I found the issue to be my blower motor. Replacing it fixed the issue. The motor has plastic pieces and for some reason it was melting from the heat causing smell. One day I was running ac in full blast and motor just gave up. That’s how I found the culprit. I changed it and no more issues. I made a video on it in my channel how to replace the motor. Check it out. Thanks
How To Do it soo as long as I still get warm air on the drivers side, my motor is still good and I should just replace the blow motor resistor!? I get the burning smell and only the passenger side gets no hot air at all.
I am seeing this as a university and learn a lot I would like you to continue to teach me about mechanic I have learned a lot I am living in Jamaica and it's very causing out here to work on your car
We have a new X3 and we started getting that in our way to down south just dropped it off to the dealer and they tried to tell me no problem found. I still have the loaner till they figure this out maybe I should forward this video to the ASE certified technician.
I would like you to continue on the good work you're done I have learned a lot I can work on my car myself because of you guys I am a marine engineer and I work on any type of car because of you guys thumbs up
Old video , but my 2013 535i heater hasn’t worked for a couple months also wasn’t a need with weather but I had a a coolant lead and replaced the whole housing unit was told heater would work again.. it blows but not very warm also has that light burning smell .. any thoughts just paid over 1k for the housing unit fix..
This happened to me on Bmw e92 320d 2011. Burnt smell and fan only working on low speed. Changed blower (got new one from Valeo) and it works Perfect now!!
Hello mate. This is such a helpful video as I think it’s exactly what has happened to mine. White smoke and the smell came out of my car vents on my F10 quite badly today. Now there is no air con and the dans do not work at all. What is the name of the actual unit? I want to find one, but I do not know its name to search. Thanks 🙏🏻
Have this issue now with my old mustang....its a convertible so dont need air much but its nice to defog windows when i cant have the top down....gonna be a fun fix 😅
did you replace the fan only, with a bmw original, or get a non-oem bmw fan, if so has it lasted since this video. I bought an entire used unit (cannister), it lasted about 9 months, now the smell is back, it would appear that these original fans last a few years before they fail. considering a non owm bmw fan from ebay as a replacement, have any thoughts about it, they're under $50 with a 1 yr warranty - tks
@@HowToDoitright The replacement unit I bought was also a original bmw (2012), but as I said, they seem to fail after 7 yrs, have a local junkyard here...also under $50 (used bmw oem) vs a 1yr warranteed non bmw unit from ebay ????? ( you seem to have been lucky with a used bmw, that still works
Just saw this video. I made the mistake of not disconnecting the battery and now my car will crank but not start Im also getting a drivetrain malfunction message. Is this what happened to as you mentioned on the video. And if so what happened and what was the fix? Thank you
Thank you my man, in,my car I can't stay without filters , change them bit the smell didt go away, you save me 1k dollars, il find a new blower then change it, for me smell like tire burn or plastic or wire , this might be the problem
Yes that’s definitely the problem. Glad it helped. Please like and subscribe as it helps my channel support charity and yes you can support it too by getting super thanks or by donating to PayPal id: Dewana421@aol.com. No amount is small :)
Ok not sure how aluminum will holdup with the glue gun. The reason I didn’t use aluminum was as it absorbs heat and can transfer it to glue causing it to melt and then it will come loose. But again I live in Florida heat which can get in to 90F.
hello i own a 2013 bmw 550i and have the same problem but the smell is a bit more oily than electrical but i had many mechanics look at the engine and no leaks at all. when i took off the housing cover i got a faint smell but couldn't take it off fully so i couldn't tell. could this be the problem ive been looking for a while???
cbibjb so if it’s oily smell then define your valve cover is leaking. It could be a minor leak. That leak falls on the exhaust and burns off so you won’t see any Oil drips anywhere. The burn oil then gets sucked into the vent and come inside the cabin. Check out my F10 playlist where there is a video on changing the valve cover gasket because of this issue. It’s pretty common
@@HowToDoitright I actually had 2 bmw specialist mechanic look for leaks, the first one actually did a valve cover seal replacement and another did a turbo line to gasket repair and no luck they said the engine was good with no leaks. thats why i am looking for maybe other problems it might have. thank you for replying.
My Q50 has both driver vents blowing AC like it’s at 70 and both passenger vents are blowing really cold like it’s at 60 like it’s suppose to since I set the temperature at 60.
