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aimtimes100 04-10-2012 11:58 PM

wish i knew how to rip apart the interior like that.

TiAgX5 04-11-2012 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by aimtimes100 (Post 873856)
wish i knew how to rip apart the interior like that.

Wish granted! Buy a Bentley and read, EVERY detail of this repair is defined in the manual.

TiAgX5 04-11-2012 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by FSETH (Post 873781)
15 hours isn't bad? That sounds absolutely horrible to me.

These things go out like clockwork on BMW's. It is crazy they have to be so damn hard to replace. I had to remove the intake manifold my e36 and still bend some sheetmetal to get it out. The one in my e53 squeaked as well as the one in my current e46. I am dreading this repair.

The one in my X is 9 yrs old with 150k miles and just started squeaking when spinning down. Seen domestic/asian vehicles blower motors fail in half that time/miles. This repair is not as bad as it looks, I helped a friend do his in around 6 hrs. I've worked on GM cars that were more difficult to change spark plugs then this DIY.

FSETH 04-11-2012 12:26 PM

It sounds bad to me. I personally don't like pulling apart interior trim. Something always seems to break when I do that.

I don't think it would be THAT hard to design this area bit better where replacement of this common failure item would only require removing the cabin filter housing from the engine bay and swapping this out.

ProfessorX5 07-05-2015 08:11 AM

yay. Just had this die on me. Thought it was the FSU, but I replaced that and still no dice.

andrewwynn 07-10-2015 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FSETH (Post 873781)
15 hours isn't bad? That sounds absolutely horrible to me.

These things go out like clockwork on BMW's. It is crazy they have to be so damn hard to replace. I had to remove the intake manifold my e36 and still bend some sheetmetal to get it out. The one in my e53 squeaked as well as the one in my current e46. I am dreading this repair.

would it be possible to get some oil to the bearing to extend the lifespan and delay the repair? maybe still have to remove some panels but not the entire dash etc?

ProfessorX5 07-10-2015 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by trader4 (Post 1043631)
I'd hook 12V direct to the blower as a test to be sure first.
Interesting that you said it made a loud noise when it failed.
What's the theory, that the cage blower broke apart?


NFC how to hook 12v to it.

TiAgX5 10-30-2015 12:20 PM

Should correct this quote....."The one in my X is 9 yrs old with 150k miles and just started squeaking when spinning down".

I posted that 3.5 yrs/50k miles ago.

Turned out the spin down squeak was the sampler fan, cleaned/lubed (10 min job), working good.


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