Remove the upper strut tower brace cross bar, it's not worth beating-up the blower, and risking damage to engine components as you try to rip out, and stuff in the new one through the small space. There are 4) 13mm bolts to remove it. There also may be 2 shims between the bar and the bracket (1 on each side L & R). After you have the blower motor replaced, re-install the bar and torque it to 40 ft/lbs.
I notice that you sped up and even had a camera cut during the removal/replacement of the blower motor from the engine bay. It looks like a wrestling match to get out from under the stabilizer bar. Is removing the bar not an option?
It's not only an option, it's a smart idea! Just be mindful of any shims that may be between the bar and it's bracket. I had one on the left and right sides of the vehicle.
I don't have a 3/8" drive wobble head ratchet. 13mm Gear Wrench worked good. My plastic motor cover disintegrated into many pieces. I installed without a new cover. I was told it is for noise and insulation. Not totally necessary.
+Brian Donahue Thanks for watching. If any of our viewers needs to make this repair, we carry the auto repair part shown in this video on our website. Here is a link to them www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/LeSabre/1AHCX00017?TH-cam&CTA+Comment&ILhGS8-R7y8
+Mina Miranda Thanks for watching! If any of our viewers needs to make this repair, we carry the auto repair part shown in this video on our website. Here is a link to them; www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/LeSabre/1AHCX00017?TH-cam&CTA+Comment&ILhGS8-R7y8
Would that be the reason why my car has no air comin out every time I turn on my heater or ac or whatever it makes a ssssss sound and when I turn it off
At 4:04, he mentioned the "elbow for the drain". It's actually cooling air for the backside of the motor. Don't delete it! You'll be sorry if you do, the motor will overheat.
At 4:57 he mentions to point the "drain" hose down. WRONG!! Connect it to the nipple from the HVAC box, that's right there by the motor. When the blower is running, pressurized air comes out of that nipple, to be blown into the backside of the motor, to cool the motor armature. Not connecting it will lead to an overheated blower motor, and possible smoke/fire from the heat the blower motor generates.
If you have intermittent squealing, try a little WD40 on the bearing before replacing the whole assembly. Worked for me and it only took 5 minutes start to finish!
Dont do this - especially if you have the auto hvac - eventually the fan will pull too much current and blow a 200 $ part. IF its making noise and you plan on keeping the car replace the motor. IMO If its the old school non auto temp controls maybe i would attempt it. Im sure it can handle more current also cheap to replace.
I have 1998 olds 88 basically same egine car set up I changed the resistor n mine but still only works on high speeds .what is going on still im missing ?
That should be fine as long as you replace is after the repair is done. That's a strut tower stabilizer. I helps to tighten up the front end. 1aauto.com
I have a 2003 Buick LeSabre Limited and no one has a video on how to replace the blower motor. My blower motor sounds like a motor boat outboard engine and unlike in your video here, it appears to be a lot more complicated to uninstall and install the new blower motor. I sure wish that you could upload a video on the installation technique that is required for the 2003 Buick LeSabre Custom or Limited. Any info would be a great help, Thanks.
+Butch E We currently do not have an auto repair video with this particular repair. We'll keep this request in mind in the event that we need to make this repair in the future. If any of our viewers needs to make this repair we carry the blower motor shown in this video on our website. Here's a link to them www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/LeSabre/1AHCX00017?TH-cam&CTA%20Comment&ATony
Excellent! Looked like a 20 minute job. We are going to have to take our 96 Buick into a shop cause he complains that the fan does not run. He needs the defroster to work. I am wondering if we first need to check a fuse? Anyone?
You may or may not have seen the video I did 8 months ago which I'm calling a rescue video if you tap on the blower motor housing kind of lightly the motor may start but remember make sure that you get it fixed as soon as you can this is only for emergency use only if you are stuck in bad weather make sure that you turn the fan too high before you tap it if it does not start then you may or may not have a bad motor just a suggestion
Thank you for watching. Unfortunately we do not have a video for your application but we will keep it in mind for future videos. 1aauto.com 888-844-3393
wow im kinda bummed... i changed my blower motor after watching this video and now my air barely blows through the vents :( I guess little air is better than no air. Thanks for the video. Does this vehicle come with a cabin air filter? I can here it blowing hard and i can change the were the air goes (winshield or floor) the heater also works as well. Something is just blocking it from blowing hard. Any suggestions?
the fan could be spinning backwards....not sure how but i have seen it happen - clip maybe force on in reverse? Issue from factory? who knows but thats my guess.
