Hot weather no fan

[nut11]

Have a 98 328is with 112,000 miles and runs like a top. Amazing car and frankly, still beautiful holding up nicely against the later year designs. At any rate, with all this heat, I've noticed the ventilating fan cuts out at a certain outdoor temp and just won't work after the car sits. This circumstance has just started to occur with this recent hot weather. Ironically, the A/C works. Can feel it but just no blowing. Any advise is much appreciated. Thank you.

[Jeron]

Search for threads about the blower resistor.

blower motor resistor location

[Wayne 962]

Also, check to make sure the outside temp sensor is working properly - that may tell the car that it's actually cold outside when it's not...

-Wayne

[nut11]

Thank you for the advise and I'll follow up with results. Stay cool!!

[Wayne 962]

The location of that temp sensor can be seen in the photos in this thread:

what is this part???

-Wayne

[nut11]

Thank you very much.

[Wayne 962]

Brief article on replacement of the blower resistor pack:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticles/E36-blower_resistor/E36-blower_resistor.htm

-Wayne

[nut11]

I will definitely check this out. Do you sell the part? Again, thanks very much for the info.

[Wayne 962]

Originally posted by nut11
I will definitely check this out. Do you sell the part? Again, thanks very much for the info.

Sure do, one click away:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/ksearch/PEL_search.cgi?command=show_part_page&please_wait=N&make=BMW&model=BE36&section=VENTac&page=2&bookmark=17&part_number=64-11-8-391-749-M6

-Wayne