How to fix a fan that only works on high

How to fix a fan that only works on high | Honda Fit

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Күн бұрын

AC only works on high. Heat only works on high. Fan only works on high.
0:00 Intro
1:06 The Culprit
1:14 Removal
2:20 What fails on the part?
4:22 Installation
#fitfix #hondafit #hondajazz
Music:
Intro and outro -- Sunshine Samba by Chris Haugen
Background-- Book Bag by E's Jammy Jams
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@parkermcdonald141 Жыл бұрын

Honestly thank you so much for this. It’s 104 here and no AC was rough. Also the nice calm music is a nice touch when you are stressed trying to get something fixed.

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment, Parker!

@caseysurgent6091 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! This just happened to my Fit yesterday and now I know the part and the procedure 🙏🙏🙏

@Hoagie43 11 ай бұрын

Wow I’m at a dealer right now waiting for oil change. they were going to charge 180 just to “diagnose” the blower motor issue, so glad I saw this. Thanks!

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 11 ай бұрын

Hope it works for you!!

@brucepiper5533 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Dave, clear, concise right to the point. Love the music as well ... I haven't pulled mine apart as yet, being right hand drive hoping the resistor is behind the glove box and not under the steering wheel. I'll find out tomorrow when I attack it. Cheers. Completed the fix today, a 400mm phillips head driver did the trick, able to get to both top and bottom screws from the glove box opening, pulled out the resistors and re-soldered the spring loaded contact. Replaced the cabin filter whilst the glove box was open like a new car ... ha ... Thankyou again Dave , keep those helpful hints coming. Hooroo ...

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bruce. I hope you have an easy time of it!

@garypysz2739 Жыл бұрын

Thx for the video. Just replaced this in my wife’s 2011 Fit. I’m not as flexible as I was 40 years ago but I still have enough (barely) to get under and around the things I needed to. 😊 My 3.5” stubby Phillips screwdriver was actually a bit too long to be ideal as another part was interfering. 1/4” smaller would have been better if I could have found it.

@line2399 21 күн бұрын

Just successfully followed the instructions- and It worked!!! Thanks!!

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 20 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@tubetop36 Ай бұрын

DIY Dan, wow, what an awesome video, videos that show every step are done by good people...and you are good people!!! Thank you.!.!

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :-)

@livingwellwithdr.wilson3068 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU DAVE!!!! I live rural Australia (yes in a Honda Jazz 🤣🤪 -) 40C and the fan stops short of blasting your eyebrows off. Taking the car in for a problem is a whole day expedition to a mechanic. So this video is greatly appreciated. Ordering the part now. Thank you. thank you.

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Awesome. All the best on your repair!

@robertdooley8272 Жыл бұрын

Nice! I knew it was the blower resistor, same thing happened to a few other cars I've seen. Thank you so much for including the part number too. It's a small detail but a good one 👍

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Robert!!

@user-cf5bm3fq1r Жыл бұрын

Many Thanks for the video and explanation! Made it very easy to understand and accomplish the task!

@thejoebeanbandandfriends-h5010 13 күн бұрын

Thanks man, I bought one that I have to fix ... appreciate the info!!!!

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 8 күн бұрын

All the best on your project!

@martinmck505 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video - thank you very much! I don’t know how you were able to get both of your hands on the screwdriver for the bottom screw like that… I could not contort my body and big mitts on the little stubby, which slowed me down a bit but I got the job done and saved lots of money. Thanks again!

@dws2313 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dave, for another great video!

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for another kind comment, DW!

@greyscapeentertainment4816 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for saving us so much time and aggravation

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ryanstroh4505 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to be employing this tomorrow morning. My '09 just did this to me today.

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

All the best, Ryan!

@ryanstroh4505 Жыл бұрын

I'll say this, you made it look A LOT easier than it is. 😉

@jeffanderson8099 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you for this info!

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Jeff!

@davidclough3951 2 жыл бұрын

Thought I had a bad resistor for the blower motor on a 95 Bonneville. It was the motor going bad. New motor and resistor, the 3 lower speeds were lower than they should be. So put the original resistor back in and it all worked as it should.

@psgyro41 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching, Pat!

@TheElz8 Жыл бұрын

great camera work, enjoyed the music thanks! One question, why cant I just re solder the broken wire?

@jimb0man 2 ай бұрын

If this issue keeps happening (had it happen twice in two weeks to me) I'd suggest checking cabin air filter and replacing the blower motor fan. It's three screws and actually easier than the resistor, although the part is more expensive. My fan was shot and the resistor kept blowing out.

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 2 ай бұрын

Good points. Thanks for the tips!

@jonathandill3557 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Jonathan!! Very kind!!

@britincali5702 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! Very helpful. Where did you get the part from??

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

I think I got it from Autozone ... but maybe O'Reilly's??

@josephbernard6782 3 жыл бұрын

As a warning to others, don’t run the resistor outside of its hole. The airflow of the blower cools it as it will become very hot. If you run it outside that airflow, it will quickly overheat and break. I speak from experience.

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Good call-out, Joseph! Thanks for the comment.

@prohomevideos 8 ай бұрын

Mine has never ran out of its hole and it still broke, twice in two years.

@josephbernard6782 8 ай бұрын

It will break instantly outside of the hole. It takes longer if it's in the hole.

