# Bad Blower Motor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 10, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-blower-motor/20592 "2008-10-10T23:02:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bullfinch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@Bullfinch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bullfinch)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-blower-motor/20592/1 "2008-10-10T23:02:59Z")
I have a 2002 Chevy Cavalier with 135K. A couple days ago, the fan started acting funny–a kind of rubbing purr coming out of it with diminished air coming out. I turned it off and back on again a little later and it was fine. Now the fan isn’t blowing at all. Nothing with the AC, vent, heater, defroster, etc. Is this a bad blower motor? Or maybe something stuck in it? How hard is that to replace? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-blower-motor/20592/2 "2008-10-10T23:27:50Z")
Yes, it sounds like a bad blower. It still could be something else, but I believe the blower motor is most likely. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-blower-motor/20592/3 "2008-10-11T00:56:30Z")
Look under the dash board in the passenger side. You should see the blower motor. It’s a large plastic box. Here’s a picture to shouw you what to look for: [http://autorepair.about.com/library/a/1i/bl175i.htm](http://autorepair.about.com/library/a/1i/bl175i.htm) You disconnect the wiring harness and then unscrew a few bolts. It’s not difficult, except that you have to crawl under the dash to see what you are doing. ---
**Author:** ![CTRUGBY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@CTRUGBY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CTRUGBY)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-blower-motor/20592/4 "2008-10-11T01:57:20Z")
Instead of buying a new one from an auto parts store, get the specs on the motor and go to an electrical parts supply store. I did this when the blower motor on my Caddy died. Saved almost 70%. ---
**Author:** ![Bullfinch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@Bullfinch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bullfinch)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-blower-motor/20592/5 "2008-10-11T03:02:19Z")
Going to an electrical parts store might be a little beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-blower-motor/20592/6 "2008-10-11T04:17:04Z")
Even if a trip to an electrical parts store sounds funny, it is probably just like any other store; they love new business and you might get a free coffee and a donut. The phone book helps. You might find automotive electrical in the yellow section. If you have a cheap one, some junkyards sell new ones because they got tired of saying no so often, because junk ones are mostly junk or in short supply.