Yes it does work for 2001 W210

 

Can I still fix it?? How please help! I am freezing!!!!

 

Carp.
You need to pull up the links and take a look see. There's plenty of info to draw from and make a decision.
I have no clue what model or year your car is.
Good luck.

 

This information was priceless. I too faced the "1 setting" which just happened 2 weeks ago. I called the stealer-ship who informed this would cost 800+ for the new assembly. I read this post, ordered the regulator from autohauz and now have a fully supercharged blower motor lol. Great post!

 

Hey, I have a similar problem. 01 e55. Car is off but the blower motor stays on....kills the battery. Took out the fuses.... still blows. Anybody experience this or can help me with the problem?<!-- google_ad_section_end --> <!-- / message -->

 

Wonderful post...............job took about 25-30min start to finish. My Benz thanks you!

 

I PM'D Tony but I guess the more the merrier, my A/C blower cuts on and off with no pattern or reason that I can make out. is this possibly a regulator problem. I took it to Park Place and they want 1000+ to replace motor housing, Yada, Yada. Thank you in advance

Azle

 

soooo just to confirm.....if the blower is still on after the car (ends up killing the battery) is turned off then swapping out the regulator will do the trick?

 

I too have AC blower issues with my 1996 E320. I havent seen anything similar after searching and hope I can get an answer.
In the AM, or when I first start the (cold) car, the blower (and AC) works as it should. It appears that if the outside temperature then gets above about 90 degrees and I turn off the car, then when I re-start the car, the blower motor will not blow ... actually it will blow again after about 2-4 minutes and all is well again. EVERYTHING else functions fine. Occasionally, it will blow OK after a restart but usually its as I described. No button pushing or restarting has any effect.
Ideas?
Thank you

 

HI HWL. Have you tried replacing the regulator?

 

Worked like a charm Tony, thanks for the thorough instructions.

Do you know of any instructions like that for replacing the rear brakes on a '98 E320?

Or figuring out why the windsheild wiper fluid is not pumping?


Thanx!

 

my problem was a sticking bearing on the underside of the blower motor. I was able to spray non-greasy lubricating fluid up into the bearing and solve the problem.

 

Guys, a little help please. I have an '02 (newer regulator) which previously had a mind of it's own. I ordered and installed the new one (which blows high and COLD!!) but the ACC won't shut off, even when you take the key out and shut it off completely. Did I buy a faulty blower motor regulator or did I do something wrong in the (very, very simple) 5-screw DIY installation? Thanks in advance for any assistance...

 

Guys, thanks for the great thread here. The DIY install on the newer model was even simple, with one minor pitfall. When I first installed, the system seemed to always want to run the fan on medium to high, even after I shut it down and removed the key! Solution was to un-install the new one, put the old one back in, then shut everything 'off' with the old one installed, then do the swap. Works like a charm, blows hard and COLD (better than it everhas in the 5 years I've owned it...), and saved me a major repair bill, even with my local MB guy! Thanks again!!

 

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<HR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000; COLOR: #000000" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->This is for "tony": THANK YOU !! THANK YOU !! THANK YOU !! for the detailed effort you put into the E320 (W210) blower motor regulator "fix" nine years ago. What a super job you did in laying out the step-by-step procedure to follow. We have a 1997 E320 with 70,000 + miles. Recently, I realized that the blower wasn't putting out what it should. The first few days requiring the AC to be on really proved that there was a problem. A Google session brought me to your forum posting of November 2001. Other forum postings talk about which regulator to buy and where to buy it from. The Bosch and Behr units seem to be the choice of most owners at about $225.00. Maybe I'll be sorry, but I went with a "no name" W140 (S series) regulator from Importec out of Dallas, TX at $79.00 with free shipping. I also ordered two replacement paper filters from them at $13.00 for the set. The original paper filters had never been changed as near as I can tell. And yet, they weren't all that dirty. Needless to say, your original instructions posting "saved my bacon". The wire cutting and soldering part was no problem at all. If the "no name" regulator fails early, as my son said..... "For $79.00 Dad, you can afford to buy a couple more of them." Anyway...... The blower works great now or as my old grandpa used to say; "It works slicker than snot on a door knob." Thanks again. Bob in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Tony:

Many thanks for the write up. It worked flawlessly for me.

 

Many thanks to Tony for the fix on the early W210's. I purchased a w140 regulator from ebay for £27.50 (new aftermarket) now my blower is fantastic. The society of motor manufacturers and traders are currently investigating this problem as they deem the expense of repairing this module to be exorbitant due to the fact that a new motor/regulator/wiring loom are all required. They feel that mercedes should not be cashing in due to the fact that they found a cheaper way of manufacturing an item making money both ways.

 

Tony. About a year ago, I ordered the Blower Motor parts and followed your great pictures and instructions. Everything has been working perfectly since.

 

HI guys i have a 2000 E430 that i have never had any A/C problem up until this morning when i turn the car on and the A/C was on but nothing was coming out of the vent/blower is NOT blowing/turn it off/on couple time with no success is this the blower regulator module also or somethin else. Thanks in advance!!

 

Sounds like the same problem that I had. The fix posted above works great. Good luck

 

Sounds like it could be the same problem,but you may have the later speed regulator which is an easier fix.

 

Blower motor will turn on then shortly after click off. Sometime it will start working again and sometimes it won't. This problem came about all of a sudden. Do you think it is in need of a blower motor regulator replacement?

 

Bought my part off of EBAY for $61.00 and installed this morning. Works fine so far! No soldering...crimp connectors and electrical tape.

 

What a great write up. The steps were outlined perfect. I have strong air again. Great this time of year in Texas.

 

I've been noticing my E300D blower motor is functioning in an erratic manner and it seems to be related to bumps in the road. Most of the time I have a good strong flow of air, until I hit a rough spot in the road. Then the blower goes off only to come back on at the next rough spot. This looks like a loose connection situation, but is that really true, or is the regulator?