New AC/Heater Blower Motor Installed
 

Hello All! I just installed a new blower motor into my 08 LR2! Wow what a project! A couple things helped me out so I figured I would share. On the top 2 or 3 screws that you have to basically install by feel I found that a short 2 1/2" piece of stout fuel injection hose can be a great help! Size the hose to the screw head so it fits very snug onto the screws hex. Then when installing the screws get them started a turn or so, leave the hose attached so you now have a guide for the torx driver to engage the screw. This way it prevents dropping the screws and having them disappear behind the carpeting and being lost forever. I found that you can get screws at your local hardware store that are the correct torx size. They are used for metal roofing. I had to shorten them up a little on the bench grinder but worked even better than the OEM screws because the height of the actual hex is slightly higher allowing a better fit for hose to grip them. Hope this helps someone out in the future!! I also now have the removal tool (CTA 1076) that I am selling if anyone needs to do this miserable project in the near future!! Hope this can help someone out!

Thanks for the tips! My blower is very noisy and I'm trying to decide if I should 1) live with it, 2) pay a shop to replace it, or 3) replace it myself. One trick I discovered is when I turn the fan speed all the way to high (setting #7) for a few seconds, and then turn it back to low/normal (setting #2 or #3), the noise disappears and it's quiet for awhile.

How long did this DIY job take you?

p_gill drilled a hole in the blower fan and sprayed it with lithium grease with success; check out his thread on freel2.com. It's on my DIY list for August.

x2 on this.

Link is here: https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic36467.html

Yes... I did the same (varying the speed. But then finally it just quite working. I think anyone can do it themselves... Just prepare for a afternoon and have plenty of beer on ice! If you decide to do it... Ill sell you my CTA removal tool for $30 (half price). Good luck!!!

I am not replacing the blower on my LR2 unless the brushes wear out and it won't run.

It annoys me that Car Manufacturers don't make parts like this serviceable.

It only has to last the warranty period.

https://www.freel2.com/gallery/album...13868/HVAC.jpg

Take care

Paul

Hello... If you had it taken apart to that extent you only had 20 more mins to have the blower motor removed and in your hand hand.I ordered a Behr blower motor instead of a Land Rover part. Behr is the manufacture for Land Rover so it was $68.00 shipped to my door. EXACT same part for 50% of the price

The picture is deceiving (I drilled the hole with the blower installed).

I only removed the wipers and the plastic cowl that is under the wipers.

Two 15 mm bolts and I used a small puller but you could likely remove by hand if you prefer.

Then about 6 plastic rivets.

To get to this point takes about 10 minutes.

Then you need to get out the drill.


Note: if you try to do this from inside the cabin you are correct you will need to remove a lot and you may as well just replace the blower.


Take care

Paul

For reference, using these photos of both sides of the blower motor, did you spray the grease into the closed housing behind the hamster wheel shown near the tag?

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...25d1928d98.jpg

LR2 DRIVER,

Here is the video that I watched that convinced me to lubricate the bearing (I haven't lubricated the other bearing yet)

Note: the person that made the video rebuilt their blower by replacing the brushes and lubricating the bearings.


Warning: the audio is Russian not English

I just wish I knew enough Russian to understand what he is saying.

At 11:16 in the video the bearing that I greased is being greased


https://youtu.be/GmGKQ2Ktg6Q


Take care

Paul

Ah, got it! A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a video tells the whole story.

It was lubed on both sides. But perhaps just lubing the cage side, with easier access, will be sufficient and is worth a try before tackling a bigger job.

Thanks as always!

Worth a try!! I just dont like repairing things for the second time. Might have tried this if I had known what a pain it was going to be though!! When I installed the new motor I added a couple small drops of ZZDP (High Zinc oil additive)... This helps protect the bronze bushings as it gets into the pores of the bronze. Just a couple drops, let sit for a hour or so then spin the motor by hand and add a couple more drops spinning it after that. There was a noticable difference in the effort it took to turn the motor after the second application of the ZZDP. Zinc is amazing stuff for protecting bronze bushings. I add ZZDP to every vehicle during EVERY oil change. In the Rover I run Rotella T6 5w40. In my Infiniti I run Motul 5W30. Off topic but I figured that I would share!

@ThorInc Did you get to this project yet? I am planning to do it this weekend.

I found another video that shows how to remove the wipers and cowling:

Yes I did. You will need a long straw to apply the grease into the hole you drill. You can MacGyver one. Easy job.

MacGyver? LOL! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...eaks-down.html

I never got around to lubricating the blower motor bearing. But I did figure out that the noise only happens during the colder months like right now (40's - 50's F). It was quiet during the rest of the year.