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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:30 pm

bought a car with a dead heater fan if i give the dash a knock it works but sounds really loud.
just need to know if pre facelift/facelift blower fans are the same?
also is there a way of fixing the old fan ie lubricating it?
car is a facelift and i have a pre facelift car at my disposal
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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:39 pm

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... nly_on_Max

Tells you how to remove & lube the motor - should do the trick :wink:
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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:42 pm

Pre facelift fans are much larger than post facelift. Post facelift aircon fans are very similar to the pre facelift version, and are possibly identical.
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Post Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:36 am

thank you capri_rob had a read through that earlier, mr Brian would it be possible to fit the pre facelift fan to my car? i am going to try the fix but just incase it fails
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Post Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:43 am

No chance of a pre facelift motor and fan fitting a non aircon facelift heater box.
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Post Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:35 am

Brianmoooore wrote:No chance of a pre facelift motor and fan fitting a non aircon facelift heater box.
My '86 323i has exactly the same type of fan and resistor as my '88 325i touring, both non aircon.
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Post Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:41 pm

Where's the resistor? On the LH side of the heater box, near the water valve, or right under the motor?
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