Best. TH-cam video. Ever. I had the blower off, cleaned and replaced in under 2 hours on my 2008 pilot. I left the seat in and just removed the glove compartment and crossbar. Easily saved me a few hundred bucks by avoiding the mechanic.
Thank you for doing this. Saved me a ton of time. Taking the seat out was no big deal...less than 10 minutes and made the whole repair so much easier. Findings? Two mice apparently decided the blower cavity would make a nice nest. Unfortunate end for the little critters...
Mr. Steve you’re the real MVP. You’ve saved me money + a lot of trial and error with your detailed explanations. I was able to remove gravel that was causing a very noisy fan and the sound is now all gone. Thank you!
Thanks Steve! I cleared the leaves out of the blower and now this project is crossed off my to do list without needing to remove the seat for this 5'4" girl.
Extremely Useful video! Although, I wound up not removing the seat or glove compartment, it was extremely useful for folks who might need the information to create some more room when digging in there. Definitely took the passenger side kick plate off and pealed back some of the carpet for ease of accessing the most difficult screw. After double checking the posted video a couple of times to make sure I located the correct screws, it was a fairly easy process. Took some contortion maneuvering to get under there, but I found a "comfortable" position and away I went. I pulled out the blower, found a big ole mouse in there, and cleaned it out. After I patted myself on the back for a job well done, I put it back together and buttoned it all back up. Because I am not mechanically gifted, I was incredibly surprised it only took me an hour. I can see this not taking an hour for the ones who don't easily fit under there, and especially for ones who don't have patience for extremely tight spaces and small screws. 10/10 for awesome information and content.
Thank you! Your video saved me a bundle!! The dealer wanted 2hrs of labor plus $200 in parts for what I was able to do quickly in my driveway with basic tools and some help from your video!
I love the future telling intro… “maybe” this will help someone else and it sure did! I have no experience but was able to do this alone and remove an unfortunately dead mouse. Saved me tons of money from a shop I’m sure and taught me something new! Thank you so much Steve!
Thank you for putting together this video on the removal and cleaning of the blower motor. We also own a 2007 Pilot, and the blower motor is steadily becoming more noisy. I wasn't sure if it will need to be replaced or just cleaned out, so this really helps me with pulling it out and making the determination of next steps.
Thank you! This was great. Took me a total of about 2 hours to do this on my 2003 Honda Pilot . I had 3 pieces of plastic in my blower. Make sure you check up into where you pull the fan down. One of the pieces was up there, and I put it back together, and it still made a noise . I had to take it apart again to get the third piece of plastic. Also, I used a 11/32 ratchet on the blower nut/screws. Dealer said it was a blown motor and would cost $385 to replace.
Thank you SO much! Pulled the fan out and it was full of pet food and one expired mouse. Couldn’t get it back together, rewatched your video and saw that I had it oriented wrong. You saved me $$$!!!
Thank you for your video, just got a 2006 Pilot, bad vibration and noise from the blower motor. Wish I could post a picture because I couldn't believe it, like 2-3 dozen acorns in the blower motor.
Thank you for this video! The two biggest tips were taking the seat out and using the flexible bit driver! I'm 6'5" and taking that seat out made it super easy instead of contorting myself to get in there.
Awesome Video man! I took my blower motor out and found a wasps nest inside! I opted to leave the seat in this time, if I ever do it again I'm for sure taking it out. Thanks for the awesome guide!
No need to remove the seat. Use a 1/4" stubby ratchet with 1" extension on the 8mm bolt that's hard to get at. I've done a few Pilot blower motor R&R's and it takes about 15 - 20 mins. You don't remove the glove box door. You do pull off the passenger door kick plate and the fuse box cover ,.(they just pull off). Another tip is pull the carpet back under the blower motor.
I just cleaned out my blower motor today, it was very easy all thanks to you Steve. Now that annoying humming sound is gone , I can enjoy my ride once again
My 2011 Honda Pilot blower motor starting making a whining noise. So I removed the glove box and kick plate and side panel then removed the fan and an old parking valet ticket fell out of the plastic wheel. Lol. I could have just removed the cabin filter and checked for debris. Just fyi for anyone else that runs into a squeaky motor lol. Thanks for the video it did help
The yellow harness is part of the airbag system. DO NOT unplug or plug in those connectors unless you disconnect the battery first and wait 30 minutes before touching it. There is a potential to set off the airbags. I'm an auto shop owner who has been in business since 1998.
