive had the car.

what can i check, or how do you guys recomend that i go about finding the source of the problem.

Thanks in advance for the help.
-Matt

Title: need help with ac/heater
Post by: DesktopDave on June 29, 2009, 07:35:01 PM

Either the fan motor is dead, or the resistor pack, or both.  They're fairly easy to get to.  Let me look for a good write-up.  If the fan works on high (4) only, the resistor is shot.  Otherwise, the entire blower motor might be bad.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4845131_resistor-board-e-chassis-bmws.html

It's even on an M42!  This is just the board...the blower fans & motor comes out with a little steel clip in the center that holds it in.