Super helpful, even 6 years later. Thank you for making such a straightforward video

you sound like you know what your talking about - how refreshing in the automotive repair world - and you're a natural in front of the camera - thanks for the great vid .....

Rock Star. I love simple, short and straightforward stuff like this. Any video under 4 minutes is a good thing, so many vids just drag and drag on .. well done South Main !

Thanks - one of the more simple, down to earth, and comprehensive, posts I have viewed.

1991 SR52WD: Actually rode without low speed since 1994 when I spilled coffee (or some time thereafter). Anyway, I pulled all air conditioning parts off the truck to clean and replace 0-rings 2 years ago but didn't check the blower motor resistor. Yesterday, while trying to get cool, it defaulted to only high speed. I think you just saved the day.

Great video, not a lot of talk, everything to the point. Well done. My replacement resistor arrived today, will swap it out tomorrow at lunch. Thank you for this video

Felt like I was watching the video over again while doing it on my Tacoma, thank you very much saved me a 200$ quote from a shop I’m never going back too

Great guide! I wish I would have watched this video to the end before I started on my pickup. I spent about 40 minutes trying to figure out how to get the dang cage back in the housing before watching you do it in about 30 seconds. Everything is working as it should now :)

Thanks for showing how the tech doesn't really change that much over the years specifically the blower resistor. I watched a recent video where you had a vehicle with a bad blower circuit ground and pointed out the fan control still work the same way. very cool.

Excellent video, i just replaced both my Cabin filter and engine filter on my 2006 rav 4 and came across this problem. To my surprise when i brought my rav 4 to original toyota dealership they weren't even nice enough to somewhat clean out the cabin filter before they put it back in .So i use them to diagnose and go elsewhere for service.

Acorns, nuts and a broken resistor. NICE fix! Quick Good Video!

YOU did a great concise job explaining AND showing could be problems. Just had same symptoms: found acorns and a dead mouse! Used leaf blower through vents to clean everything out, sprayed Fabuloso lavender through vents; now runs & smells great. Subscribed, Thank You!

Thanks for this video! The blower shook the dashboard and had limited airflow. 10 minutes to clean out the dirt (mouse nest) and its perfect.

I was having problems with my 91 Toyota heater motor not having but one speed on the switch, I did watch your video and you helped me out. Thank you very much it was very good and solved the problem. Fritz

Finding acorns in your blower motor is just nuts!

i wasn’t even looking for this but i do need to change out the resistor in my truck and thanks for showing how to do it so confidently!

Good vid. I just fixed my BRONCO2 heater while waiting to pick up my kids at school. Kids will be happy to have heat on the way home!

Watching tube videos for many years and you my friend rock! This is the first comment I ever posted. Awesome video and to the point! Great job!

Thank you very much for the help! Solved my problems. Also I appreciate the BS video. Simple, direct and just what I needed.

I had a problem with Blower Motor for my 1992 Toyota XCab going out, but also the fan speeds did not all work. I watched a few videos, and decided it MUST be the resistor. Ordered one and replaced it, (only after dropping the glove box, btw.) Fairly simple. Not all that simple to do if you don't drop the Blower motor, btw. Being upside down in the passenger floorboard not so easy. Not sure why you chose not to. Can't visualize much if you don't and certainly not for the viewer. This didn't fix the problem, so I changed the module. No Go. Finally did what I should have done first. I dropped the blower motor and discovered the connectors were both Toast. And yes, that pesky rear screw is tough to reach. I hate to admit I didn't put it back. :) Ordered new connectors, replaced them, and bought new Blower motor. Wires could barely reach to re-connect. (Toyota should not be so chinchy). Tested motor before re-install, and Nothing. Unplugged the new module and re-installed the original and Voila! Air! I do Not have a Lift. I was 67 years young, a Retired Female RN. I was really excited to get it done. Lasted about 6 months, then got seriously LOUD, then worked intermittently, then not at all. I currently have it in the shops to determine whether there is something shorting it out, and to replace it and hope this will solve the issue. I can do many things through Christ, but I CANNOT MAKE IT THROUGH A SOUTH TEXAS SUMMER w/o AC. BTW, my 32 year old truck has about 150K original miles on it. Gotta Love it! Now, just need a paint job.

Thanks for this! Because of your video, I went into my garage at 1:00AM and found a dead mouse in the blower of my 2002 4Runner. It was removed and reinstalled by 1:12 AM! No more noise!