Excellent advice. I did a video on replacing a turn signal switch on my sons car, and mention why the battery should be disconnected for safety. But did not consider it on this repair. Another thing that comes to mind, my sons cars computer didn't like him unplugging his seat harness. Through a code. I think it was the seat belt tensioner. So looks like its better to just disconnec battery for any electrical repairs.
You don't have to take out the screws . There's clips right on top of that bar code on the time stamp of 12:27 . After you loosing it up that whole unit will come down.
Currently dealing with this issue. Thank you for the video. When you said it was caused by mice I cursed out loud. I just had a mouse make a nest in my trunk
Steve - Thanks for this video. It helped tremendously with getting to that rear screw. My son's car had 1" x 1" three pieces of paper towel get ingested somehow into the fan and that was enough to make one heck of a weird sound when the fan was at full speed. I did manage to get the fan out without removing the seat, but it did take a few tries on the re-installation of that back screw with the flexible shaft.
Fan is making a bit of noise most likely spinning and warping slightly with a mouse in it, but at least it doesn't stink of mouse carcass anymore. 2005 Pilot, and it was MUCH easier to put the glove compartment back on by not tightening the metal cross brace bolts and screws all the way, closing it, putting the driver's side bolt on, and then opening it to put the passenger's side bolt back on, and then tightening the cross brace bolts and screws. (Otherwise that passengers side bolt is ungodly hard to get back in!) I only had two seat plugs to unplug and my airbag light is now on...ill try disconnecting the battery, letting it sit for 15 minutes, and reconnecting it to see if it clears. Helpful video!
Thank you so much for this video!! I didn't remove the seat because I am short but one thing that helped me was a headlamp!! AND I just about stripped that far back blower screw and turns out the head of it was a 5/16 and I was able to put it back in using that.
Thanks for the video. Helped me do the job quickly. No need to take the seat out. I used a 10mm socket with flex shaft to get the fan bolts out. I was on my back initially, but did the majority from my knees. Pretty easy. I found a parking voucher in my fan. Took me less than an hour including parts run to get a cabin filter. Thanks again.
What about the passenger air bag circut and removing the negative battery cable.The Hanes repair manual recommends in hooking the negative battery cable and waiting three minutes also point the front wheels strait and put the key in the lock position.
Thank you very much for that video Steve that was my problem in my Honda my blower was full of oak leaves and filter was very badly clogged got it done and 30 minutes and didn't even have to take out the seat
Thank you so much! I took my wife’s car to a mechanic the other day and set up an appointment after I explained my problem. He took a quick look and saw that there was evidence of a critter. I looked up what he talked about and found your video today. Came home from work and hammered it out in a couple hours. Same exact issue. That back screw was a damn bear-cat to get in and out.
Thanks for the video! After watching your video and another one, I went ahead to see if I could fix mime with the same issue. I found a mouse in the blower fan, as you suspected. I wish I could attach the photo here!
Thank you for very elaborated and to the point explanation. This will save me lot of time from guessing and get the work done. Of course save $$ in this economy.
I've learned that tip about removing the seat before, and it is an excellent one. Especially if you are installing custom stereos, alarms or remote starts. That's where I've used it the most.
Thank you for the clear explanations. Helped us tremendously and saved us $$$$. Dead mouse and tons of nest material in the blower. Why doesn't Honda put some sort of screen to prevent this from happening?
Thank you so much Steve! This is the gate way video to me replacing the Evap coil on my sisters 08 Pilot At least I know how most of the trim pieces come out and blower motor assembly is removed. Again, thank you sir.
Thanks so much Steve for the video! I was able to clean out my motor this morning! I was able to do it with out removing the seat thankfully because I wouldn't have been able to get it out by myself. I'm only 5''3' so it has it advantages sometimes! I had a dead mouse in ithere, I about died when I saw it 2 inches from my face but alls well that ends well I suppose? Haha. Keep up the good work, I don't know what I'd do without kind folks like you who take a little extra time to help someone else.
