R50/53 2003 Mini Cooper Motor Blower Removal
If its the heater fan then here:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ntrols/Oiu3vnm
Some info here but its simple:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ater-controls/
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ntrols/Oiu3vnm
Some info here but its simple:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ater-controls/
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From: Titusville, FL
If its the heater fan then here:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ntrols/Oiu3vnm
Some info here but its simple:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ater-controls/
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ntrols/Oiu3vnm
Some info here but its simple:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ater-controls/
Welcome. Yes i have heard the chirp in other MINI fans.
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Helpful insight some years later
Caveat: I have a US car with left side drive. I imagine the process is similar for models with the driver on the right, but I don't know for certain.
Step 1:
Remove the two trim pieces below the steering column and disconnect the intermediate steering shaft at the upper U joint
Step 2:
Remove the cabin air filter. You should be able to stick your arm into the air filter box and feel the fan blades.
Step 3:
you should have enough clearance to remove the blower motor housing from the driver side. There are 3 torx screws (I believe t25) holding in the plastic housing, and some of them are hard to get to due to the large wiring harness that runs around the housing. Look up a picture of the part online to help orient yourself.
Step 4:
You can pull out the old motor with a bit of force or you can remove two more torx screws from the end of the housing that hold the motor in the housing. This will allow you to separate the part into two pieces that can easily fit through the space we made earlier. It helps to have a second person holding the motor from the passenger side as you remove the housing otherwise it is difficult to separate the parts.
Step 5:
Once you have the old motor out, take the new motor and remove the two screws that hold the motor into the housing. Put the motor into position from the driver side without the housing and have your helper hold it tight against the filter box from the passenger side. They should be holding onto the fan basket.
Step 6:
While the motor is being held in position, put the motor housing onto the back of the motor and screw it in with the three outer torx screws. Do not yet insert the two screws that hold the motor in.
Step 7:
Have your helper who is holding the motor by the basket spin the motor in the housing. This is somewhat difficult, and feels very different from just spinning the fan blades. While the motor is spinning, use a mirror or a smartphone to get a good view of the back of the motor housing and look to see when the motors threaded holes line up with the two screw holes in the housing.
Step 8:
Once you see that those two holes are lined up, reinsert the two remaining torx screws, plug it in and test it, then reattach the U joint, filter, and trim pieces we took off in steps 1 and 2.
This is widely considered one of the worst parts to replace on the gen 1 minis, so hopefully this will save you the pain of removing the whole dash.
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2003 Mini Cooper Motor Blower Removal
If its the heater fan then here:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ntrols/Oiu3vnm
Some info here but its simple:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ater-controls/
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ntrols/Oiu3vnm
Some info here but its simple:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...ater-controls/
CVheers
David
Yep they killed the site. You have to pay for the BMW TIS site or dig through here: https://workshop-manuals.com/mini/
Or get the Bentley
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-bentley-parts/v-mini/
Or get the Bentley
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-bentley-parts/v-mini/
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Joined: Apr 2017
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From: N. Central Indiana, USA
I recently fought through a blower motor replacement on my 06 r50 and I want to make this job easier for anyone who tries after me. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE THE DASH. Please let me save you some time!
Caveat: I have a US car with left side drive. I imagine the process is similar for models with the driver on the right, but I don't know for certain.
Step 1:
Remove the two trim pieces below the steering column and disconnect the intermediate steering shaft at the upper U joint
Step 2:
Remove the cabin air filter. You should be able to stick your arm into the air filter box and feel the fan blades.
Step 3:
you should have enough clearance to remove the blower motor housing from the driver side. There are 3 torx screws (I believe t25) holding in the plastic housing, and some of them are hard to get to due to the large wiring harness that runs around the housing. Look up a picture of the part online to help orient yourself.
Step 4:
You can pull out the old motor with a bit of force or you can remove two more torx screws from the end of the housing that hold the motor in the housing. This will allow you to separate the part into two pieces that can easily fit through the space we made earlier. It helps to have a second person holding the motor from the passenger side as you remove the housing otherwise it is difficult to separate the parts.
Step 5:
Once you have the old motor out, take the new motor and remove the two screws that hold the motor into the housing. Put the motor into position from the driver side without the housing and have your helper hold it tight against the filter box from the passenger side. They should be holding onto the fan basket.
Step 6:
While the motor is being held in position, put the motor housing onto the back of the motor and screw it in with the three outer torx screws. Do not yet insert the two screws that hold the motor in.
Step 7:
Have your helper who is holding the motor by the basket spin the motor in the housing. This is somewhat difficult, and feels very different from just spinning the fan blades. While the motor is spinning, use a mirror or a smartphone to get a good view of the back of the motor housing and look to see when the motors threaded holes line up with the two screw holes in the housing.
Step 8:
Once you see that those two holes are lined up, reinsert the two remaining torx screws, plug it in and test it, then reattach the U joint, filter, and trim pieces we took off in steps 1 and 2.
This is widely considered one of the worst parts to replace on the gen 1 minis, so hopefully this will save you the pain of removing the whole dash.
Caveat: I have a US car with left side drive. I imagine the process is similar for models with the driver on the right, but I don't know for certain.
Step 1:
Remove the two trim pieces below the steering column and disconnect the intermediate steering shaft at the upper U joint
Step 2:
Remove the cabin air filter. You should be able to stick your arm into the air filter box and feel the fan blades.
Step 3:
you should have enough clearance to remove the blower motor housing from the driver side. There are 3 torx screws (I believe t25) holding in the plastic housing, and some of them are hard to get to due to the large wiring harness that runs around the housing. Look up a picture of the part online to help orient yourself.