Not getting any air through the system; removed blower fan and found "walnuts" inside! Checked blower motor and it spun, but not fast. Cleaned out walnuts as far as I could reach. How did the squirrel get them in there and how can I completely clean the passages. 94 buick lesabre.
Usually small critters like mice and chipmunks are the culprits in finding their way into the blower motor. You may be okay. You may want to put it back together to see if it starts working.
All Buick lesabres come with walnuts in the blower fan housing in my experience I guess from the factory. They bang around on the blower motor fan to keep the blades clean / not the fact that they all sit in grandmas driveway for years while she cant drive and the walnuts only become discovered by her grandson when he uses it for college. The walnuts only get removed when the grandson sells the car to a middle aged man that doesn't care what he looks like on the way to work so he can destroy it on I80. Has to be the right guy - the guy who cant tell if that is grandmas pee or mice pee or maybe doesn't care as he knows if he leaves the windows down long enough the smell will fade. LOL but honestly good luck getting them out, but its typical to find these cars in that kind of shape as they tend to sit for years. IF you manage to get them out and drive it daily it ll be fine but i would check the screens by the windshield wipers that is the intake i believe and if they are busted it would be direct access for critters.
Yes, it should be the same on that vehicle. We carry the blower motor shown in this video on our website. Here's a link to them if any of our viewers needs to replace theirs. goo.gl/xreAq7
If it's in the same location it may be the same procedure. If it's not, check inside the car under the dash on the passenger side. We carry new blower motors on our website for you car. Here's a link to them on our www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/Regal/-/-/1997?VideoReply&TH-cam&ATony
So hooked mu blower motor straight to battery and works but when hooked to car it goes on and off and then stops but don't matter if its on high or low so that takes out the high low relays whenever they are looked at my book but where they say they are there is no relay there? So I'm at a loss
+Robert Wilson We don't have a how-to video for your vehicle right now, but the basic steps in this video should be enough to do this task. Buy this part for your vehicle on 1AAuto.com: 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
Hi Mike, We currently do not have an auto repair video that shows this repair on that particular application. Check around the location shown in this video, if you blower motor's not there, it should be under the dash on the passenger side. We carry new ones on our website for your vehicle. Here's a link to them on our website. www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/Century/-/-/1998?VideoReply&TH-cam&ATony
I have 12v at the blower connector, just changed the blower motor and it’s still not work. If I have power at the connector and a new motor doesn’t work I’m completely lost on where to go next
If you have 12volts and the new motor dont spin then either you have a bad ground or a bad feed. Or the new motor is bad. Easy to test the motor run two wires from batter straight to motor if it spins motor is good. IF motor good better load test the 12 volt side with test light - if the 12volt side has week connection it will drop to zero volts or test light will go out when you turn on fan. If when you turn on fan the voltage stays then all points to bad ground. In that case run a new wire to ground vs looking for the issue.....peace
The plastic cover on mine is trashed brittle and crumbling into small pieces. Heat over the years has destroyed it and the larger part with the insulation on it. All brittle and broken big hunks of plastic gone.
When the original motor initially went out I came back to the car and I could smell a burnt electrical smell and my fan had stopped working so I figured replacing it would be the answer
@@WalkerKSOB2000 In my experience if the fan blows up it takes the " resistor" with it and that was likely the smell as it appears to sit inside the vent cavity I assume to help keep it cool and have air moving across it? Anyway If you have the fancy auto hvac with digital readout its expensive part 100 to 200 bucks and typical to blow up with the fan. Good part to get from you pull it joint if your a person with more time than money.....If its the slider controls then its cheap and looks like a few springs... but either way its in the same spot to the left and up from the blower motor - under the relays and such.....it has two clips one clip has a red wire - that is the feed. If you test and its hot but the purple wire on the other clip is dead with the fan on high then that's likely your issue. Im not a mechanic just a guy with several Buicks and a degree in electronics.... To help you even more here is a schematic for the blower section on the auto hvac assume that is what you have..... drive.google.com/file/d/1aeVPzRzMo6I_UXGviVU61oMVc1sKb6dL/view?usp=sharing No need to find the 30 amp to test you just test the red wire at the resistor if its hot fuse is good. Even if you find that part is bad and the fan motor is still good IMO its wise to go ahead and get a new motor and new resistor because the old fan could be pulling to much current and you dont want to buy two of those expensive parts better off spending your money on a cheap fan motor vs buying a second resistor and then a new fan motor.... I always wonder who and why people write things to help other people and now im wasting my time doing it. In my case its because im a nice guy and im bored LOL. Anyway hope it helps someone !