Great video. Just bought a blower resistor to replace the 30-year-old original--2 of the 3 resistors were blown.

Great video. I've got the exact same problem with my '94 pickup and now know exactly where to look and fix.

Again thank you 1hour. All done Cleaned out the fan and replace a modular have all four speeds in my fan and no noise. Again thank you

Thank you for helping to resolve my problem in a very clear and helpful video!!

thanks for making this video, my t100 has similar issues, will be using this video as reference, thanks again!

Thank you so much. I have exact same issues with my truck. Fan just started doing that yesterday in a snow storm.

Excellent just finished explaining this very same problem to my Cuz.

Some heroes wear mossy oak hats that's all I can say. Thank you sir. Saved me from tearing the switch out of the dash

This was great for the same problem with my 90 Pickup.

Great to see how easy it was to get out thanks. My two cents, on the Japanese import surf at least, they are torx bits which after spending 20mins trying to get the one next to the fire wall first, realised they are also 8mm socket heads which made it so much quicker and easier. Also agree with other comments, for the sake of a bolt and 5 screws, pulling the glove box assy out makes access much easier.

Thankyou...have had one speed, medium high, my favorite, not working for years...or rather it works for a few seconds before quitting. I will now know what to look for and where and hopefully that fixes it.

To the point and accurate information. Thank you!

Thanks, nice job explaining everything!!

Thanks! This will help me since I’m having the same resistor issue.

Very helpful! Thanks, I had the same issue on my 87 Toyota pickup.

This was so helpful. Thank you. If you ever work on a 1991 toyota long bed pickup, PLEASE make videos of your work. I need new exhaust and dash lights.

Great info, I’ve got to make this repair this morning.

Thanks for the blower motor video. My truck is a 89 as well, and the only problem with the blower motor was no 1st or 2nd blower speeds. So now that I know where to go I'll look at the resistor first and hopefully should solve my little problem. Thanks!

Great video ! Thank you! Clear and concise. V Good teaching skills.

If I had it to do over again, I would remove the glovebox. This will give you more room and also access to the fan bracket bolts (not the three that hold the fan in), which, by removing, will give you some wiggle room to drop the fan out and replace.

Great video brother. Just bought and older 06 tunder an it has a vibration in that area and will check it after seeing this video. Thanks 👍

nice nut video, you didn't seem surprised at all, i was! good job, thanks for teaching

Your audio is much improved on newer videos. I am working my way backwoods.

Great explanation. Thank you!

Outstanding video and presentation

Thanks you. Mines stopped completely.will go to pull a part and get one out a 4 runner today

Thanks for the video! My ac fuse keeps blowing so I decided to take a look at the resistor and I found a fried up leaf stuck between the coils. I removed it, cleaned up the coils and plugged back in. AC blowing stronger and quieter. Hopefully this fixes the fuse issues. thanks!

lol.. "Removed these nuts" awesome.... thanks for this video.. I had same issue on mine but it was rocks... probably from previous owner since it made noise since i bought it.

Good job there buddy nice to watch a pro in action save me a bundle of time sincerely a viewer

"Pretty simple" my ass! Haha. Did this on my 88 Pickup. Your video was very helpful. Good job making a P.I.T.A. job look easy.

Incredible, exactly what happened with my toyota thank you!

Thank you that was very helpful! I was told I had to remove my entire dashboard Happy New Years

Well made video. Thanks for the upload.

Nailed it, great video!!!!!

Thankyou...I have one speed out of the four out on my 95 4Runner and all I hopefully have to do is replace that resistor. Oh...it works for maybe a minute (when first tried and cold) on that one speed before quitting and only then working on the other three.

Thanks, I will check the resistor tomorrow. I have the 3 and 4 speeds but not the 1 and 2.

I never expected to see a SMA video where Dr. O had nuts left over after completing a repair. Gave it a thumbs up anyway. :)

Exactly what i needed!

Thank you very good video. Will change my car tomorrow as its keeping similar voice :)

This must have been one of your 1 st vid , still sooo funny 😆

VERY VERY HELPFULL !!

