{"id":89237,"date":"2023-08-14T17:06:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T00:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=89237"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:37:24","slug":"where-is-the-blower-motor-located","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/where-is-the-blower-motor-located\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Is the Blower Motor Located?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><style>.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column89237_7ddd37-ff inner-column-1 qk-look-widget\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-583b4b  qk-main-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-59d8d0\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading89237_f05947-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading89237_f05947-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading89237_f05947-61\"]{text-align:center;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading89237_f05947-61 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading89237_f05947-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading89237_f05947-61\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-family:Inter;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading89237_f05947-61 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading89237_f05947-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading89237_f05947-61\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading89237_f05947-61 summary-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading89237_f05947-61\"><span>Summary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The blower motor is usually under the dashboard on the passenger side.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When accessing the blower motor, disconnect the battery before you remove anything else. Refer to the vehicle manual to find the part&rsquo;s exact location.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removing the blower motor requires simple tools like a flathead screwdriver, a quarter-inch drive sockets that wiggle, and a ratchet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Where Is the Blower Motor Typically Located?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A: The blower motor can usually be found under the dashboard on the passenger side.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s typically a permanent magnet, one-speed motor that operates at full battery voltage on high speed but on lower voltages as dropped by the blower resistor on its lower speeds. On automatic temperature control (EATC) equipped vehicles, the blower motor is usually operated by a transistor so that many more speeds are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fan switch controls the different speeds of the blower motor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blower-motor-resistor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Resistors\">Resistors<\/a> can be found near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blower-motor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"blower motor\">blower motor<\/a>, sitting in the duct where airflow passes, so they can be cooled down because resistance in a current intensive circuit creates quite a bit of heat in the resistor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/blower-and-its-resistor-mounted-in-the-air-passage-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"blower and its resistor mounted in the air passage\" class=\"wp-image-93479\" style=\"width:1024px;height:768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/blower-and-its-resistor-mounted-in-the-air-passage-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/blower-and-its-resistor-mounted-in-the-air-passage-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/blower-and-its-resistor-mounted-in-the-air-passage-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/blower-and-its-resistor-mounted-in-the-air-passage-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/blower-and-its-resistor-mounted-in-the-air-passage-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/blower-and-its-resistor-mounted-in-the-air-passage.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo, you can see the blower and its resistor mounted in the air passage. Not all resistors look the same but blower motors pretty much all look alike. | Image Source: Richard McCuistian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/diagram-of-blower-motor-resistors-wired-on-the-ground-side-of-the-motor-circuit-1024x929.jpg\" alt=\"diagram of blower motor resistors wired on the ground side of the motor circuit\" class=\"wp-image-93480\" style=\"width:1024px;height:929px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/diagram-of-blower-motor-resistors-wired-on-the-ground-side-of-the-motor-circuit-1024x929.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/diagram-of-blower-motor-resistors-wired-on-the-ground-side-of-the-motor-circuit-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/diagram-of-blower-motor-resistors-wired-on-the-ground-side-of-the-motor-circuit-768x697.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/diagram-of-blower-motor-resistors-wired-on-the-ground-side-of-the-motor-circuit-150x136.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/diagram-of-blower-motor-resistors-wired-on-the-ground-side-of-the-motor-circuit.jpg 1161w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In some vehicles, especially Ford models, blower motor resistors are wired on the ground side of the motor circuit with the power being fed to the blower through a dedicated relay (see schematic). | Image Source: Richard McCuistian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips on How to Access the Blower Motor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to disconnect the battery before removing anything else. Then, refer to your vehicle manual to find out the blower motor&rsquo;s exact location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, it&rsquo;s under the instrument panel on the right side below the glove box, but sometimes it&rsquo;s under the hood over on the passenger side of the bulkhead by the fender. If you&rsquo;re pulling it yourself, have some &frac14; inch extensions with wiggle sockets on hand before you start. 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based on their years of experience working in the automotive industry. These can help you make more informed decisions about your car.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n    <div class=\"help-caption\">\n        <p>\n            <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong>\nOne reason you might remove your blower is if something gets caught in the blower cage that throws it out of balance. You&rsquo;ll feel the instrument panel vibrating at blower speed frequency if this happens (and it does) so that you have to remove the blower to get it out of there.\n        <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-data443-irp-shortcode irp-shortcode\"><div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/how-to-test-a-blower-motor-resistor\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"ub2b40de862cae1710585179c692ef19a\"><style> .ub2b40de862cae1710585179c692ef19a { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#eaeaea; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #34495E!important; text-decoration:none; } .ub2b40de862cae1710585179c692ef19a:active, .ub2b40de862cae1710585179c692ef19a:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .ub2b40de862cae1710585179c692ef19a { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .ub2b40de862cae1710585179c692ef19a .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#464646; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .ub2b40de862cae1710585179c692ef19a .postTitle { color:#000000; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .ub2b40de862cae1710585179c692ef19a:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">See also<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">How to Test a Blower Motor Resistor<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Removing the blower motor usually involves a few simple tools like a flathead screwdriver, some quarter-inch drive sockets that wiggle (and some that don&rsquo;t), and a ratchet. If the blower motor is on the passenger side footwell area, you&rsquo;may also need to push a few retaining clips or remove some hinge screws to remove the glove box, but that isn&rsquo;t usually necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blower motor should slide out easily once the bolts are unscrewed. Depending on your vehicle&rsquo;s specifications, you might also need to replace a gasket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rsi-card\">\n  <div class=\"rsi-thumb\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cld.partsimg.com\/d_noimage.jpg\/b_white\/e_sharpen,e_auto_brightness,e_auto_contrast\/f_auto\/q_auto:eco,dpr_auto\/w_873,h_873,c_pad\/images\/rbc191520_1\">\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"rsi-info\">\n    <span class=\"rsi-title\">The Best Blower Motor Brands: Reliable Replacements for Your Vehicle<\/span>\n    <span class=\"rsi-desc\">See which blower motor brands are best for your vehicle. Learn about application, quality, and cost, and find reliable replacement brands.<\/span>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/the-best-blower-motor-brands-reliable-replacements-for-your-vehicle-quickref\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Discover Your Options\">Discover Your Options<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Q: Where Is the Blower Motor Typically Located? 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