blower motor /resister replacement pics

[bmwm42]

Only the 84 318i had the three speed from 85 on they were 4 speed

[freeride53]

hey guys, i'm having at mine at the moment right now. I have tried cleaning the contacts with wire brushes, wd-40, and q-tips. I keep on trying, putting it in and out, and STILL only the 4th speed works...what am I doing wrong? Is there something that should be visibly wrong here?

[bmwm42]

is yours new

[freeride53]

nope, its original.
..but how can i physically tell if its bad?
here's a quick picture:

[bmwm42]

dont know how to tell but if it only works on four then its time to get a new one ive had the same issue before and quite frankly its easier just to replace the damn thing not expensive either i have spares of these things just beacuse i know its a pita when this happens

[freeride53]

:( Had to put everything back together in the dark.
Going to order one tomorrow...where did you guys buy them from?
Will it get any cheaper than $35?

[bmwm42]

i got them from the junk yard or other parts cars ive had but you can get them from under 35 shipped check azautohaus etc

[freeride53]

Hmm, well I mean it'd make more sense buying new, since these these are commonly faulted. I'll shop around ;)

[bmwm42]

Lol true

[Yakinho]

show a picture of the other side

[freeride53]

show a picture of the other side

yikes, i put it back in last night (needed the defogger last night). All the coils seemed to be intact - but it was all little dirty. I hit it with some WD40, but it didn't seem to help..

[HarryPotter]

Its broken brah, get a new one, hit up blunt.

[freeride53]

Its broken brah, get a new one, hit up blunt.

i misread that last part

[bmwm42]

Go to blunttech.com blunt is a dude on the forums lmao

[glucklich21]

So this is literally driving me fucking insane.

My blower motor works intermittently. I've tried 3 motors, 4 resistors, one that was new at that, to still no avail. I've checked the #20 fuse, traced all of the wires that I can, the switch is still good, there isn't any corrosion anywhere, and still NOTHING.