Found my A/C condenser fan motor seized up, so I started researching around and found a replacement motor for cheap. Same Denso design as original, and it pretty much bolts right in to the OE shroud. Only things I had to fiddle with was the wiring connector (make sure the fan rotates in the correct direction, if not, just reverse the wires), and I also clearanced the little plastic lip on the inside of the shroud, where the motors mounting recesses are, so the motor could be mounted inside rather than on the outside of the shroud, that way there is no trimming of the fan blades needed at all. Guess we'll see if it last any longer than the OE motor did, but for now, it's working great.

It's basically an 06-11 Honda Civic or 05-10 Honda Odyssey radiator fan motor. P/N 19030-RNA-A51
I paid $32.00 for the part...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/27337181883...53.m2749.l2649

 

This is great, thanks!

 

This is great! Those fans are so well known to fail, it’s always good to have other options.

So did you clip the plug that came with it and use the old plug?

I think my fan is still working fine, but this is a great alternative. As a side note, I also saw a video some time back of someone actually rebuilding the original and it worked just fine.

 

Yep, I spliced in the OE connector onto the new fan. You normally need to be careful when doing that, because it can change the direction the motor spins if wrong. The motor I got needed to have the wires hooked up blue to black so the motor turned in the correct direction

I have seen another version of this motor for another vehicle (P/N VDO PM9116), but those ones are around $100 or more, which is what made me keep looking until I saw this one. For around $30, the price can't be beat. If it doesn't last long, I'll get the $100 one, but either way, both a way cheaper and easier to source than OE.

Link to a $100 motor: https://www.autozone.com/cooling-hea...116/837528_0_0

My OE motor was seized solid, and the body of it was rusting and swelling in spots, so rebuilding that was not an option this time.