SAAB 9-5 How To: Heater blower motor replacement.
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:31 pm
Ah well, its that time of year when the 9-5's heater blower motor gets well used & abused............& usually fails!
Worn brushes being the norm & as Saab wont sell the brushes as a seperate item (you have to replace the whole motor) heres a "How To" DIY guide to motor replacement with pics to save a few quid!
My 9-5 is on its third blower motor & as a few members are reporting problems with theirs in the workshop forum, & we have had loads of newbies join of late I thought this might be a good idea.
Step 1, Buying a blower motor, well its your choice, Saab main dealer, Ebay, UKSaabs, local scrap yard take your pick. But remember the UKS traiders, "'Removed as per users' GDPR request" was doing these at a great price, brand new to, so if your looking at keeping your 9-5 for a while than this would be a good plan.
Step 2, the first job is to remove the wiper arms, these can be a bu99er to shift & this is the worst part of the job. A good soaking with WD40 the day before a a set of pullers is all thats needed, you can try to lever them off but watch out for slips & screen damage!
Step 3, once the bloomin wiper arms are off remove the rubber seal & the plastic pannel below the screen, this is clipped on to the windscreen at the bottom so be careful, the clips do break!
Step 4, now its time to remove all of the wiper motor arms & brackets, not as bigger job as you might think, undo the wiring block to the motor, remove the bolts & the whole lot lifts off in one lump Then you need to remove the centre wiper arm bracket, three torx screws & it should drop off.
Step 5, now you can see the heater box top & you need to remove the top cover & the square retaining thingy which is held inplace by more torx screws, unplug & move the wiring to the heater motor fan & it should all lift off.
Step 6, now you can see the heater blower motor, dont try to just lift it out, there isnt enough room, you need to pull the false bulkhead pannel towards the front of the car. I used a ratchet strap for this but a piece of wood or a helpful assistant with big arms will do..............Wont it Macca! Tee hee!
Step 7, now its just a case of lifting out the old motor & replace with the new, just sit it in the guides & connect the electric plug & give it a test before putting it all back together again.........Just incase!
Step 8, so long as the new motor works, which it should, then you can put it all back together & look forward to nice warm toes!
So here's the pics in order of removal if Ive done it right, & remember..............A warm Saab'er is a happy Saab'er! Hope this helps guys.
Worn brushes being the norm & as Saab wont sell the brushes as a seperate item (you have to replace the whole motor) heres a "How To" DIY guide to motor replacement with pics to save a few quid!
My 9-5 is on its third blower motor & as a few members are reporting problems with theirs in the workshop forum, & we have had loads of newbies join of late I thought this might be a good idea.
Step 1, Buying a blower motor, well its your choice, Saab main dealer, Ebay, UKSaabs, local scrap yard take your pick. But remember the UKS traiders, "'Removed as per users' GDPR request" was doing these at a great price, brand new to, so if your looking at keeping your 9-5 for a while than this would be a good plan.
Step 2, the first job is to remove the wiper arms, these can be a bu99er to shift & this is the worst part of the job. A good soaking with WD40 the day before a a set of pullers is all thats needed, you can try to lever them off but watch out for slips & screen damage!
Step 3, once the bloomin wiper arms are off remove the rubber seal & the plastic pannel below the screen, this is clipped on to the windscreen at the bottom so be careful, the clips do break!
Step 4, now its time to remove all of the wiper motor arms & brackets, not as bigger job as you might think, undo the wiring block to the motor, remove the bolts & the whole lot lifts off in one lump Then you need to remove the centre wiper arm bracket, three torx screws & it should drop off.
Step 5, now you can see the heater box top & you need to remove the top cover & the square retaining thingy which is held inplace by more torx screws, unplug & move the wiring to the heater motor fan & it should all lift off.
Step 6, now you can see the heater blower motor, dont try to just lift it out, there isnt enough room, you need to pull the false bulkhead pannel towards the front of the car. I used a ratchet strap for this but a piece of wood or a helpful assistant with big arms will do..............Wont it Macca! Tee hee!
Step 7, now its just a case of lifting out the old motor & replace with the new, just sit it in the guides & connect the electric plug & give it a test before putting it all back together again.........Just incase!
Step 8, so long as the new motor works, which it should, then you can put it all back together & look forward to nice warm toes!
So here's the pics in order of removal if Ive done it right, & remember..............A warm Saab'er is a happy Saab'er! Hope this helps guys.