Thank you for the video. I’ve been having the same problem and now know how to fix it. That third bolt in the back holding the plate in is a PITA to get at, but at least I know what to do now.
I put a bench, the height of the bottom of the door to support my back, avoiding having to take the seat out. You're at an angle, but in a workable position.
Excellent video and whoever or whatever team designed the access to the cabin air filter and that last screw for the fan should be smacked. I expect to find this type of design element in my Jeep but not my Honda. My daughter who drives our 2006 is very thankful that the fan no longer "screams" at her. Great job.
Easier than removing seat and jockey box is to use a mirror to remove the 3 screws. Took me 45 minutes in and out, hope this saves time for some people
Thanks for the tips. Although, I don't think that I'll be needing to take out the seat (5'2"). You kinda cracked me up with your phone calls. Definitely made it REAL! Will be doing this soon as the very loud noise is driving me batty and its like 22 degrees outside...need my heat!
Thank you for this video! My 03 Pilot was having the same issue with the noisy fan. There were just a few leaves in there, but between getting those out and replacing the filters the AC works much better and is not nearly as loud. The screw in the back was miserable to get out, though -- I need to get one of those flexible bits!
Very thorough explanation. Maybe overboard for this job but that's fine. BTW, you can get that filter on Amazon for $8 bucks. Must be about time for you to replace it again. :)
Thanks! Mine actually had a plastic bar going across, in addition to the metal one. I couldn't just move the plastic piece, so I had to bend it down to get the filter replaced.
Thanks! Im 6'2...same process if you need to change the blend door acuator! Use a flexible camera probe. You look like Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers!
Steve Watroba, I thank you big time. After struggling trying to get under the dash for a hour across a couple of day. I watched your video. . . Taking the seat out saved my back. Also very helpful was the flex extension. I have too that I rarely use it is the best way to get that back screw out.
I just replaced the blower motor on my wife's 2007 Pilot and there is absolutely no need to remove the glove box or the seat. Yes you will have more space if you remove them but I was still easily able to do the swap in about 15 minutes from my knees and I only had to remove the small trim piece on the right side of the passenger floorboard. By the way I am 5' 10" in height and weigh 235 lbs so I'm definitely a bigger guy and it really wasn't that tight for me.
Agree 100%. I did 2 Pilot blower motor replacements last week. The key is using the right tool to get at the 8mm bolt that's hard to get at. I recommend a 1/4" stubby ratchet with a 1" extension on the 8mm socket.
This video doesn't work for a 2015 honda pilot. I watched it an believed that i needed to remove the whole lower unit to take the fan and motor out. However it was just those 3 screws on the bottom you told us not to touch. Wasted some time messing with it before figuring it out. Hopefully this will save someone time.
I was able to pull the fan motor without removing the seat...your video was helpful, but the seat thing is a bit unnecessary. I found a dead mouse in the fan once I got it out...no wonder it was vibrating!
I found a peanut. And not too long ago, a tree frog decided to live in my dash, he would crawl under the dash at the window level. Finally caught the frog, never did see the squirrel.
What did you do to not this happen again?. once a few mice got inside the car door and died, later I could not drive my car even with all windows open, the smell was awful
We found the ultimate solution.....traded the car in for a newer one. Sorry to hear about your problem. I used to repair hot tubs, and I know that smell all too well.
If the blower is loud does it prevent from the ac to blow cold air? I put in 2 cans of freon worked for a week freezing cold air now nothing. I hear the motor making a loud noise coming from the passager area.
Even if the blower fan is noisy. if you feel it blowing air, it's not the issue. You may have a leak in the system, allowing the new freon to have leaked out.
Are there two blowers. I have no air flow from front dash, however is blowing out just fine from the center back console to the back seating area ... actuaters up front or the blower 🤷🏼♀️ anybody?
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Best. TH-cam video. Ever. I had the blower off, cleaned and replaced in under 2 hours on my 2008 pilot. I left the seat in and just removed the glove compartment and crossbar. Easily saved me a few hundred bucks by avoiding the mechanic.
