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04-02-2013, 11:18 AM
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E36 climate control unit fix
The climate control unit in my wife's BMW crapped out yesterday, rendering her entire HVAC system dead. A quick online search showed that you can get "rebuilt" units for $450-600 (depending on which one I'd need) so I decided to look elsewhere. I found two procedures online that basically said the same thing but with different pictures so I dove right in to it.
The short version is that I was able to fix the unit in about an hour with a $2 capacitor from Radio Shack. http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/tech...rol-repair.htm http://www.macadamizer.com/bmwfix.html (this one has a better picture of where you need to melt the solder from) Anyway, I'm just throwing this out there for any other E36-owning Dorkis who may have this problem and aren't aware of the fix. All in all, it's definately worth trying this before replacing the unit! BB.
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04-02-2013, 11:35 AM
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nice, love a $$$ saving fix.
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04-02-2013, 12:03 PM
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I performed that exact fix on my E36. Worked perfectly.. Definitely worth the try. I don't remember it being particularly difficult, but I am pretty comfortable with soldering.
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04-02-2013, 12:09 PM
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Nice fix. Lots of electronics tossed in the scrapheap thanks to bad capacitors. Quick and easy fixes usually.
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04-03-2013, 04:32 PM
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nice. Id also add to contact various E36 racers who might still have units laying around that they dont want anymore
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04-04-2013, 01:36 PM
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04-04-2013, 02:21 PM
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Wonger EX-#121 IP/GTS3 BMW E36 M3 HERE-#121 GTS3/4 BMW E46 M3 http://www.Salazar-Racing.com http://www.brakeswap.com PM me parts/brake requests and orders. I will donate a portion of order to DorkiBoard!
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04-05-2013, 08:59 AM
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04-04-2013, 03:41 PM
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How do you get your Climate control out. Do you have to take out the Control/Notification unit as well? My climate control isn't 'secure' and pops halfway out..
Thanks in advance..
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04-04-2013, 04:44 PM
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I dont remember. I dont think it screws into anything
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