BMW E46 AC Blower Motor Resistor Replacement DIY
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Is your Air conditioning or Heater fan not working properly on your e46? Check out this video
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BMW e46 coupe 318 2002 143ps good or not good?
Thanks for the video. My cabin fan's issue is that it will not blow consistently so even when I have it on the lowest setting it will blow from max to min sporadically. The other (more important) issue is that it will actually stay on after the car is turned off and potentially until it kills my battery. Do you think this is more likely an issue with the resistor or the blower motor itself? Thanks again!
@@ImMrVinny Did it end up being the FSU? I'm having the same problem, removed fuse 50 in the glove box to kill it for now.
I’m having this problem atm in my e46 but I got a new blower motor and a new resistor but it blows air but not at all’s speeds it’s takes me like 20 mins in the morning for the windshield to defog and it’s I’m also in need for the ac for this summer heat waves! If you know anything that would be helpful, please let me know. Thanks !
Very important!!! for e46 UK you find it under the steering wheel.
I opened up the front passenger side and was like where is this fsu, I can only see a air vent when looking at the top, so Im now having to put it all back together and will open up the drivers side. Its been very frustrating indeed. Hopefully, get it sorted today! Thanks
@@90nadzsame i was going to change mine and was confused asf
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Thanks, ShoplifeTV. The DIY was exactly what I needed to get air blowing again. All of your other videos on E46 are great with just enough commentary and accurate camera angles to know exactly how parts are removed and installed.
Once again another excellent DIY from Shop Life for the E46. The knowledge community on this car is amazing thanks to people like you!!!!
My first ever DIY on my e46 and it was tough! But got through it eventually and fixed my A/C. Excellent video, thank you
This guy gets the E46 Award 🥇 for E46 excellence!!!
Haha Thanks James!
Anytime bro!!!!! You da truth!!!!🤜🏽🤛🏽💪🏽
The most difficult part of this was definitely that little grommet behind the plastic tab. It was really hard to try and set the grommet so you could get the tab pressed. I had to use a trim tool to wedge in between the plastic tab and push the grommet up and out of the way at the same time...very difficult. After that, it was just a matter of wiggling the FSR out. You're the best, thank you.
Excellent video! Very clear view and accurate explanation. I was able to replace the part and my air is back on. Thank you @ShopLifeTV, keep up the great job!
Just replaced mine while watching your video. My air con works like new now! Thank you so much for the great content!
THANKYOU SOO MUCH!!! Did it step by step and was soo excited to feel the ac blow 🙏🏽🙏🏽 you are amazing best quality stright to the point vids
Replaced mine last night. Great video, thank you so much. It has been broken for over a year and it is getting hot here. Thanks again! Great video!
Thanks to this guys who shares his talents and his unending sharing for the DIY videos and also many thanks to his GF's channel.
Very good DIY with the right details. Sometimes the bad resistor will drain the battery also, when the car is parked. In the European bimmer community, the resistor is called 'the hedgehog'. Did you know that? Dutch regards.
You make it look easy, Jason. As always, great work!!
It was very helpful. I did it in less than 2 hours. It helps to take out the plastic housing for heat/AC. Only issue was putting glove back in. It was very simple fix and I have a blower working. SUCCESS!!!!!!
Thanks a lot for the video. It took me forever to take the resistor out, but now I understand: you have to make sure to take it out straight, keeping the connector on really helps for that. I also took out the flap actuator in front, so there's nothing but the connector in front of the resistor.
Outstanding job and thank you so much for the tutorial. I am doing this job now and that tab is making the job a PITA. I am contemplating either just breaking the tab or filing it down a bit.
I really appreciate all the work and videos you post. Youve helped me out many of times and your videos are very easy to follow unlike others on TH-cam. I currently own a 98 Z3 and i've owned 26 other BMW models over the years. CONTINUE THE EXCELLENT WORK!!
Thanks James, glad to be able to help! That’s quite the BMW ownership experience lol
Thank You so much for making this video. I was able to fix my heater and saved alot of money. Very good instructions and video is clear.
Best video I have found on YT regarding resistor replacement, thanks. Greetings from Poland.👍👍👍
Glad it helped!
Watched your awesome DIY, purchased the part from ECS, and just finished the FSR swap. Wiggling the old one out, and getting the new one in far enough for the tab to engage was not fun. I found it easier to remove the footwell cover by sliding it rearward so the two plastic tabs released and then the whole piece could be rotated toward the rear and then the metal clip behind the center console slid out.
You do the best videos Jason. I watched several deal with this replacement and yours is the best. Camera angles and lighting are the best and you show every step. I suspect I'll have to replace mine (not 100% sure right now). If I do, I'll be using your video. Thanks.