Thank you for doing this. Saved me a ton of time. Taking the seat out was no big deal...less than 10 minutes and made the whole repair so much easier. Findings? Two mice apparently decided the blower cavity would make a nice nest. Unfortunate end for the little critters...
Mr. Steve you’re the real MVP. You’ve saved me money + a lot of trial and error with your detailed explanations. I was able to remove gravel that was causing a very noisy fan and the sound is now all gone. Thank you!
Your wife is so lucky to have a husband do the maintenance per owners manual. I guess they left out changing cab filter. But you caught it. Good job!
Thanks Steve! I cleared the leaves out of the blower and now this project is crossed off my to do list without needing to remove the seat for this 5'4" girl.
Extremely Useful video! Although, I wound up not removing the seat or glove compartment, it was extremely useful for folks who might need the information to create some more room when digging in there. Definitely took the passenger side kick plate off and pealed back some of the carpet for ease of accessing the most difficult screw. After double checking the posted video a couple of times to make sure I located the correct screws, it was a fairly easy process. Took some contortion maneuvering to get under there, but I found a "comfortable" position and away I went. I pulled out the blower, found a big ole mouse in there, and cleaned it out. After I patted myself on the back for a job well done, I put it back together and buttoned it all back up. Because I am not mechanically gifted, I was incredibly surprised it only took me an hour. I can see this not taking an hour for the ones who don't easily fit under there, and especially for ones who don't have patience for extremely tight spaces and small screws. 10/10 for awesome information and content.
Thank you! Your video saved me a bundle!! The dealer wanted 2hrs of labor plus $200 in parts for what I was able to do quickly in my driveway with basic tools and some help from your video!
I love the future telling intro… “maybe” this will help someone else and it sure did! I have no experience but was able to do this alone and remove an unfortunately dead mouse. Saved me tons of money from a shop I’m sure and taught me something new! Thank you so much Steve!
Thank you for putting together this video on the removal and cleaning of the blower motor. We also own a 2007 Pilot, and the blower motor is steadily becoming more noisy. I wasn't sure if it will need to be replaced or just cleaned out, so this really helps me with pulling it out and making the determination of next steps.
Thank you! This was great. Took me a total of about 2 hours to do this on my 2003 Honda Pilot . I had 3 pieces of plastic in my blower. Make sure you check up into where you pull the fan down. One of the pieces was up there, and I put it back together, and it still made a noise . I had to take it apart again to get the third piece of plastic. Also, I used a 11/32 ratchet on the blower nut/screws. Dealer said it was a blown motor and would cost $385 to replace.
Thank you SO much! Pulled the fan out and it was full of pet food and one expired mouse. Couldn’t get it back together, rewatched your video and saw that I had it oriented wrong. You saved me $$$!!!
Thanks for the video! I’ll fix my motor blower...save me a lots of time!!!
Thank you for your video, just got a 2006 Pilot, bad vibration and noise from the blower motor. Wish I could post a picture because I couldn't believe it, like 2-3 dozen acorns in the blower motor.
Thank you for this video! The two biggest tips were taking the seat out and using the flexible bit driver! I'm 6'5" and taking that seat out made it super easy instead of contorting myself to get in there.
Awesome Video man! I took my blower motor out and found a wasps nest inside!
I opted to leave the seat in this time, if I ever do it again I'm for sure taking it out.
Thanks for the awesome guide!
Thanks for the help. I do need that video because I have the same problem in my vehicle. Thanks a lot for sharing this video.
Thank you for taking time out of your day to show what and how to do it. I do appreciate it . Thank you
No need to remove the seat. Use a 1/4" stubby ratchet with 1" extension on the 8mm bolt that's hard to get at. I've done a few Pilot blower motor R&R's and it takes about 15 - 20 mins. You don't remove the glove box door. You do pull off the passenger door kick plate and the fuse box cover ,.(they just pull off). Another tip is pull the carpet back under the blower motor.
