How to Fix BMW 3 Series No Air Conditioning or Heater Coming from Vents - E90 FIX - Blower Motor Fix 

Thank you for this video, it worked for me. Re installing the heater blower was a bit tricky, but came back to it after 20 minutes and got it right, it didn't wanna screw back in, and that unit is huge with all the wiring in between. I saved R3500/250$ all the way from Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Just did this and got mine working again! Saved me a good few hundred schmekels from taking it to the garage, cheers dude 🤘😎

Yo I appreciate this video. My ac went out about 2 months ago and it has been hell on earth in Maryland with this heat. Didn't have the extra expense to take it to the bmw shop so I tried this method after watching this video. Thank you for saving me a trip!

Really helpful tutorial dude, took about half an hour to remove and replace the unit. Probably saved me a fortune😎

Be advised the blower motor has a locking tab. Find it closest to the fire wall...engine direction. Pull it down toward the floor board... THEN the blower motor will turn loose. Lock is toward the radio. And unlock is toward the passenger door. Both if you were sitting in the passenger seat looking at the blower with the glove box off. Im guessing your tab maybe broken or bent of yours turns without addressing the locking tab. Mine was still locked.

Mate you can come from underneath via the footwell panel below glove compartment - two screws thats all. Cheers from England.

I recently experienced the same issue where my blower motor stopped working. I am so grateful I came across your video as I was about to buy a new one. I simply removed my cowl filter, saw that the top had been exposed to water so I sprayed a bit of WD40, rotated the motor and it was back to normal. Thank you for posting this video!

Bro, I did everything except taking the blower motor out. I remember getting a car wash a few days before the issue occurred. Tapped the motor a few times and that solved the issue. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks bro, wonderful step by step instructions

Thank you so much I followed your video and my blower is working again.....great video from Cape town

Just fixed mine it was so easy for the 1 series I took off the foot panel only and I had enough space to take it out. Great video bro thank you!

Thanks for the video! What a lifesaver! SE Texas without AC in Summer is killer. Appreciate it.

Nice to see where the airflow heater is in the car. Good video 👏👏

Thank you so much your video saved me £800 Halford in Northampton England St James stated that the fix will cost the amount mentioned without first diagnosing the issue, I’m so grateful...

You have just saved my life and deserve a like and subscribe!!!

Thank you! Got my AC fixed my self with your video

This helped sort mine out in England. Got it out using another video, But actually taking out the glove box makes it so much easier to put it back in.

Thanks a lot man! I followed the exact same instructions today and was able to get this fixed without having to spend any money at all. As this was my first time doing something like this, it took me a while, but I was able to fix the AC. Cheers from India!

Thanks man save my a lot of money very good video 🤘

Mad props totally helped us out!

Fantastic Edification!!!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!!

Really useful. Thanks a lot. I have been facing thr sane issue in my BMW 320. Now I can do it. Thanks a lot

Amazing video, step by step very helpful

Great piece of advise........thanks a mil...works like a charm!

Very nice video bro thankfully grazie ciao bello da italia

Thank you, you are the best You helped me very much

Great video man 🤙🏽 saved me a lot of money with this

This worked!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Thanks a lot pal. Real help !

Thanks, this video helped me out!

Worked for me. Thanks.

Great Video and thanks for sharing your experience with the public .My question is can you test the Blower before you reassemble the glove compartment?

We’re you able to tap say the front window defroster when this was happening and it would work until you switched back to the front vents?

You forgot to mention the tab in the back of the blower to take it off. I tried to turn it for 20 min until I figured it out but in the end it worked and my a/c works. Saved $100’s of dollars thanks.

You saved mi life thanks !

The exact same problem of mine thank you very much 🎉

Thanks for your help

Perfect, thanks bro.

Thank you so much

Thanks ! Similar problem- Done !!

You can remove the blower motor without removing the glovebox and cup holders just remove the foot shield and it’s easily accessible.

Awesome! Thanks

Nice I need to do exactly the same thing thanks man

Does it have the same fan blower location on a 2011 bmw 528 I sedan ?

Is it the same process for right hand drive models?

Thank you, this works

You are the best 👨

Before I try this, has this fixed it for someone who had the same issue but smoke came out the vents?

Is it the same process for a 328xi? Thank you!!

I have that same problem with my 206 330xi it that how I fix it?

I have the exact same problem. I have changed blower motors before on the E90, on both my cars it has gone bad. As you mentioned, the seal below the windshield is not in the best shape. What is the proper name of it and is it hard to replace?

2023 my man. Respect ! Did it .

Nice job fixing the blower rather than replacing it.

I have weak airflow from front vents any tips blower is working fine

Thanks bro.

I have 318i e46. I did what you did, but I can't see this blower. how?

2016 BMW 2 series, my vehicle make the noise of the blower working but not air coming through the vents I need help, any suggestions thanks.

Good video ,five starts

Thankyou👍👍👍

Hey mine is making alot of noise really loud and work sometimes and sometimes dont. Do you think its the same issue or is it broken and need a new one. Do you have experience with one that is loud moise from .thank you

Pingan Ye I tried to replace a new blower motor resistor regulator for my E90. When I reinstall the glovebox back, I connected three cables onto the back of the glovebox. But there is an extra short cable I don't know where to connect. This short cable could be important for the regulator to work. Now, when it is hanging around, the new regulator can make kick turning when I start the car, but does not turn any more. Can anyone tell me how to connect the short cable and how to make the regulator work properly?

