Need help changing the a/c blower motor

You don't remove the three bolts and the bracket holding the fan comes out? You can see two of the bolts in your second picture.

 

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gives a good repair description , look below.

 

I just replaced the blower on my 2007 Prius. After removing glove box and bottom black panel, you must unfasten an electronic unit by two hex head screws (the back is held with a pull-away slot.) Let the unit drop away to the right and try not to pull on the wires. There are FOUR phillips head screws holding the bottom cover of the blower box. (You may find the near screws easier to access if you remove the screw holding the left side of the black glove box cross bar.) The back screw is nearly impossible to see or turn. I used a special right-angle phillips screw drive and patiently turned 90 degrees at a time (while upside down - ugh) The blower motor is held by 3 screws which have a star socket, but can also be turned with a flat blade screw driver. Pay attention to where the fan cable fits with a foam seal thru the edge of the bottom cover - so you can reseat on reassembly. The cable is plugged into the fan motor with a "click-in" connector. DO NOT TUG ON THE WIRES TO REMOVE. you must stick in a small electronic screwdriver along side the connector to unlatch and - presto - the connector comes out! On reassembly I did not replace that pesky rear screw and the cover seemed secure enough to suit me. I rate this repair: three crying tears.

 

I need to do the same on the 2001 Prius I just bought, seems the blower is about $40. Is the installation process the same on the 2001?

 

I just replaced the blower fan on my 2008 Prius. It started to act up at about 95,000 miles and completely froze up at 100k. Only took about me an hour, but it was a bit awkward accessing the fan housing below the passenger side dash ( glove compartment) . It was better than paying the dealership . They quoted me about $400 for the whole deal. $195 for the blower fan alone.Only cost me about $65.00 for the part.

I also recommend to all 2001-2009 Prius owners....change your filter at least 2-3 times a year with these poor fan blowers. And ON YOUR OWN! I paid the dealership to change it once and it was 79.00 (I think) ...totally absurd....the filters run about $15.00 and it take 5 minutes to replace..right behind the glove box.

 

Rather than constant replacement, I would suggest that the filter can be washed with water and dried many times before it no longer performs its service. That is what I do and it works fine.

 

I just got done replacing the blower motor for my 2008 Prius (91k miles). It was working intermittently, sometimes I'd have to drive around for a few minutes before it kicked in.

It's pretty much just like Crying Auto says. This job is way more annoying than it sounds like, because the screws and bolts are awkward to get at --some of the advice you read online just says "remove 3 screws and it drops down," but it's a bit more work than that.

You need stubby screwdrivers to get at some of the screws First there's a metal assembly that you take off by removing two bolts; this drops down. Then there's a plastic tray held in with a couple of phillips screws, one in the back is tricky to get at. You have to work the plastic tray loose and then the motor can be removed by taking out three star screws that you can also remove with a stubby flathead.

I'm not exactly sure how the electrical connection to the motor is supposed to be removed. I just placed a screwdriver alongside one of the leads and fiddled around for a few minutes to get it detached.

Put it back together with a new motor and you're done. It's more frustrating than it seemed at first, but beats paying a mechanic for an hour of labor.

 

Hi Guys,

Can some post some pictures which can help new people just like me my prius 2008 stopped working need to replaced just worried how to open

Thanks

 

I just did the blower motor on my 2007. It took me about 45 minutes. A couple of additions on what everyone else has posted:
Remove the glovebox and the black cover on the bottom.
There are two 10mm bolts that need to be removed to drop the transmission control unit. Place that to the right gently.
There is a single wire that connects on the left side. Press the tab to separate the connector, then use a pocket screwdriver to gently remove the bracket from the white plastic tap. It's just clamped on there, so use the screwdriver to open it up a little and remove it.
There are 5 Phillips head screws that need to be removed from the bottom cover. I used a ratcheting bit driver to remove the two in the back. They weren't that bad.
The tricky part is removing this cover. It drops right down and then needs to be very gently wiggled out from underneath. Have patience, it comes out.
Follow the wire from the blower motor to the connector and disconnect it there. Pay attention to how it routed. Look at how the motor is in place
There are three Torx T25 bolts on the bottom of the blower motor. remove them and be careful, the motor will fall out as soon as they are loose
When the motor is out, there is a press connector to remove the wire from the old motor. Leave the wire unhooked until the motor is in.
Put the motor back in. It only goes in one way.
Put the wire back in place.
Put on the bottom cover. Have patience. Before you put any screws back in, make sure it sits flush. The wires for the motor get caught in there and keep it from sitting properly. The wires go through the little v in the back of the housing. I put the rear most screw in first when I finally got the wires in the right place.
re-assemble and don't forget the single wire you unhooked at the beginning.

Sorry I didn't take any photos.

 

Everything about this is relatively easy except removing the wires from the motor. I could see the tab that needed pushed in (if you’re holding the motor with the wires in the 12 o’clock position, it’s on the left side of the connector. If you look at the new blower, you’ll see there’s an opening to the left of the two metal pins that the tab clicks into). I tried everything I could think of to get that tab to release. I could push it in, but not far enough to get it to release. I finally decided to push into it while angling my screwdriver away at the top. That finally resulted in a piece of plastic snapping off where I was putting pressure on the top piece that surrounds the entire connector. Voila! Connector popped loose. Since I’m not planning to reuse the fan, it didn’t matter to me.

I’ve found working on this car is pretty straight forward. What usually takes a lot of time is figuring how to release the connectors. That part was a royal PITA.

 

I agree with your observation.

 

It’s pretty easy but for me the really hard part was laying basicly upside down
Under the Assy. There’s a screw in the very back side u will not see unless you get under there.
I did a write up on r and r search my old posts.

I do know it’s physically hard so I would not use an after market blower.
U will be really pissed if it fails again. And it’s so hot now no ac car is almost unusable. It’s a very important part.

My take on it is your doing the labor the money u save should be used to buy the best part you can. Nothing comes close to Toyota oem electronic parts and I would Not use anything but Denso.
Dealer would charge 2 hours @140 an hour.


Aftermarket is cheaper for a reason.

 

Someone mentioned removing the front seat helps. At least it adds some room to work.