You the man really showing me how to bring my e46 back to life
Another great video but I would turn it on first before putting the glove box back
Thanks man, just replaced mine, took just about 20 minutes with the help of this video. Mine had been replaced before with a cheap FSU which caused the blower to cut in and out and eventually got stuck on high even with the car off.
took almost 2 hours for me with another diy I should have watched this video first. Moreover the fuse was really difficult to take off. At least it works...
Nice work @ShoplifeTV. Took me a few hours because im far from handy but got job the done. Much appreciate you bro!
Thank you! Worked perfectly. A little glue on the torx heads helps you not loosing the screws!!
Thanks for the info man, I thought I had broke my junk at first when I was pulling it out but thankfully I didn’t. Lol the joys of owning an E46
Great step by step instructions. This guy is very good!
Fantastic you speak so clearly and show every detail, filming is excellent
My Air works now, so thank you for the help fixing my blower motor resistor!!
Nice!
I had a problem with my car where the blower would only stop if the fuse was unplugged, if the car was turned off it would keep going. Following this tutorial also solved that problem.
My air conditioner would operate at times and not at others. My problem was resolved once I replaced the resistor. It was painful to replace because the new one didn't snap in place as easily as the old one did for some reason. Thank you very much!
You're the man dude...
First job I've ever done on my e46.
Fixed battery drain!
I just need to buy the new part now!
Amazing! Good luck!
How did this solve your battery drain?
@@tuukkasaarikko6729 unfortunately it didn't drastically solved the problem.
That resistor Is a common problem on e46 but in my case it's the diode plate faulty that's on the alternator.
Thanks a bunch bro! AC back on before an hour commute on 103F.
Thanks. Replaced mine, AC runs great!
Thank you so much for this diy. Changing the resistor fixed my issue with the blower not shutting off when vehicle is off and key out.
Ohhhh. mine does the same thing I ended up removing the blower fuse. Now I can follow those steps.
Very helpful explanation to details. I am able to complete your instructions and have a/c no air issue fixed. Thank you! To put t20 screws back in, magnetic screw driver will help since resistor screw is quite deep.
Much thanks, couldn't have done it without this video.
Thank you , your videos are so specific and the camera quality/lighting is spot on. I'll be attempting this fix here in a few weeks on my e46
Thank you for the feedback!
Thanks so much for this video. i was able to change mine with these instructions.
Great video. Concise and clear. I did become a contortionist in the process of installing the unit though! Thank you.
Awesome video, as always. Thank you.
Thanks a lot for that DIY. The most DIY's says that we ne to remove the radio and climate control etc. but I was sure we don't need to do it. So I found your DIY. Again thanks a lot.
Great video, thanks for pointing out the actuator tab slot and other tips
Fixed it today, thanks man. Great video
Thank you! Your video was very helpful and thorough!
Great Video and excellent explanation !! BMW owner from Germany
Yo bro you are a beast bro every time something wrong my e46. You know exactly what needs to be done and your break down is always 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯. One day I have to meet you in person. To really thank you. I love e46’s I have to and thinking 💭 about doing a Ls swap next in my other ☝🏾 don’t leave you tube bro. It’s more ppl like me that always need a car 🚗 guy like you.
Great vid! Just change mine today, works perfect!
Omggg thanks for this dude I love you!!!!
Thank you, a little frustrating with this one. I actually ended up working out that black air duct after seeing it out on Nathan's DIY channel. That helped me out a ton because then I could actually see what I was doing. Thanks for the video!!!!
@@skatemango I remember it being a little tricky and kind of forcing it a little more than I would have liked back into place.
@@skatemango Glad you got it fixed!
I have a E46 , and I am having this issue, I will try this first, Thank you!
$20 generic on eBay. Working for over a year now. Good vid as always.
Detailed DIY video and much better compared to others.
great video with great clear instructions,thank you.
Thank you for your great video. It solved the problem. You are great. Keep it up
Fixed it, thank you for this video!
Excellent video solved my problem prevented a lot of mistakes on my part, bravo
Glad it helped!
Thank you very much. What a royal PIA this was...
Just did this, thanks for the video!
Hey ShopliteTV, very good video detailing how to get this done . Well appreciated did it myself GOUDO dude thanks dude
Thank u. Very helpful.
You solved my problem. Thanks to your video i diy. Great explanation and great tuturial video. Many thans.
This DIY is kind of a pain due to having to poke your head down there near some sharpish parts, it's very hard to see what you're doing. I lost a screw and was not able to get the new FSR clip attached; there were only two screws when I took it out so I'm down to one, but it seems secure. I also broke the metal tab on the lower tray of the glovebox putting it back together 😞 But thanks for the DIY it works now!