If you in fact decide you want to do this yourself...her are a few tips. It just took me four hours. Our posters makes it look like a cake walk. My truck is a 1992 Toyota 4x4 extended cab. The three bolts that are holding the fan are not Phillips Heads they are 8mm. The rear bolt/screw is the problem. You can't see it without a mirror, it's next to impossible to get you left hand in there. I have a ratchet that the handle twist, the only tool I could get on the bolt, no room to ratchet. Getting the fan out is tough, getting it back in is even worse. You actually have to squeeze the plastic blades to force it in. The resistor is easy ...two phillips head screws. NOW, the four speed fan switch, I'll take it to a Toyota Dealer. At least they'll be able to replace all the little plastic parts in the panels they break. Lou's Garage won't have them on hand. Hope this helps some of you...good luck.

Great video! Thanks!

Thanks Dr. O!

We would like to see more detail of the under the dash screws and nuts that you removed. Thanks for posting this .

I have a 2008 Saturn Aura. My ac wasn't working on any speed. The control knob is manual. My car requires cutting the blower motor casing for it to come out and then buying a separate blower motor housing kit that GM requires for reinstallation of the new blower motor. So before going through all that trouble this is what I did yesterday. I unplug the blower motor connector. I ran 2 wires from the battery to the blower motor and I heard it turned on. Thank goodness I didn't remove it and didn't need to cut it to do this simple test!!! Ok then I grab my multimeter and I check for battery voltage on the blower motor connector not the actual motor. I got 12.6v. I also grab my test light and it test good on both the positive and negative terminals. Oh yea I forgot to mention that the first thing I did was to check all the fuses and they were good. Ok then I removed the blower motor resistor and I tested it with my ohmmeter and I check the resistance between terminals A B C and D. There was no open loop between them and according to the specifications I was getting the right ohms reading on each terminal. So the resistor was good. Ok so now I tested everything and I'm braking my head wondering why is still not working. I decided to look at the blower motor connector and one of the terminals was kind of dark and burned up. I plug it back in and I turn on the car and wiggle the connector. The ac kick in and it was blowing but when I let go of the connector it turned off. So there was the problem. It was a bad burn pin in the blower motor connector. I went to the junk yard and I got lucky that there was only 1 Saturn aura in stock and it still had the connector. So the guy cut it out and I got it for $15 dollars. I got home and cut the burned up one and strip the wires and use yellow butt connectors. I plug it back in and it work perfectly!! Hooray I saved so much money. Now I wonder why did the positive terminal of the blower connector burned up in the first place? Can that be an indication that the blower motor might be going bad and drawing to much amperage and causing the terminal to burn up? Oh by the way I'm the whole process I broke my glove box not knowing how to remove it. Now I need a new one and is freaking expensive!!

Extremely helpful, well done! Keep'em comin' !!!

Thanks, Eric.

You can solder the resistor back together instead of replacing it! worked on mine! Or u can replace the resister wire itself, called ntc resister wire on ebay etc comes in different ratings match it up to the profile of you stock setup.

Great video.

Great. Well done👍

Me - "Hey Mr. Mechanic, my heater blower isn't working." Mechanic - "Lady, that's just nuts." Me - "It's not crazy. My heater blower srsly isn't working!!!"

1991 Toyota PU-same problems. Allmonstersattack (below) is right. P.I.T.A (difficult). 1.5 hrs to R&R squirrel cage. I have woman hands small enough that medium Costco nitrile gloves fit snug. How a bigger hand would do this is puzzling. The painful part was removing the screw behind the fan motor and then dealing with a clearance problem in removing the fan/blower motor. The key? Each of the 3 identical factory screws fits an 8 mm socket, a slot screw, and a T20 star driver. Go after the this hidden screw first so there is no binding or wobbling, cause this is really a pain. The star drive and a tiny 1/4" drive ratchet with an adapter was what I finally managed to get into the screw head. My small socket extension was too long (need maybe a 1.5" ??). I accessed the screw from the right side of the blower motor and had 2 clicks of the ratchet in that tiny space. I wish I had done the following first: 1. remove the wire that crosses the blower and plugs into fire wall (pinch the fitting and pull)[I am guessing this is the speed controller]. 2. remove the wire that plugs into the fan blower (clip faces you, push the clip while prying the plug down). 3. pull the carpet out of the way, which requires removing the side pane,l and gently pull it off the velcro strip that is stapled to a rubber mat beneath the carpet. 4. reach a bit farther up/right on the rubber mat to find a yellow plastic wing screw; unscrew the mat from the fire wall and push it out of the way (this is NOT easy). 5. NOW remove the 3 screws. The unit drops straight down and immediately binds against the firewall no matter how hard you pull down. It was 90F when I did this work so the plastic blower deformed rather easy, which is required to get it out of/back in the housing (I "strangled" it out). Frightened by a smell of burning grass when I started the fan to check it. Cleared after a minute but real mystery what could have been burning. Good luck.