Step 4:
You can pull out the old motor with a bit of force or you can remove two more torx screws from the end of the housing that hold the motor in the housing. This will allow you to separate the part into two pieces that can easily fit through the space we made earlier. It helps to have a second person holding the motor from the passenger side as you remove the housing otherwise it is difficult to separate the parts.
Step 5:
Once you have the old motor out, take the new motor and remove the two screws that hold the motor into the housing. Put the motor into position from the driver side without the housing and have your helper hold it tight against the filter box from the passenger side. They should be holding onto the fan basket.
Step 6:
While the motor is being held in position, put the motor housing onto the back of the motor and screw it in with the three outer torx screws. Do not yet insert the two screws that hold the motor in.
Step 7:
Have your helper who is holding the motor by the basket spin the motor in the housing. This is somewhat difficult, and feels very different from just spinning the fan blades. While the motor is spinning, use a mirror or a smartphone to get a good view of the back of the motor housing and look to see when the motors threaded holes line up with the two screw holes in the housing.
Step 8:
Once you see that those two holes are lined up, reinsert the two remaining torx screws, plug it in and test it, then reattach the U joint, filter, and trim pieces we took off in steps 1 and 2.
This is widely considered one of the worst parts to replace on the gen 1 minis, so hopefully this will save you the pain of removing the whole dash.
Does anyone know if the squirrel cages are swappable on these assemblies? My 3 pole motor is actually fine, my cage broke, so it's nastily off balance.
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Neutral
Joined: Nov 2024
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I recently fought through a blower motor replacement on my 06 r50 and I want to make this job easier for anyone who tries after me. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE THE DASH. Please let me save you some time!
Caveat: I have a US car with left side drive. I imagine the process is similar for models with the driver on the right, but I don't know for certain.
Step 1:
Remove the two trim pieces below the steering column and disconnect the intermediate steering shaft at the upper U joint
Step 2:
Remove the cabin air filter. You should be able to stick your arm into the air filter box and feel the fan blades.
Step 3:
you should have enough clearance to remove the blower motor housing from the driver side. There are 3 torx screws (I believe t25) holding in the plastic housing, and some of them are hard to get to due to the large wiring harness that runs around the housing. Look up a picture of the part online to help orient yourself.
Step 4:
You can pull out the old motor with a bit of force or you can remove two more torx screws from the end of the housing that hold the motor in the housing. This will allow you to separate the part into two pieces that can easily fit through the space we made earlier. It helps to have a second person holding the motor from the passenger side as you remove the housing otherwise it is difficult to separate the parts.
Step 5:
Once you have the old motor out, take the new motor and remove the two screws that hold the motor into the housing. Put the motor into position from the driver side without the housing and have your helper hold it tight against the filter box from the passenger side. They should be holding onto the fan basket.
Step 6:
While the motor is being held in position, put the motor housing onto the back of the motor and screw it in with the three outer torx screws. Do not yet insert the two screws that hold the motor in.
Step 7:
Have your helper who is holding the motor by the basket spin the motor in the housing. This is somewhat difficult, and feels very different from just spinning the fan blades. While the motor is spinning, use a mirror or a smartphone to get a good view of the back of the motor housing and look to see when the motors threaded holes line up with the two screw holes in the housing.
Step 8:
Once you see that those two holes are lined up, reinsert the two remaining torx screws, plug it in and test it, then reattach the U joint, filter, and trim pieces we took off in steps 1 and 2.
This is widely considered one of the worst parts to replace on the gen 1 minis, so hopefully this will save you the pain of removing the whole dash.
Caveat: I have a US car with left side drive. I imagine the process is similar for models with the driver on the right, but I don't know for certain.
Step 1:
Remove the two trim pieces below the steering column and disconnect the intermediate steering shaft at the upper U joint
Step 2:
Remove the cabin air filter. You should be able to stick your arm into the air filter box and feel the fan blades.
Step 3:
you should have enough clearance to remove the blower motor housing from the driver side. There are 3 torx screws (I believe t25) holding in the plastic housing, and some of them are hard to get to due to the large wiring harness that runs around the housing. Look up a picture of the part online to help orient yourself.
Step 4:
You can pull out the old motor with a bit of force or you can remove two more torx screws from the end of the housing that hold the motor in the housing. This will allow you to separate the part into two pieces that can easily fit through the space we made earlier. It helps to have a second person holding the motor from the passenger side as you remove the housing otherwise it is difficult to separate the parts.
Step 5:
Once you have the old motor out, take the new motor and remove the two screws that hold the motor into the housing. Put the motor into position from the driver side without the housing and have your helper hold it tight against the filter box from the passenger side. They should be holding onto the fan basket.
Step 6:
While the motor is being held in position, put the motor housing onto the back of the motor and screw it in with the three outer torx screws. Do not yet insert the two screws that hold the motor in.
Step 7:
Have your helper who is holding the motor by the basket spin the motor in the housing. This is somewhat difficult, and feels very different from just spinning the fan blades. While the motor is spinning, use a mirror or a smartphone to get a good view of the back of the motor housing and look to see when the motors threaded holes line up with the two screw holes in the housing.
Step 8:
Once you see that those two holes are lined up, reinsert the two remaining torx screws, plug it in and test it, then reattach the U joint, filter, and trim pieces we took off in steps 1 and 2.
This is widely considered one of the worst parts to replace on the gen 1 minis, so hopefully this will save you the pain of removing the whole dash.
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 553
Likes: 272
From: Ridgefield CT
question - there is a 2 pole fan motor and a 3 pole fan motor - is the 2 pole for manual HVAC, and the 3 pole for Automatic HVAC? I see a reference to 67326901862 - and it says for automatic hvac. Does anyone really know, before I order?
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Joined: Oct 2022
Posts: 226
Likes: 182
From: Ontario, Canada
Also if you have not done this job yet its like a Mini yoga class.... You may be cursing the car by the end
Best of luck
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