I just cleaned out my blower motor today, it was very easy all thanks to you Steve. Now that annoying humming sound is gone , I can enjoy my ride once again
My 2011 Honda Pilot blower motor starting making a whining noise. So I removed the glove box and kick plate and side panel then removed the fan and an old parking valet ticket fell out of the plastic wheel. Lol. I could have just removed the cabin filter and checked for debris. Just fyi for anyone else that runs into a squeaky motor lol. Thanks for the video it did help
The yellow harness is part of the airbag system. DO NOT unplug or plug in those connectors unless you disconnect the battery first and wait 30 minutes before touching it. There is a potential to set off the airbags. I'm an auto shop owner who has been in business since 1998.
Excellent advice. I did a video on replacing a turn signal switch on my sons car, and mention why the battery should be disconnected for safety. But did not consider it on this repair. Another thing that comes to mind, my sons cars computer didn't like him unplugging his seat harness. Through a code. I think it was the seat belt tensioner. So looks like its better to just disconnec battery for any electrical repairs.
Well, I've got an 07 Pilot, same as yours, even the same color, so hopefully that'll get me going. Thanks for posting this.
You don't have to take out the screws . There's clips right on top of that bar code on the time stamp of 12:27 . After you loosing it up that whole unit will come down.
Good, because I'll be damned if I can get the last corner screwout.
Are you sure about that, I can not get the housing out with the blowers motor attached. How do you do it
I can't get the housing out after taking the clips off. The stupid bolt thats hard to remove from the bolwer is a torx t20 not a Philips.
Currently dealing with this issue. Thank you for the video. When you said it was caused by mice I cursed out loud. I just had a mouse make a nest in my trunk
Steve - Thanks for this video. It helped tremendously with getting to that rear screw. My son's car had 1" x 1" three pieces of paper towel get ingested somehow into the fan and that was enough to make one heck of a weird sound when the fan was at full speed. I did manage to get the fan out without removing the seat, but it did take a few tries on the re-installation of that back screw with the flexible shaft.
Fan is making a bit of noise most likely spinning and warping slightly with a mouse in it, but at least it doesn't stink of mouse carcass anymore.
2005 Pilot, and it was MUCH easier to put the glove compartment back on by not tightening the metal cross brace bolts and screws all the way, closing it, putting the driver's side bolt on, and then opening it to put the passenger's side bolt back on, and then tightening the cross brace bolts and screws. (Otherwise that passengers side bolt is ungodly hard to get back in!)
I only had two seat plugs to unplug and my airbag light is now on...ill try disconnecting the battery, letting it sit for 15 minutes, and reconnecting it to see if it clears.
Helpful video!
Thanks for this man. Found a mouse in my blower. Could not have fixed without this!
When the wife tells you to bring the car to the mechanic. Steve " I am the mechanic"!
With my wife, her response to me saying "I am the mechanic" is "I know, please take it to the tire store"
Thank you so much for this video!! I didn't remove the seat because I am short but one thing that helped me was a headlamp!! AND I just about stripped that far back blower screw and turns out the head of it was a 5/16 and I was able to put it back in using that.
Thanks for the video. Helped me do the job quickly. No need to take the seat out. I used a 10mm socket with flex shaft to get the fan bolts out. I was on my back initially, but did the majority from my knees. Pretty easy. I found a parking voucher in my fan. Took me less than an hour including parts run to get a cabin filter. Thanks again.
What about the passenger air bag circut and removing the negative battery cable.The Hanes repair manual recommends in hooking the negative battery cable and waiting three minutes also point the front wheels strait and put the key in the lock position.
Thank you very much for that video Steve that was my problem in my Honda my blower was full of oak leaves and filter was very badly clogged got it done and 30 minutes and didn't even have to take out the seat
Dude THANKS!!! I may have to do my pilot this weekend thanks to your vid!!!
Awesome Job!!!! Thanks! About to tear mine apart 😂. Yep! Full of leaves 🤬. Cleaned and all quiet now😁👍👍. Thanks again Bro!!
thanks for the heads up !!! i did the cabin filter so now i have to fix my blower.thanks mr Steve.
Thank you so much! I took my wife’s car to a mechanic the other day and set up an appointment after I explained my problem. He took a quick look and saw that there was evidence of a critter.
I looked up what he talked about and found your video today. Came home from work and hammered it out in a couple hours. Same exact issue. That back screw was a damn bear-cat to get in and out.