Arman Usa do you smell the same. If yes guaranteed it’s your motor. Just order the motor from eBay. I got a used one and used the existing assembly and everything else. Works fine. No need to purchase the entire assembly.
What type of burning smell is it? Is it oil burning smell or electronic burning smell? Open your hood and see if you smell similar burning smell under the hood. It could be oil dripping on your exhaust but that’s a different smell. If it’s your ac fan motor then it could be your ac fan motor. Depends on type of smell
@@marvmon4735 if it smells like oil then your valve cover must be leaking. Cleaning won’t help as it will cure the problem for a day or two. Watch my F10 playlist. There are videos I showed there about how to change the valve cover. Most likely your oil filter housing gasket is also leaking. I also have videos on that. Watch it all. You will learn and you can do it yourself.
I am experiencing a bad burning smell so i took the car to BMW and they said it was the Value cover gasket. I had that changed and i am still having the same problem. Im thinking next it may be the blower but im not sure. The burning smell is random, sometimes when the heat is on i smell it, other times I have the heat on and its fine.
Problem is they fixed the issue it did not clean it. I made a video on my channel how to clean the oil. Check out my F10 playlist you will find the video. Here is a description BMW F10 BURNING OIL SMELL DIAGNOSTIC AND CLEANUP
@@HowToDoitright Hey man, so I had the Value cover gasket changed by bmw, cleaned the oil that was leaking onto the exhaust.... I drove the car around and same problem. burning smell and smoking coming out from under the hood... when I look at the exhaust pipe that I cleaned, more oil was on it.... does this mean bmw didn’t do a good job when replacing the value cover gasket??
Look how easy that was. The fukin dealership would’ve hit me over my head for a simple diy. So here’s my situation. When the heat is on it goes cold for a wild then it gets warm again. Sometimes you see smoke come out of the vents but then it stops. Sometimes it blows low power. I’m assuming I should just replace that entire piece you removed
T_T i thought the same before i saw the video i investigated and removed the blower motor it has that burnt smell so i got it replaced still the smell there
Drean I really hope you put a new one and not a used one. Also hopefully you changed your filter because the old filter get flushed up with burned smoke and if you use it it will smell the same.
I found the issue to be my blower motor. Replacing it fixed the issue. The motor has plastic pieces and for some reason it was melting from the heat causing smell. One day I was running ac in full blast and motor just gave up. That’s how I found the culprit. I changed it and no more issues.
I made a video on it in my channel how to replace the motor. Check it out.
Thanks
How To Do it soo as long as I still get warm air on the drivers side, my motor is still good and I should just replace the blow motor resistor!? I get the burning smell and only the passenger side gets no hot air at all.
Can it make a check engine light show
My 2014 bmw 535 was having the same symptoms as yours, Thanks for the video.
How much did it cost u
35bucks
You have no idea how much you help with these videos. Thank you for taking the time to film everything! 👍👍👍
Thanks Buddy. That’s what I meant to do is to help others through my channel.
I am seeing this as a university and learn a lot I would like you to continue to teach me about mechanic I have learned a lot I am living in Jamaica and it's very causing out here to work on your car
We have a new X3 and we started getting that in our way to down south just dropped it off to the dealer and they tried to tell me no problem found. I still have the loaner till they figure this out maybe I should forward this video to the ASE certified technician.
I would like you to continue on the good work you're done I have learned a lot I can work on my car myself because of you guys I am a marine engineer and I work on any type of car because of you guys thumbs up
I like how you opened with "one of the issues..." Great video though...very helpful.
Old video , but my 2013 535i heater hasn’t worked for a couple months also wasn’t a need with weather but I had a a coolant lead and replaced the whole housing unit was told heater would work again.. it blows but not very warm also has that light burning smell .. any thoughts just paid over 1k for the housing unit fix..
This happened to me on Bmw e92 320d 2011.
Burnt smell and fan only working on low speed.
Changed blower (got new one from Valeo) and it works Perfect now!!
Hello mate. This is such a helpful video as I think it’s exactly what has happened to mine. White smoke and the smell came out of my car vents on my F10 quite badly today. Now there is no air con and the dans do not work at all.
What is the name of the actual unit? I want to find one, but I do not know its name to search.
