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Post Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:23 am

Good news! Swapped my heater box for an aircon unit this weekend, and it didn't come with a blower fan. I was a bit gutted since this part is $$$ from BMW and is, I thought, very hard to get hold of.

Turns out the Z3 uses the same heater box, and the blower is a perfect match for the E30. Picked up an aircon blower from a 1998 car, so it's ten years younger than the one in my motor, and it was only 30 quid.

So for anyone struggling to source a replacement for a binding or burnt-out blower (from lack of lubrication) then check your local scrappy for Z3s.

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This may also mean that Z3s can be a primary donor of aircon kits for E30s, especially those with M5x conversions.
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Post Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:44 pm

Has this been confirmed for non ac blowers too?
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Post Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:01 pm

He's right! Both the aircon and non aircon motors have the same part number as the Z3 without/with aircon.
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Post Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:09 pm

How about the e36 compact as the dash architecture and bulkhead are the same as the z3?
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Post Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:46 pm

Nice.. I think thats my heater motor sorted

cheers brianmoooore
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Post Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:24 pm

Hmm, appears the compact one is different.
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Post Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:16 pm

ETK has a very useful function, included in the online versions, where you copy and paste a part number into a box, and it tells you every other BMW model this particular part is used on.
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