Thank you for contributing your knowledge..awesome 👏🏾
Thanks for the video! After watching your video and another one, I went ahead to see if I could fix mime with the same issue. I found a mouse in the blower fan, as you suspected. I wish I could attach the photo here!
Thank you for very elaborated and to the point explanation. This will save me lot of time from guessing and get the work done. Of course save $$ in this economy.
Thank you, I may have to replace the blower motor on my Pilot, it stopped working . Gotta check the fuse first, hoping it’s the fuse.
Thanks Steve, I have a 2004 Pilot and the blower motor needs to be replaced. This is going to save me a nice chunk of change!
Thank you so much for making this video
I've learned that tip about removing the seat before, and it is an excellent one. Especially if you are installing custom stereos, alarms or remote starts. That's where I've used it the most.
thank you for the good video, pls, add to the title honda pilot seat removal i was looking for that for few days and didn't find it
Done. Thanks.
Thank you for the clear explanations. Helped us tremendously and saved us $$$$. Dead mouse and tons of nest material in the blower. Why doesn't Honda put some sort of screen to prevent this from happening?
Thank you so much Steve! This is the gate way video to me replacing the Evap coil on my sisters 08 Pilot At least I know how most of the trim pieces come out and blower motor assembly is removed. Again, thank you sir.
Thank you so much my boyfried has the same problem exactly what you said so now he can fix it
Thanks so much Steve for the video! I was able to clean out my motor this morning! I was able to do it with out removing the seat thankfully because I wouldn't have been able to get it out by myself. I'm only 5''3' so it has it advantages sometimes! I had a dead mouse in ithere, I about died when I saw it 2 inches from my face but alls well that ends well I suppose? Haha. Keep up the good work, I don't know what I'd do without kind folks like you who take a little extra time to help someone else.
Pretty sure we have a dead mouse in ours too - hope to do this in the next few days. I dread seeing the carnage!
Thank you for the video. I’ve been having the same problem and now know how to fix it. That third bolt in the back holding the plate in is a PITA to get at, but at least I know what to do now.
I put a bench, the height of the bottom of the door to support my back, avoiding having to take the seat out. You're at an angle, but in a workable position.
I am so going to have to do this to my pilot.. Thanks Steve.
Excellent video and whoever or whatever team designed the access to the cabin air filter and that last screw for the fan should be smacked. I expect to find this type of design element in my Jeep but not my Honda. My daughter who drives our 2006 is very thankful that the fan no longer "screams" at her. Great job.
Easier than removing seat and jockey box is to use a mirror to remove the 3 screws. Took me 45 minutes in and out, hope this saves time for some people
Thanks for the tips. Although, I don't think that I'll be needing to take out the seat (5'2"). You kinda cracked me up with your phone calls. Definitely made it REAL! Will be doing this soon as the very loud noise is driving me batty and its like 22 degrees outside...need my heat!
This is great but how many mechanics wants to go through this
I sure wish you were nearby I have a truck like your wife.
Thank you for the video. Easy peasy.
Great video thanks! Very into detail.
Looks like the wife will have to keep you around for a little while longer after all. Good job.
Thank you for this video! My 03 Pilot was having the same issue with the noisy fan. There were just a few leaves in there, but between getting those out and replacing the filters the AC works much better and is not nearly as loud. The screw in the back was miserable to get out, though -- I need to get one of those flexible bits!
THANX brother! Very helpful.
The important thing about the K&A filters is that they are washable
Very thorough explanation. Maybe overboard for this job but that's fine. BTW, you can get that filter on Amazon for $8 bucks. Must be about time for you to replace it again. :)
Thanks! Mine actually had a plastic bar going across, in addition to the metal one. I couldn't just move the plastic piece, so I had to bend it down to get the filter replaced.
Thankyou for this video, very helpful. Now I can fix my 03 pilot
You're Welcome!
Thank you! Good video.
Great video. I have a 2010 Honda Pilot and need to do the same thing. It is a bit different design, but the overall process will probably be the same.
folding back the carpet + reclining the seat made taking the back screw even easier
Great teacher, thanks so much.
Thanks! Im 6'2...same process if you need to change the blend door acuator! Use a flexible camera probe. You look like Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers!
