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Old Jul 13, 2024 | 09:42 AM
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Just a heads-up in case you ever need to replace your blower fan: my blower worked okay but had gotten a bit loud. When I was at the dealer getting the oil changed, I asked them to look at the blower. Noisy, they agreed. They wrote me up an estimate for $1,010.57 to replace it.

You don't need to pay nearly that.

Ordered a new OEM blower unit from Japan (part #87103-50090). You can often find good prices on parts in Japan, if you can deal with waiting a few days. It was $370 delivered.

I found a video on YouTube explaining how to do it. "No way! It can't be THAT easy!!" Well, it is. Working slowly, it took five minutes to replace. Those engineers made these cars very very easy to work on. And everything is quiet now.
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Old Jul 13, 2024 | 11:42 AM
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Why don't you link the YT video?
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Old Jul 13, 2024 | 01:18 PM
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Sorry, I must not have had my coffee yet, here's the vid:

I didn't bother disconnecting the battery; not sure why this guy recommends that.


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Why don't you link the YT video?
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Old Jul 15, 2024 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by slightreturn
Ordered a new OEM blower unit from Japan (part #87103-50090). You can often find good prices on parts in Japan, if you can deal with waiting a few days. It was $370 delivered.
Where did you get the part? How does it work? I know it's getting harder and harder to get park in the state.
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