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Remove the upper strut tower brace cross bar, it's not worth beating-up the blower, and risking damage to engine components as you try to rip out, and stuff in the new one through the small space. There are 4) 13mm bolts to remove it. There also may be 2 shims between the bar and the bracket (1 on each side L & R). After you have the blower motor replaced, re-install the bar and torque it to 40 ft/lbs.
Thank you for this video! This was super easy to follow, and saved me a bunch of money! Also, I like fixing my own car. You guys rock!
***** Congratulations on the successful repair. We're glad the video helped you out. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
You rock.
Great video! This looks like it will apply to my wife's 1998 Olds LSS, too. Hopefully I won't have to remove that tower stabilizer.
lol its only 4 13 mm nuts. much easier if you do
I've got a 98, Olds 88. Looks like it would make it easier to take the brace off, and it's just 4 bolts.
Thank you for another great video 1A Auto!!
Thanks, You Help by showing us the best way to tackle this Job.
I notice that you sped up and even had a camera cut during the removal/replacement of the blower motor from the engine bay. It looks like a wrestling match to get out from under the stabilizer bar. Is removing the bar not an option?
It's not only an option, it's a smart idea! Just be mindful of any shims that may be between the bar and it's bracket. I had one on the left and right sides of the vehicle.
I don't have a 3/8" drive wobble head ratchet. 13mm Gear Wrench worked good. My plastic motor cover disintegrated into many pieces. I installed without a new cover. I was told it is for noise and insulation. Not totally necessary.
thank you. you just saved me a ton of trouble trying to figure out what the hell i'm doing.
This video is excellent and will aid me in my fan replacement, thanks
Thanks for watching. Have a great New Year! 1aauto.com 888-844-3393
Wow, this is way easier on the earlier model than it was on my 2003 Lesabre.
Finally I found a video that will work for my car! Thanks guys!
+Brian Donahue Thanks for watching. If any of our viewers needs to make this repair, we carry the auto repair part shown in this video on our website. Here is a link to them www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/LeSabre/1AHCX00017?TH-cam&CTA+Comment&ILhGS8-R7y8
Thanks for sharing 1aauto. You are great folk!
Mil gracias muy útil ese video
Another great video!- Thank you 1A Auto
+Mina Miranda Thanks for watching! If any of our viewers needs to make this repair, we carry the auto repair part shown in this video on our website. Here is a link to them; www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/LeSabre/1AHCX00017?TH-cam&CTA+Comment&ILhGS8-R7y8
Here's another step: remove that brace that's in the way. Only takes a few minutes.
Done this myself, just 2 bolts on each end of the brace with 1/2" nuts (IIRC) that need to be undone.
Great video, thanks for posting!
Would that be the reason why my car has no air comin out every time I turn on my heater or ac or whatever it makes a ssssss sound and when I turn it off
At 4:04, he mentioned the "elbow for the drain". It's actually cooling air for the backside of the motor. Don't delete it! You'll be sorry if you do, the motor will overheat.
At 4:57 he mentions to point the "drain" hose down. WRONG!! Connect it to the nipple from the HVAC box, that's right there by the motor. When the blower is running, pressurized air comes out of that nipple, to be blown into the backside of the motor, to cool the motor armature. Not connecting it will lead to an overheated blower motor, and possible smoke/fire from the heat the blower motor generates.
If you have intermittent squealing, try a little WD40 on the bearing before replacing the whole assembly. Worked for me and it only took 5 minutes start to finish!
Dont do this - especially if you have the auto hvac - eventually the fan will pull too much current and blow a 200 $ part. IF its making noise and you plan on keeping the car replace the motor. IMO If its the old school non auto temp controls maybe i would attempt it. Im sure it can handle more current also cheap to replace.
If it's squealing really loud would it be the blower motor and resistor or does it all come in 1? I saw smoke from that area yesterday
I have 1998 olds 88 basically same egine car set up I changed the resistor n mine but still only works on high speeds .what is going on still im missing ?
+Bunki Bunker Thanks for checking us out! We do recommend to take your vehicle to a local mechanic for an accurate diagnosis.
I bet it blew the resistor again cause you didnt get the original problem solved - the bad fan just guessing
You were right it's the same procedure. I had to remove the metal chassis bar to finally get it out.