Looks simlpe enough. I just did my E46 with alot of swearing and patience for 1 hour. I cant get the lock tab in place with newer model. I just tightened the screws well enough.
Nice video. Showing everything. Gona try this
Big help, thank you!
Thanks alot. I did mine. Works great again
Thanks. Really helpfull video. Got the job done on my bmw with help of this video. But took little longer than 12 minutes and lots of swear words:)
Thank you very much, you saved my life!
Thanks for the great video, could not have successfully done this without it. However accessibility is even worse than the video suggests...if you have big hands it is terribly difficult to reach in to unclip the wire harness plug from the resistor because of lack of space.
You can hook a 90 degree pick around that upper hole on the resistor pack and pull on that while you release the lock.
Hello. Could you make a video how to change(repair) a door lock actuator? its a usual problem on E46
You helped me out again thanks bro
I did this year's back took me much longer to do. I think my fan was just going up and down. As I am a electronic engineer I repaired mine not replaced it. Still good 4 years later
good video just a question I have a parasitic draw and I suspect is the trigger wire to Aux fan so is there any connection between FSR and Aux fan ..measured the Aux trigger wire and has a draw or 0.02v and amp draw with car sleeping .178ma from negative cable using amp clamp
Great video. I have an issue with the number 28 fuse blows constantly. What can it be.
Hi man thaks for you video. I have a problem with my car, my car only expels hot air when it accelerates, it will be the problem of the transistor.?
I have a 2008 BMW 750 Li after replacing the blower resistor it still had the problem of a weak air stream that doesn't change speed. however 2 days later the AC blew very strong and cold. I tested by turning it off and on about a dozen times and it worked. The next day however it was back to blowing a weak steady stream of air. what else can I do to fix the problem
Good job my brother
Does this part is responsible for starting blowing fan in my f30 ?
When I start the car my climate control turn in as well
Nice DIY video for replacing the blower motor resistor for BMW 330i 2001 model. The problem of my car BMW 330i 2001, when i started the engine and run the AC to high for a few minutes, and after few minutes i did try to reduce to medium but still running on high and i keep reducing to low nothing changed, when i switch-off the engine the AC motor still running, so I started my car again so as not to drain the battery and drove to my friend's place who is a mechanic, he switch off the engine to diagnose it, but still the same the AC motor is still running even the engine is already switch off, so he disconnected the battery, and removed the grove box out and remove the fuse while awaiting the replacement parts that we are going to order.
Same case with me! What is a 100% solution ??
Having an incredible time getting the actuator pulled out so I can access the resistor. I’ve removed the two screws. Thing won’t budge. Tips/tricks?
That thing took me a looong time to get replaced, and it even electrocuted me (And it wasn't connected).. So I'd suggest you unhook the battery just in case ..
It was such a PITA to replace in a coupe, unsure if the sedan is more spacious or not
Hi bro, I got question on a/c and radiator fan. My a/c not engaged to compressor when switch on and result no cold a/c to cabin. Blower working as well and I do tested my radiator fan by pull off the socket out from the radiator hose and my fan running with full speed. All 3 fuses for a/c are ok but the compressor still not engage. I do tested also the wire to compressor but no power to it. I'm using e46 318 1.9cc. Hope u can give me opinion to solve my problem.
I was wondering if there was a way you could send me a spec list about the machining of the e46 m3 bell housing for a manual swap.
Thanks mate, brilliant!
Extremely well done video. It’s not an easy job, the resistor is a bear to get out. I lost a screw between the carpet and transmission tunnel never to be seen again. After all that my problem turned out to be a loose 40amp fuse so make sure your getting a good contact before attempting this. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
Put a microfiber or shop towel over the gaps below to catch falling screws 😮
Excellent how you get the camera in for the closeups. How did you know the blower wasn't bad?
Just ordered through your affiliate link, hope you get some money!
You’re the king 👑
I dont have any air coming out my vents but can hear everything work right will this fix my issue most likely?
Love the content brother.. I’m actually doing this install tomorrow on a 2003 325i Wagon but what’s weird is you turn the key off and the fans still goes so I think it’s fried in the open position.. also what camera do you use?
Thanks for the help, mine was draining the battery on only one day of parking, i was like what the hell😂
It wasn't easy, but it was done. Thanks!
Greetings.
But you're great!! , thanks for the kind explanation
Worked! Thanks.
Hello, do we have to reprogram the car after changing this piece?? Thank you for the video
Thanks man 💪💪