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This winter I developed a problem with my 96 Honda Civic. The blower motor underneath the passenger side has started to create a shrill noise. I assume it needs cleaning ? Or possibly replacing ? I still get cold air and hot air no issues with that. Just that I hear the noise and it doesn't blow enough air through my vents (had an issue where it wasn't blowing enough through the windshield vents and would fog up my windshield in the winter)
Now I'm not very knowledgeable in these matters but have a good mechanical aptitude and wish to tackle this problem. If I need to replace the blower, does the whole dash needs to come off ? Also, does this discharge the freon in the system (I'm told this is harmful to the environment so I need to handle it carefully). Is there a guide to the air conditioning repair somewhere that I can use ?
The blower motor drops out after removal of three screws/bolts. Check whether the blower fan cup is filled with debris. Also blindly reach your hand into the hole where the blower was and pull out any debris around the evaporator area as well. Post pictures and your findings.
The blower motor drops out after removal of three screws/bolts. Check whether the blower fan cup is filled with debris. Also blindly reach your hand into the hole where the blower was and pull out any debris around the evaporator area as well. Post pictures and your findings.
Thanks RonJ@HT!! I'll go ahead and do that. My only question is this doesn't "leak" the refrigerant correct ? It is safe to do it in my garage ?
04-29-2015, 05:20 AM
1996 Civic blower motor issues