Steve Watroba, I thank you big time. After struggling trying to get under the dash for a hour across a couple of day.
I watched your video. . . Taking the seat out saved my back. Also very helpful was the flex extension. I have too that I rarely use
it is the best way to get that back screw out.
Great video,calls and all.😂
Thanks... great job...
Thank you so much for the tip on removing the passenger seat. I’m 6’2” and there was no way I could get under there until I removed the seat
I just replaced the blower motor on my wife's 2007 Pilot and there is absolutely no need to remove the glove box or the seat. Yes you will have more space if you remove them but I was still easily able to do the swap in about 15 minutes from my knees and I only had to remove the small trim piece on the right side of the passenger floorboard. By the way I am 5' 10" in height and weigh 235 lbs so I'm definitely a bigger guy and it really wasn't that tight for me.
Agree 100%. I did 2 Pilot blower motor replacements last week. The key is using the right tool to get at the 8mm bolt that's hard to get at. I recommend a 1/4" stubby ratchet with a 1" extension on the 8mm socket.
HI!... Steve... thks for your video.... greeting from Guatemala!!... Central America!!... I have a Honda Pilot 2008.
Good job and good teach thanks
Dude you seriously f#@K!nG rock. My pansy-ass almost took this to get repaired. Thanks for saving me $$$.
I wonder if the Honda service centers have to do all that too for the same job which would account for the labor cost.
Thank you.
A 5/ 16 works on the fan bolts too.
This video doesn't work for a 2015 honda pilot. I watched it an believed that i needed to remove the whole lower unit to take the fan and motor out. However it was just those 3 screws on the bottom you told us not to touch. Wasted some time messing with it before figuring it out. Hopefully this will save someone time.
The description and my opening g statement told you this is a 2007. I'm not surprised that the design has been changed in 8 years.
Very good vid. Thank you. I have a plastic bar across in front of the filter .. can I cut this plastic bar out and be done with it ?
That's what I did. Not sure why they did it this way. Maybe it was to tell if the filter has ever been changed?
Thanks , I was able to jump in there and change it out quickly
Wish you would have showed the symptoms and what it was doing
Good video thanks
I was able to pull the fan motor without removing the seat...your video was helpful, but the seat thing is a bit unnecessary. I found a dead mouse in the fan once I got it out...no wonder it was vibrating!
Glad my video helped. As for seat removal, it wasn't hard to remove the seat, and at 6'1, 53 years young, it was worth it to me.
What about removing the negative battery cable and waiting three minutes to prevent the passenger air bag from deploying.
I used a flashlight and a mirror to look under didn't have to take out seat at all
I found a peanut. And not too long ago, a tree frog decided to live in my dash, he would crawl under the dash at the window level. Finally caught the frog, never did see the squirrel.
Mice, and chipmunks love peanuts. I find a lot of shells from shag bark hickory trees inside anywhere that mice have gotten into to.
helpful and funny 👌🤘👍
How long did the job take in total?
What did you do to not this happen again?. once a few mice got inside the car door and died, later I could not drive my car even with all windows open, the smell was awful
We found the ultimate solution.....traded the car in for a newer one. Sorry to hear about your problem. I used to repair hot tubs, and I know that smell all too well.
I'm going to try to do it by myself. I fix phones. Let's see if I can fix this before the nor'easter comes. Wish me luck or common sense lol.
Curious if you do all that do you think the defrosters would work a lot better to??
Yes, the debris was causing the blower to have reduced air flow.
i get you however you should have let us hear the noise but its all good thanks
If the blower is loud does it prevent from the ac to blow cold air? I put in 2 cans of freon worked for a week freezing cold air now nothing. I hear the motor making a loud noise coming from the passager area.
Even if the blower fan is noisy. if you feel it blowing air, it's not the issue. You may have a leak in the system, allowing the new freon to have leaked out.
Are there two blowers. I have no air flow from front dash, however is blowing out just fine from the center back console to the back seating area ... actuaters up front or the blower 🤷🏼♀️ anybody?
What about the rear does it blow as strong as the front?
i'm just here for the passenger seat removal
I don't have the moustache for more advanced repairs
Lol! Thanks.
May have been easier to pull the motor to access the ac blower.
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