# 1997 Nissan Maxima - worth repairing air/heat?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-maxima-worth-repairing-air-heat/136223>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, maxima\
**Created:** [March 10, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-maxima-worth-repairing-air-heat/136223 "2019-03-10T17:51:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![HannaRoach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@HannaRoach](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HannaRoach)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-maxima-worth-repairing-air-heat/136223/1 "2019-03-10T17:51:30Z")

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The only way my air or heat work is in the High position. Being it’s an older car is it worth repairing.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-maxima-worth-repairing-air-heat/136223/2 "2019-03-10T17:59:02Z")

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Chances are it is the blower motor resistor. The part is generally less than $30, But part price and labor will vary depending on your location. There might be a YouTube video for your specific car showing how to do it yourself.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-maxima-worth-repairing-air-heat/136223/3 "2019-03-10T18:06:00Z")

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> [@HannaRoach](#):
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> Being it’s an older car is it worth repairing.

If your vehicle looks OK and starts , stops and drives decent even if repairing the fan costs 200.00 ( Guessing ) where are you going to find something for that price.