Thanks 🙏🏻
It’s called a blower fan. Watch the full video. I have other videos on my channel on f10 list on it so watch them.
Have this issue now with my old mustang....its a convertible so dont need air much but its nice to defog windows when i cant have the top down....gonna be a fun fix 😅
How long was the labor to do this job? I would like to know before I’m going to send it to get fixed at the shop.
All depends on who is doing the job. A rookie can take 10 days to do it and a pro can do it in 1-2 hours
in my ford ranger, once turned on the blower there is a burning smell, but that will dissapoear everytime like within 30 seconds. any symptom?
That’s probably just dirty coil I assume
did you replace the fan only, with a bmw original, or get a non-oem bmw fan, if so has it lasted since this video. I bought an entire used unit (cannister), it lasted about 9 months, now the smell is back, it would appear that these original fans last a few years before they fail. considering a non owm bmw fan from ebay as a replacement, have any thoughts about it, they're under $50 with a 1 yr warranty - tks
Rj Kulman I bought a used one from eBay it was genuine bmw. If smell is back it’s the motor again. Just get the after market one and you will be ok.
@@HowToDoitright The replacement unit I bought was also a original bmw (2012), but as I said, they seem to fail after 7 yrs, have a local junkyard here...also under $50 (used bmw oem) vs a 1yr warranteed non bmw unit from ebay ????? ( you seem to have been lucky with a used bmw, that still works
Thanks for the video 📹
My pleasure
Just saw this video. I made the mistake of not disconnecting the battery and now my car will crank but not start Im also getting a drivetrain malfunction message. Is this what happened to as you mentioned on the video. And if so what happened and what was the fix? Thank you
Check out my F10 playlist. I showed how I fixed it by changing the fuse panel in trunk
Thank you my man, in,my car I can't stay without filters , change them bit the smell didt go away, you save me 1k dollars, il find a new blower then change it, for me smell like tire burn or plastic or wire , this might be the problem
Yes that’s definitely the problem.
Glad it helped. Please like and subscribe as it helps my channel support charity and yes you can support it too by getting super thanks or by donating to PayPal id: Dewana421@aol.com. No amount is small :)
I have 520d whenever put ac on on auto it blows air on manual not blowing flaps auto matic closed please help
Your blower resister might be bad
Thanks!
im glad to help :)
I started having smoke coming out from the glove compartment could this be the reason?
Ac does not work on the car.
Yes definitely…that’s where the fan motor is located…check out my Fan replacement video on F10 playlist
@@HowToDoitright what the smoke smell you experince like electrical smell or plastic?
I'm experince electric heating smells
thanks man really good guide
Glad it helped. Please like and subscribe as it helps my channel supporting charity :)
Thanks
What mileage did your car have just been out and checked this is my issue too my cars 159k
Mark Farrier 70k
Cheers buddy fixed mine today thanks to your video 📹 👍
Glad it helped. Please like and subscribe:)
Will disconnecting the battery reset the computer or mess it up?
None. It’s safe
Hi, what type of mesh did you use to replace the perished filter please. Thank you
Andy Muller it was a plastic mesh that is used for door screening. Easily available at Lowe’s or home depot. Any plastic mesh will work
How To Do it thank you. I have purchased some aluminium mesh but quite thin similar to yours. Will do it next week. Cheers
Ok not sure how aluminum will holdup with the glue gun. The reason I didn’t use aluminum was as it absorbs heat and can transfer it to glue causing it to melt and then it will come loose. But again I live in Florida heat which can get in to 90F.
How To Do it I’m in the UK lool. At 25 degrees, the maximum we get here, I’m sure the glue won’t melt. Thanks anyway.
hello i own a 2013 bmw 550i and have the same problem but the smell is a bit more oily than electrical but i had many mechanics look at the engine and no leaks at all. when i took off the housing cover i got a faint smell but couldn't take it off fully so i couldn't tell. could this be the problem ive been looking for a while???
but it only happens when i accelerate a lot.
cbibjb so if it’s oily smell then define your valve cover is leaking. It could be a minor leak. That leak falls on the exhaust and burns off so you won’t see any Oil drips anywhere. The burn oil then gets sucked into the vent and come inside the cabin. Check out my F10 playlist where there is a video on changing the valve cover gasket because of this issue. It’s pretty common
@@HowToDoitright I actually had 2 bmw specialist mechanic look for leaks, the first one actually did a valve cover seal replacement and another did a turbo line to gasket repair and no luck they said the engine was good with no leaks. thats why i am looking for maybe other problems it might have. thank you for replying.
cbibjb did you check if there was evidence of oil on the exhaust pipe by the oxygen sensor. Do you smell any burning smell outside or it’s all inside?
