OK There are ZERO tutorials for this so i thought I would put one together.
Basically follow the steps for the microfilter replacement which can be found here: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7836
The next step is to remove the battery and battery box. There are 2 13mm bolts that are clearly visible at the bottom of the box, remove those.
Next you need to remove the foam insulation that is on the firewall, there are 3 push rivets there that should be easily removable with a screwdriver. Once you have that foam insulation off, there are 4 phillips screws that hold on the wire channel. remove the 4 screws, they are captive so don't take them out fully. Once they are out you can move the wire channel out of the way to give you some more room to remove the blower housing and blower.
Battery box, foam insulator, and wire channel moved out of way:
3 Views of blower cover housing:
* When you read the microfilter replacement guide, the OP says:
"The service manual says to remove the two microfilters, frames and all. I found it easier to leave the frames in place."
I removed these frames because it is easier to reach the 4 t-20 screws that hold the blower housing cover in place. There is one in what is more or less each corner.
Once you have the 4 screws removed you can juggle the cover around to remove the 3 clips that hold the 2 sections together with a screwdriver.
Blower cover housing showing clips:
When you have the cover separated it comes out in 2 parts, and they can be jiggled out on the right hand (passenger) side of the car (unless you are in the UK, Japan, NZ or AUS)
Once the cover is off and out, remove the electric connections and use a pair of pliers or whatever is handy to pop the clip up that holds the blower in place:
*this pic is borrowed from http://www.sqbimmer.com/dump/e36_blower_motor/ The clip is the exact same one in the 318ti.
Now install is the reverse of removal!
Hope this helps everyone!
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Mods, please move this to the DIY section.
2001 Z3 3.0i -Oxford Green/Sandbeige
2016 428xi -Estoril Blue II/Black
2018 430iC- Estoril Blue II/Black
2018 330it - Melbourne Red/Venetian Beige/Black
hello, think i have the same problem. have a 318 coupe and the heater inside the car have it on the max setting and max heat, but it seems to always blow out cold air never warms up even though the car temperature has. Any ideas??
any help would be appreiciated cheers edd
check this out
http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/tech...e-Cleaning.htm
This is in the E36 DIY section. It is mis-filed. A 318ti is not an E36. This is a request to the moderator to move it.
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