Subscribed, this is a great channel!

LOVE this channel! you so funnyyyyy

good stuff, thanks...

Could you tell me whether the resistor is on the right side on a 98 Avalon? I pulled the carpet back on the passenger side and I don't think I seen one, I also read that it could have been on the driver side and there were two visually that could have been the resistor but I haven't been able to find a good wiring diagram to compare them too as I didn't have the chance to remove it to see if it was it, its on my moms daily driver.

thanks for you help

Thankin you for this video I need to replace mine and it was very informational :D WoOoT #yota I love my 87 had her for 15 years

Am I the only one who laughed like a 5 year old when you said "removed deez nuts"

Thank you!

Hi great vid, easy to get out found on putting back in a bit of CRC on rear padding, anyone know where rats are getting in to vent system, they can not fit through the gill at bottom of windscreen, thanks Marc.

Great job.

This is great information!!! Thank you. I had no idea it had resistors. If I get 0 power do u think the resistor is dead?

i have an 82 toyota pickup that only works on defrost and barley gets warm enough to defrost and when you flip to heater it comes out cold blowing strong through the center vent and by my feat warm, and it never seems to get the Yota heat I'm use too. and my side dash vents seem to always be letting in outside air no matter what so I keep em closed unless I want some extra flow with my wing windows any advice before I tear into this Yota!

My blower motor has had bad bearings and has been on its way out for awhile. I have a replacement, but today the switch in the dash felt strange and when slid over to max the blower wouldn’t turn on the switch physically can’t go to off any longer. Any suggestions on what might be the problem? I’ll put the new blower in tomorrow, but any other insight would be appropriated.

Would the resistor keep cold air from coming out the vents I have a regency van that I inherited and I want to drive and enjoy it but I'm in Texas and it's hot ... The front fan only blows on high and it's not cold no rough sound from blower motor

I need some advice. The plug on my blower on my 2010 tacoma burnt up (common problem in this truck) and i replaced it with the factory plug. Everything is working, but now the air is coming out of the vents much weaker than before. The fan is running strong, it seems like the valve/flap that changes the directions isnt engaging all the way. I didnt change anything but the plug and the burnt wire. It is still wired the same. What could this be?

Found a snack for after lunch!😂

I have a weird sound in that area on my 2007 Hilux , would this be pretty much the same setup inside? It tends to vibrate or zing like a rotor or cable touching something specially at vibrations and low revs.

Have possible blower motor and or resistor going. Watched a couple vids here, and u covered both. thank you.

I have a 1986 Toyota pickup with out a/c. But for some reason the resistors with a/c are cheaper. Will it still work in my truck with out a/c.

Lucky you just had acorns in it. When I got my 05 Tacoma the fan cage went out in six months. Than it done it again on their five or six months after the second time no problems. Cheap fan cage made out of thin plastic.

Hi there, I cannot seem to find the end of the plug to get the blower out. Also 2 additional wires are taped to blower plug higher up and it goes quite far up into dash. I could use some help please and thank you!! I have a 1996 Toyota Tacoma 2wd pickup.

I thought I had a similar problem, but after watching your video I don't think I do. I have an 08 Impreza and about a month ago, my a/c settings 1-3 stopped blowing any air at all and only #4 would work. After running it on #4 to keep cool, a few days ago the #4 setting finally stopped blowing anything as well. I removed the blower resistor and found a broken solder on the #4 relay and tested the ohm's of each connection. Temporarily soldered #4 it to see if the blower motor would spin- it didn't. The control lights on my dashboard (the a/c, defrost, etc buttons) all light up. I'm lost! What should I try next? Could the whole blower motor be bad? Is there a wiring issue? A bad relay? I'd appreciate your help!

Thank you

Is there any way a diy filter can be made for the 1st gen Tacomas that dont have a cabin filter?

HAHAHAHA! @ 3:02 "DEEEEEEZ NUTS! HAHAHA! Great diagnosis video man, thanks!

How is a good way to know if its the switch or resistor on the speed issue. Thanks