It's ok to take the metal bar off right? I tried getting it out without removing it but there just wasn't enough room.
That should be fine as long as you replace is after the repair is done. That's a strut tower stabilizer. I helps to tighten up the front end. 1aauto.com
this helped a lot. thank you.
We're glad the video helped you out. Thanks for watching. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
when changing this part will this help my '95 Olds 88 LSS stop it's self from turn on and off my ac/heater
I have a 2003 Buick LeSabre Limited and no one has a video on how to replace the blower motor. My blower motor sounds like a motor boat outboard engine and unlike in your video here, it appears to be a lot more complicated to uninstall and install the new blower motor. I sure wish that you could upload a video on the installation technique that is required for the 2003 Buick LeSabre Custom or Limited. Any info would be a great help, Thanks.
+Butch E We currently do not have an auto repair video with this particular repair. We'll keep this request in mind in the event that we need to make this repair in the future. If any of our viewers needs to make this repair we carry the blower motor shown in this video on our website. Here's a link to them www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/LeSabre/1AHCX00017?TH-cam&CTA%20Comment&ATony
Excellent! Looked like a 20 minute job. We are going to have to take our 96 Buick into a shop cause he complains that the fan does not run. He needs the defroster to work. I am wondering if we first need to check a fuse? Anyone?
You may or may not have seen the video I did 8 months ago which I'm calling a rescue video if you tap on the blower motor housing kind of lightly the motor may start but remember make sure that you get it fixed as soon as you can this is only for emergency use only if you are stuck in bad weather make sure that you turn the fan too high before you tap it if it does not start then you may or may not have a bad motor just a suggestion
Awesome, thanks guys!
Great help! How do I go about locating/changing the resistor?
Thank you for watching. Unfortunately we do not have a video for your application but we will keep it in mind for future videos.
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its to the left and up a few inches from the blower motor - right under the relays.....I can waste my entire day on this thread!
wow im kinda bummed... i changed my blower motor after watching this video and now my air barely blows through the vents :( I guess little air is better than no air. Thanks for the video. Does this vehicle come with a cabin air filter? I can here it blowing hard and i can change the were the air goes (winshield or floor) the heater also works as well. Something is just blocking it from blowing hard. Any suggestions?
You may want to take the blower motor back out and see if there's something in the housing blocking the airflow.
Hello I am facing this problem too, did you come up with a solution?
the fan could be spinning backwards....not sure how but i have seen it happen - clip maybe force on in reverse? Issue from factory? who knows but thats my guess.
awsome video thanks
Not getting any air through the system; removed blower fan and found "walnuts" inside! Checked blower motor and it spun, but not fast. Cleaned out walnuts as far as I could reach. How did the squirrel get them in there and how can I completely clean the passages. 94 buick lesabre.
Usually small critters like mice and chipmunks are the culprits in finding their way into the blower motor. You may be okay. You may want to put it back together to see if it starts working.
All Buick lesabres come with walnuts in the blower fan housing in my experience I guess from the factory. They bang around on the blower motor fan to keep the blades clean / not the fact that they all sit in grandmas driveway for years while she cant drive and the walnuts only become discovered by her grandson when he uses it for college. The walnuts only get removed when the grandson sells the car to a middle aged man that doesn't care what he looks like on the way to work so he can destroy it on I80. Has to be the right guy - the guy who cant tell if that is grandmas pee or mice pee or maybe doesn't care as he knows if he leaves the windows down long enough the smell will fade.
LOL but honestly good luck getting them out, but its typical to find these cars in that kind of shape as they tend to sit for years. IF you manage to get them out and drive it daily it ll be fine but i would check the screens by the windshield wipers that is the intake i believe and if they are busted it would be direct access for critters.
So it's the same procedure on a 96 Buick park avenue?
Yes, it should be the same on that vehicle. We carry the blower motor shown in this video on our website. Here's a link to them if any of our viewers needs to replace theirs. goo.gl/xreAq7
Is it the same location for 96 riviera
You forgot to snap the wire back into place in those clips on the firewall! hehe... 1:49 and 5:03
Is this the same for a 97 buick regal supercharged
If it's in the same location it may be the same procedure. If it's not, check inside the car under the dash on the passenger side. We carry new blower motors on our website for you car. Here's a link to them on our www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/Regal/-/-/1997?VideoReply&TH-cam&ATony
So hooked mu blower motor straight to battery and works but when hooked to car it goes on and off and then stops but don't matter if its on high or low so that takes out the high low relays whenever they are looked at my book but where they say they are there is no relay there? So I'm at a loss
will this also apply to 00,01,02 Le Sabre as well
+Robert Wilson We don't have a how-to video for your vehicle right now, but the basic steps in this video should be enough to do this task. Buy this part for your vehicle on 1AAuto.com: 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
HELP! What's that top black cover called? Mine literally disintegrated in my hands while I was taking it off.
