Re: Xmas draws night and a young man's fancy turns to...

["Gil Thereault" <giln1oiw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I replaced mine last winter as one of the stems broke off due to age and 
heat.  Apparently the material of the heater control is made of a composite 
material and it will pretty much disintegrated.  If found a used body for 
$25.00 and replaced the internal parts.  I thought I paid too much?? Maybe 
not??

Gil
86 BMW 535i 186k







Heat, of the automotive interior kind.  Issue is that heater works up to
about 55 mph, but thereafter, heater/vents blow cold.

I did pull out my heater control (vertical module with two stems to
hoses, located in engine compartment, driver's side) and that looks
rough (washer around body has gone wavy/bent, rubber washers down below
appear gouged).  At $80-100 for the part, I could replace that, but I
also remember reading that heat/no heat at different speeds was sign
that some filter might be plugged.

Does anybody know where that filter is located on a 1988 528e, what it
looks like, how accessible it is, and whether any special tools are
needed?

Thanks all, and happy warm motoring this winter.

Tom Borden




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