Hello all. New poster, but I've done some research here already that has been quite helpful, so thanks for that up front.
My wife has a 06 Rav4 Limited, and the AC stopped blowing a few days ago. Next day it was working again and worked for several days. Yesterday, stopped working again. In humid southern weather, not having AC isn't really an option, so I have to get this fixed. Digital panel indicates the fan is blowing, but nothing is actually coming out.
Took me a while to figure out (I think) that it wasn't the blower motor resistor when I finally figured out (please correct me if I'm wrong) that the Limited with the automatic AC doesn't have the resistor. So that basically ruled that out.
So I believe at this point that I need a new blower, and even though I'm not a gear head I think I can replace it myself based on what I've seen.
What I'm not clear on is if the blower motor itself is different on the base model and the Limited. I've found the blower motor on Amazon for $73, which seems to be a good bit cheaper than most everywhere else I can find other than ebay. Also it does say it fits the Limited.
Before I fork over the money, I'd love to get your opinions if I'm going the right route here, or you feel like I should try something different.
Thanks for the help.
My wife has a 06 Rav4 Limited, and the AC stopped blowing a few days ago. Next day it was working again and worked for several days. Yesterday, stopped working again. In humid southern weather, not having AC isn't really an option, so I have to get this fixed. Digital panel indicates the fan is blowing, but nothing is actually coming out.
Took me a while to figure out (I think) that it wasn't the blower motor resistor when I finally figured out (please correct me if I'm wrong) that the Limited with the automatic AC doesn't have the resistor. So that basically ruled that out.
So I believe at this point that I need a new blower, and even though I'm not a gear head I think I can replace it myself based on what I've seen.
What I'm not clear on is if the blower motor itself is different on the base model and the Limited. I've found the blower motor on Amazon for $73, which seems to be a good bit cheaper than most everywhere else I can find other than ebay. Also it does say it fits the Limited.
Before I fork over the money, I'd love to get your opinions if I'm going the right route here, or you feel like I should try something different.
Thanks for the help.