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D3 blower motor into d2?
Hi my 97 s8 blower motor has died due to the solar sunroof running it constantly for years. I’ve found a used replacement but it could well be on its last legs aswell I have no way of knowing.
Can anyone tell me if a d3 motor would fit instead? It’s looks the same from pictures except the plug but I can sort that. I’ve found a new one cheaper than a used d2 one so hoping someone has the answer Thanks |
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Yes, its the same apart from the plug
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That’s great, thanks!!!!
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That's very much worth knowing, especially if this is commonplace:What's the D3 part number?
Edit: Looks like D2 is 4D0959101 and D3 is 4E0959101 or 4E0959102 possibly with an a suffix.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! Last edited by HPsauce; 18th January 2020 at 11:57 AM. |
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Yes I have the 4d0 in mine and 4e0 is the one I’ll order
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If you have the time to document (with photos) what you do, including rewiring the plug, it would undoubtedly become a very useful "sticky" thread.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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I’ll take some pics when i get a chance and post them up on here when I work out how. I don’t have a proper fault code reader so I’ll be unable to advise wether it throws up fault codes or not. I understand it’s a common problem so hopefully it works and can help other people if / when theirs fails. Mines probably original so managed 23years with solar roof I imagine without that they will outlast the car /gearbox |
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Polarity of the wires is not obvious, and on replacement factory motors for the D2 actually wrong, so replacement motors spin backwards and don't work.
I would suggest checking that old and new motors spin in the same direction once you've grafted the plug on (possibly hook it up using terminal blocks to test), and don't simply trust the wire colours even if they appear to match. |
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I actually did this on my car just last month. The squeaking of the original fan was driving me mad, so I bought a replacement D3 blower and swapped the plug.
This is the one I bought. https://www.ebay.com/itm/4E0959101A-...72.m2749.l2649 Quote:
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Surprisingly no, it blows in to the cabin still, but only about 10% of its normal airflow, leaving one very puzzled as to why the fan is making loads of noise but there's nothing coming from the vents.
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