@prohomevideos 8 ай бұрын

@@josephbernard6782 I am curious to know why they fail in the first place. I've had about 100 cars in my lifetime and this is the first time I am every having to replace one of these.

@josephbernard6782 8 ай бұрын

@@prohomevideos it could be that something is wrong with the blower fan staying on or spinning fast enough, and the resistor is the first thing to go when it messes up.

@evilengine9 Жыл бұрын

Great vid! Very helpful. Just save me $150 by doing it myself!

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!!

@southsideintern Жыл бұрын

Super helpful. I assume if im getting no blow out of any setting it's the full blower motor vs. The relay? Or should I just go ahead and replace both at the same time?

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Hmm. I would star with the relay. In my experience, blower motors usually die a slow death. They get slower and slower and maybe make some bearing noise. You could just plug the new relay in to test (without even messing with the screws), and take it back if it's not the problem.

@isab7354 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a video ! I changed blow resistor yesterday but today its not working again. What can be a problem? Maybe wires?

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Hmmm. Could be a bad replacement resistor or wiring, among other things. I'd take it out, pop it open, and see if the solder melted on it already.

@MBCz_XtRMn8ToR 11 ай бұрын

Why cant you just sodder the piece back that got disconnected?

@TooieTV Ай бұрын

Shhh 🤫

@lusciouslunk 2 күн бұрын

Because that defeats the safety of a resistor

@reallybenwalker Жыл бұрын

I made this repair about a month and a half ago, but now there’s a burning smell in my car and I’m only working on high power again. Any idea what I should check before replacing it again?

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the resistor went out again, Ben. It could be a defective part, or your fan motor could be going bad, causing the resistor to overheat and fail.

@reallybenwalker Жыл бұрын

@@FamilyFriendlyDIY I hope it’s a bad part. I had to replace the blower motor a few months back and then the resistor went out.

@davidclough3951 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you just resolder the old one? Might be worth it even to have a spare handy.

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea, David. I actually thought about it, but then thought about all the other parts I have found over the years that I’d saved for cars I no longer even have.

@xanadudeboston3344 6 ай бұрын

I had this issue for a few years and now the heater doesn’t work at all. Is it likely the same culprit?

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 6 ай бұрын

Very likely. Unless the blower has burned out now. If it went out suddenly, it's probably the resistor. If it started slowing down and died or made other noises, that would point to the motor.

@jonathandill3557 11 ай бұрын

I replaced it twice and each time it only lasted a few days. I guess I'll check if anything is blocking air from getting to the resistor and maybe try installing "upside down" it's not 100% obvious to me which way the arrow is supposed to go.

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 11 ай бұрын

Jonathan, If your fan motor is going bad, it could be burning up your resistors. You might need to change your blower motor first.

@jonathandill3557 11 ай бұрын

@@FamilyFriendlyDIY Thanks. I swapped out the 30A fuse for 25A hoping it would blow the fuse rather than the resistor, but didn't help. There's plenty of air coming from the fan and it sounds fine, but suppose it could be failing in a way that draws too much current through the resistor without blowing the fuse, not sure what it's rated for.

@jonathandill3557 11 ай бұрын

@@FamilyFriendlyDIY Replacing the blower motor did the trick 👍🏻 The old motor is kind of stiff it doesn't spin freely. I stepped down to a 20A fuse and it still didn't blow makes me wonder why they let it consume up to 30A, seems like that would definitely blow out the resistor since under 25A also did that.

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 11 ай бұрын

@@jonathandill3557 It might just be badly designed. The problem is that a solder connection breaks inside the resistor housing, but whether that is because the resistor gets too hot or it's a bad solder connection to begin with, who knows? Cancel Reply

@jonathandill3557 11 ай бұрын

@@FamilyFriendlyDIY The 2 that burned out on me were Duralast since that's what I could find in stock in my area would avoid that brand. I found an OEM part online and that's working fine. Since some of the resistance is coming from coils of resistive wire, I'm guessing the idea is to get some feedback to keep defrost from fogging up the window since the resistance will increase with heat or humidity slowing down the fan and speed up with cooler, drier air, based on my knowledge of gas chromatography weirdly enough, although GC is not a feedback loop and just measures the resistance. Otherwise, it would make a lot more sense to just use traditional resistors that are a lot more robust with much tighter tolerance and probably cheaper. If it happens again, I plan to try sticking heatsink fins on the solid face oriented in the direction of airflow and resolder the connection myself.

@johnnyweld9672 2 ай бұрын

Mines a 2008 different part for me Hover over image to zoom Duralast Blower Motor Resistor JA1921 thanks awesome detailed stream thanks

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@KushFacedToph Жыл бұрын

Used to only work on high for a few months now just fully quit on me

@FamilyFriendlyDIY Жыл бұрын

Bummer ... I hope you're able to fix it.

@chillsquid 2 ай бұрын

Has anyone tried this for a Honda Fit that had no air blowing on any of the fan settings? That is my issue, but I can hear the fans whirring within the engine, but there's no air blowing into the cabin.

@petersittlermolaskyjhs6560 2 ай бұрын

i have a little bit on the 4th speed to get me home today, but nothing just now with key on but not running. What happened with yours? Resistor or motor?

@FamilyFriendlyDIY 2 ай бұрын

You're hearing the radiator fans. The blower fan for the heat/AC is behind the dashboard.