@@HowToDoitright I do smell the oil outside sometimes and on the inside, does that mean it could be a leak?
My Q50 has both driver vents blowing AC like it’s at 70 and both passenger vents are blowing really cold like it’s at 60 like it’s suppose to since I set the temperature at 60.
All should be same temp. Measure from a meter
hello , just currious , how many miles do you have on your car?
75k
@@HowToDoitright thank you , mine has 80K so i have to do it
Arman Usa do you smell the same. If yes guaranteed it’s your motor. Just order the motor from eBay. I got a used one and used the existing assembly and everything else. Works fine. No need to purchase the entire assembly.
Ty for this vid !!!
know the part number for the blower motor?
No just remove the old one and it should have a label on it and then go on eBay and look for one.
I only smell a burning smell when im at a stop light and when i drive it goes away what can it be can you help a brother out with some info 🙏
What type of burning smell is it? Is it oil burning smell or electronic burning smell? Open your hood and see if you smell similar burning smell under the hood. It could be oil dripping on your exhaust but that’s a different smell. If it’s your ac fan motor then it could be your ac fan motor. Depends on type of smell
@@HowToDoitright smells like oil
And i just SUBSCRIBED
@@marvmon4735 if it smells like oil then your valve cover must be leaking. Cleaning won’t help as it will cure the problem for a day or two. Watch my F10 playlist. There are videos I showed there about how to change the valve cover. Most likely your oil filter housing gasket is also leaking. I also have videos on that. Watch it all. You will learn and you can do it yourself.
@@HowToDoitright Thanks bro for helping people 🙏
I am experiencing a bad burning smell so i took the car to BMW and they said it was the Value cover gasket. I had that changed and i am still having the same problem. Im thinking next it may be the blower but im not sure. The burning smell is random, sometimes when the heat is on i smell it, other times I have the heat on and its fine.
Problem is they fixed the issue it did not clean it. I made a video on my channel how to clean the oil. Check out my F10 playlist you will find the video.
Here is a description
BMW F10 BURNING OIL SMELL DIAGNOSTIC AND CLEANUP
th-cam.com/video/R_obbr2Da1c/w-d-xo.html
Here is the video
@@HowToDoitright thanks man I appreciate the help!!
Glad to help bro
@@HowToDoitright Hey man, so I had the Value cover gasket changed by bmw, cleaned the oil that was leaking onto the exhaust.... I drove the car around and same problem. burning smell and smoking coming out from under the hood... when I look at the exhaust pipe that I cleaned, more oil was on it.... does this mean bmw didn’t do a good job when replacing the value cover gasket??
If this is my problem i love you
Trust me. There is only reason
Very useful video, got a new subscrb.. good help, better than bimmer forum..
🌟 Thank you 🌟
Look how easy that was. The fukin dealership would’ve hit me over my head for a simple diy. So here’s my situation. When the heat is on it goes cold for a wild then it gets warm again. Sometimes you see smoke come out of the vents but then it stops. Sometimes it blows low power. I’m assuming I should just replace that entire piece you removed
Yup that’s the problem. Even if you just find motor you don’t really need the entire piece. It’s the bad motor.
@@HowToDoitright what is the name of that entire assembly? And that little silver rectangle thing you removed? Or do you have a link
I have a 2016 f10 with dual climate
No idea I sold the car. You may want to join a forum and ask there
Look on ebay
bro remove the vent and smell its under the dashboard
Drean I found the issue. It was my blower motor. Replaced the motor and no more smell.
T_T i thought the same before i saw the video i investigated and removed the blower motor it has that burnt smell so i got it replaced still the smell there
I really dont know what to do i got the whole AC System cleaned but not checked because we dont have people that can check it
i saw a video that says maybe the engine motor rubber thingy is causing it
Drean I really hope you put a new one and not a used one. Also hopefully you changed your filter because the old filter get flushed up with burned smoke and if you use it it will smell the same.
Thanks for the video