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Anonymous Posted on Jun 18, 2013

Air blend door actuator

I have ice cold air comming ouy of drivers side and warm on passenger side i recharged the freon chrckrd the obvious like temp controls.did some research good chance it is blend door actuator but there are 6 different ones its not thr floor or defroster one but the other 4 are what is stumping me i need to order the part but i can not get the right answer please help it 110 degrees out side and me and my kids are cooking .Any body have ant idea what I am talking about ? Thanks in advance

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These doors/flaps are vacuum actuated and apparently only the one has no vacuum to it to actuate it, meaning that one has a vacuum line disconnected from the actuator. Just find the loose vacuum line and put it back on. It will then close with the others and done. Otherwise, for now, just stuff a towel in the one opening where the heat is coming out. That's a temporary fix but will work till you can get to the real fix.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 13, 2008

SOURCE: 1991 735il. Getting hot air

That is correct...How to correct it will take some disassembly if you can follow instructions and sorta good with tools and have some nerve then get a Bently Service Manual on your BMW... It will be the best 100.00 you spend on the car, If you are frugal then look for a used copy on E-Bay.....

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 20, 2009

SOURCE: BMW 735IL ac cold on driver side hot air on other side

the motors are located behind the dash in what is called the IHKA unit. The most likely cause of this problem, however, is a bad temperature sensor. These are located in the center console behind the dash. To get to them you must remove the carpeted 'kick panels' on both the drivers and passengers side which cover the transmission tunnel. There is one for each side.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 16, 2009

SOURCE: Air Conditioner only works on the driver's side

Can someone who has had the problem , provide the solution? I want to thank you in advance if you have the answer.
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Charles Hunter

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  • Posted on Jul 06, 2010

SOURCE: hi,my 1995 bmw 316i only blows cold air.even when

check hot water is circulating through heater rad by feeling the inlet and outlet pipes as they come thru the bulkhead if ok it sounds like there is a control panel prob, if hot water isnt circulating make sure cooling system is bled properly, and you could try backflushing the system.

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greg benton

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  • Posted on Jun 18, 2011

SOURCE: I have a 2001 BMW

Hi bensarabia,

This condition is usually an indication that the a/c refrigerant level is low. The driver's side will always get heating and cooling first. I would recommend having the refrigerant level checked and also having it leak tested.

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