I have 328i, my driver seat doesn't work?. I lost the fuce diagram. What can I do to fixe it?

What does it mean if the heater doesn't turn on at all, its dead?

thank sir

So if the ac turns on, but the fans aren't spinning. It's the blower motor. Sweet. I was having this same issue with my bmw 328i. Thanks.

I have the same car just tried this, i put some wd-40 on it and still wont blow air any suggestions?!

Ok, i had same exact issue. Tried to remove and ceck fuses, when i cecked them , at a certain point i Heard a click motor movment while reinserting the fuse. After that, It started working again , all without renoving motor, might be lucky giving It a try

I have a different problem. The hot and cold air come out but every now and then from above every now and then from below or just hot air. Fans work but the air comes out randomly. perhaps the actuators....

Cheers for the advice mate sorted my 320 today mate. Cost fuck all result cheers again 👌

Just tried it out pulled the blower motor out cleaned it. Pop it back- in alakazam my heater works again

So not a fuse issue always a bad motor?

No need to remove the cup holder for this job, not even a need to remove the glove box. It is tight but it works. And why disconnecting the battery when there are 2 connectors at the blower assembly and ignition is off? Thank you for trying.

I'm having difficulty installing it back...do you have a video demonstrating how to do so?...thank you.

Hearing that ac turn on is so relieving i am going to try this

Doing this same exact thing .. blower motor will not come out . I’m twisting it with all my might lol any tips ?

Dude! He took it off so easy! Mine is stuck!

I checked the blow motor and it was spinning fine. But still nothing when I turn on the cold or hot air…..I can hear some type of gas hissing noise releasing when I turn ac on at first at start up but it stops shortly and then nothing…..any ideas?

so my bmw doesn’t blow enough cold air or any air really, we replaced the stuff and there’s ac coolant in there but they said it’s in the wiring? i don’t know how to really explain it. do i need to get it professionally done or can i do it myself. could it be the fuses?

My car did the same shit today. Now i can try this out before doing any replacements. The blower motor is under the recall for E9X models

Gonna see if this is my issue my window seal leaks into car under glovebox after a wash so I’m sure this is it

I have no heat it’s been cold 🥶

Why is my blower motor hard to come out, looks really how you pulled it out, any tips?

I can not get the blower Motor off! I’ve tried to turn and turn and nothing! Please someone help me!!!!

My AC is weird, it works and blows cold in the mornings sometimes but not when it’s hot outside, it just blows hot air out of the drivers side windscreen vent but nothing at all out of the front vents, sometimes the back passenger vents blow cold sometimes they’re hot. I went to check the pressure and potentially fill up the refrigerant and when the guy connected the pressure gauge, it blew cold out of all of my front vents but still got out of the windscreen vent, then after a minute all the cold air stopped and front vents stopped working again and the hot air out of the windscreen vents continued. The pressure was fine and refrigerant didn’t need topping up at all. I took it to a BMW specialist and they had no idea what it was, but are going to work on it this week. So 🤞🏻 they sort it.. anyone have any idea?

Broooooooo! I took off all this crap. All I had to do was spray WD40! Hahaha thank goodness.

At the very end, your vent was closed...where you placed your hand

S4s.. I have the same car, same issue

My car is off but it’s blowing air??? Help?

If this works i will subscribe

Disconnect battery safety First.......doesn't disconnect battery 😅 Good video though

There is a faster way, just remove the filter on the top of the engine. And you can see the blower.

Mine still doesn’t work

So I used this video as a blueprint in removing the part. Thanks for that . But guys please be careful I noticed a that when I moved the regulator wire harness the blower would start up and cut out and not have regulated speed at all. It also started to smoke . I then done some research and it turns out like heaps of different models from 2005 - 2011 had been recalled as the wire harness was malfunctioning! This causes the blower to not regulate and can over heat melt the plastic and also set your car on fire. Call BMW as they will have to replace parts for free.

Why you take all that shit out to get to the blower motor? LOL

Anybody else’s fan not want to come out? Am I missing a step or just weak?

Replace the blower resistor, it's a wear item that stops working around 160k km. Oiling the shaft is only a temporary fix of a friction nature that the resistor can't overcome when the shaft is dry. Very easy, just unscrew two screws while the blower is in place and replace. 15 minutes if your good.

Disconnect the battery BUT HE DID NOT HIMSELF !!

My ac works but not my heater :(

WD-40 worked so well that car was about to fly away.

A lot of unnecessary work and missing information regarding a very complex partially software controlled system. Some people will experience squeaking, some will see that their system only works at slowest speed. Some will experience high speed only on defrost. Some will change the regulator and the fan motor with no help to their issues. Like a computer, there seems to be a specific and secret procedure to re-initialize the system. Until you try all of the settings, go through a drive cycle and then operate your HVAC on full defrost, you may not get anywhere with your repairs and expense. Some people spend over $1000 at the dealer when all that was wrong was a temporarily discharged battery that put HVAC in "conserve battery" mode. The blower comes out the bottom without removing the cup holders or glove box. There is a plastic tab to pull down or it wont turn.

You need to clean your car mate.