+RoboEin That is the blower motor. The blower motor cage is the white part. Hope this helps you out. 1aauto.com
1A Auto Parts Im talking about the cover that goes over the motor. Haha I can't find it anywhere
@@roboein3754 mine Disintegrated as well
And no auto parts store has one I found one on rock auto but I'd have to buy a different blower motor
will this work for a 98 buick century?
Hi Mike, We currently do not have an auto repair video that shows this repair on that particular application. Check around the location shown in this video, if you blower motor's not there, it should be under the dash on the passenger side. We carry new ones on our website for your vehicle. Here's a link to them on our website. www.1aauto.com/1A/blower-motor/Buick/Century/-/-/1998?VideoReply&TH-cam&ATony
Where would the blower motor mediator be located?
Does anyone know where to find the ac/heat cabin air filter on a 99 buick lesabre
The procedure is the same on a 98 olds LSS!
Anyone know where the blower motor resistor is located
I have 12v at the blower connector, just changed the blower motor and it’s still not work. If I have power at the connector and a new motor doesn’t work I’m completely lost on where to go next
Did you figure it out?
If you have 12volts and the new motor dont spin then either you have a bad ground or a bad feed. Or the new motor is bad. Easy to test the motor run two wires from batter straight to motor if it spins motor is good. IF motor good better load test the 12 volt side with test light - if the 12volt side has week connection it will drop to zero volts or test light will go out when you turn on fan. If when you turn on fan the voltage stays then all points to bad ground. In that case run a new wire to ground vs looking for the issue.....peace
I am unable to locate the two 13mm nuts holding the bracket in place. I have the identical car.
Appreciated!
GOOD.
The plastic cover on mine is trashed brittle and crumbling into small pieces. Heat over the years has destroyed it and the larger part with the insulation on it. All brittle and broken big hunks of plastic gone.
the 98 park ave blower motor is under the dash passenger side...
My olds isn’t cranking over at all I just got a new starter. It’s not even trying to start
Can you just leave the cable disconnected?
I replaced the motor and my fan still won't turn on where should I look next
When the original motor initially went out I came back to the car and I could smell a burnt electrical smell and my fan had stopped working so I figured replacing it would be the answer
@@WalkerKSOB2000 In my experience if the fan blows up it takes the " resistor" with it and that was likely the smell as it appears to sit inside the vent cavity I assume to help keep it cool and have air moving across it? Anyway If you have the fancy auto hvac with digital readout its expensive part 100 to 200 bucks and typical to blow up with the fan. Good part to get from you pull it joint if your a person with more time than money.....If its the slider controls then its cheap and looks like a few springs... but either way its in the same spot to the left and up from the blower motor - under the relays and such.....it has two clips one clip has a red wire - that is the feed. If you test and its hot but the purple wire on the other clip is dead with the fan on high then that's likely your issue. Im not a mechanic just a guy with several Buicks and a degree in electronics.... To help you even more here is a schematic for the blower section on the auto hvac assume that is what you have.....
drive.google.com/file/d/1aeVPzRzMo6I_UXGviVU61oMVc1sKb6dL/view?usp=sharing
No need to find the 30 amp to test you just test the red wire at the resistor if its hot fuse is good. Even if you find that part is bad and the fan motor is still good IMO its wise to go ahead and get a new motor and new resistor because the old fan could be pulling to much current and you dont want to buy two of those expensive parts better off spending your money on a cheap fan motor vs buying a second resistor and then a new fan motor.... I always wonder who and why people write things to help other people and now im wasting my time doing it. In my case its because im a nice guy and im bored LOL. Anyway hope it helps someone !
Mine have a damn dry leaf in it, whenever I turn my ac on it kept making a noise
I noticed all the curse words were deleted, lol!
1/2 mm standard not 13 mm
Is this the same for a 1999 pontiact bonnieville se
Probably should be. I think 99 was the last year they used the same chassis as these cars.