Thank you for the video. It's not a resistor but almost NO online drawing or parts house can tell you that. If you put a resistor for the 2007 Kia that's supposed to fit then the blower will run low speed as long as the car is on. The replacement that is wrong will have 4 terminals. As you show the right one has three terminals. The tiny green wire provides PWM from the computer which turns on and off a mosfet transistor. In essence this works like a dimmer. This gives you infinite speed control even though the console knob has clicks. Other versions have a set of fixed speeds. This is a low side transistor switch as it is in the ground of the blower circuit so the blower is always powered but only comes on when the other terminal is connected to ground. You can connect the two larger wires together and the fan will be at max speed with zero control while the car is on. My filter had maple seeds and a few large mummified bugs. Yummy. My harness going to the resistor was completely slagged and the connector was crumbling. To find the right part I had to call and talk to an actual people at a dealership. It was horrible. ;) They want just under $300, a kia place online wants $100 with $40 shipping for the allegedly genuine part. Kia 971791F210 Transistor-Field Effect 2005-2011 So I cleaned up the old melted ones contacts, redid the cabling with the right size spade lugs and new wire spliced into the harness. And the sucker still works. It is really melted like a candle but the internals work just fine. With the new blower nothing is getting hot. I have AC. As soon as I can get a new harness and transistor I'll replace them but for now it works.
I changed out the blower motor...it's still not turning. I think I may need to get a new resistor or connector 👀🤔thanks for this video! Keeps me from having to outsource!❤❤
i'll have to rewire a harness as well. not sure. i had the same issue and it shorted out something. checked my relay and i have a resistor coming via amazon. right now i got alligator clips that go into a cig lighter that's spinning the fan well. i have it in there with silicone with a plastic isolator between the 2 leads
Hello, I have exactly the same problem for the same car but I am unable to recognize which pin in the resistor goes to which wire after the harness. This is because the old harness us completely burned with its wires it it was fragmented , and the new harness has all the wires are black in color. Thank you for your nice video!
Hi guys, I know this vid is getting a little old now, but I have a 2008 Spectra (Cerato in Australia) Sedan. My issue is a high-pitched electronic "whine" coming from the blower/resistor area whenever the fan/blower is on (regardless of Aircon engaged). Its like like 1000 mosquitos all whining together - ear piercing. Note, the noise is constant volume, regardless of fan speed. I have replaced the blower, resistor and the dash control unit (fan speed, temp control unit). Have also checked all the wiring and connectors. No matter what I do, the "whine" is still there. I have also tried all combinations of new/orig parts. I am stumped :( Would you have any ideas about this electronic noise and what it could be? Thanks!!!
My 2010 Kia Sedona had same issue. Fortunately I pulled out resistor first and found burnt out connector for one of the 4 wires in it. Did a patch for that wire and everything working like new again.
Wow thank u for the good video. I have a 2009 Spectra, over 160K miles. For the last 5 years from spring to fall I have to slap blower to get it to run. I have notice though problem always seems to be loose wiring connections so with a jiggle of cable plug it usually started up, not anymore lol. Over last several days the blower would just stop, that was never the problem. The problem was always turning it initially on, once that happened it was fine. Now the sucker won't run at all. I think thanks to your solid video I am going to trouble shoot myself. Hoping I can address if myself instead needing to shell out a couple hundred bucks.
Excellent! Thank you for the compliment. I trust you will be satisfied with what you find and the job is not too terribly bad. Yes. You are going to save yourself money. Good luck!
@@projectfixit Good news to report lol. I replaced the blower motor today on my Spectra thanks to the help of your video 👍. I rolled the dice and didn't buy the resistor just yet. My only hiccup was the cable connection, for the life of me the connector wouldn't unplug so I had to be really careful. I took out the screws and pulled the blower down first. I had to use a wrench and use screwdriver to slowly remove the plug which was all gummed up. Once unplugged I carefully reconnected the new blower, turned on the power, and turned on the blower control and SUCCESS! I reinstalled the blower and tightened the screws up and was good to go! The blower I bought was a new model from Auto Zone for about $80 with tax. I could have found a unit cheaper but considering it was 85 degrees today with a high of around 90 over the next few more days I wasn't going to wait lol. Thanks for your informative video work, big help 👍🙂
This could be a number of things. Check your coolant level to ensure antifreeze is topped off. I would expect another symptom associated with this like car overheating when at a stoplight or idle. It's possible the thermostat may be stuck, if the coolant level was good. Otherwise, it may be a clogged heater core.
@@projectfixit yes, it has overheated a couple times where I've had to stop and turn off the car to get it to cool just to make it to my destination, but this is very rare. Anyway, any suggestion what to check first. My coolant is topped...
Have you replaced the wire harness yet? I have a 2006 Kia Sportage and need to do the same replacements as you did with the resistor, connector, and wire harness. I had the blower motor replaced and of course that didn't fix the problem. I just want to see how to replace the wire harness, so I don't make a mistake.
I do not have footage as the connector is in-hand, but car owner has not brought it to me to install because it is working just fine with my temporary fix. The key to replacing it is (with battery disconnected) is cut a single wire close to the old connector and splice the same respective wire on the new harness to that wire you just cut. Do this process one wire at a time as to not get the wires mixed up. I prefer the soldier method for slicing wires, but a butt splice would do just fine. Below is a link for soldier butt splices. I was thinking about buying some of these. You should watch the video as it does a fantastic job explaining how to splice the wires. ruclips.net/video/7Wh5gM8GM70/видео.html
any idea where the hvac blend door actuator is on this car. my wives car heat only coming out panel and not floor. no good videos for this car out there, didn't know if you could see having all the stuff off in that area.
Did it solve the problem? I have the same issue, replaced the blower worked for a min, then back out. Went to replace blower thinking new was bad, when pulled out started working again but again only lasted 2 days back out again.
Yes. it sounds like the same issue. Check the resistor and connection where the passenger's left foot will sit just aft of the blower motor. Motor does not need to be removed anymore. Your wiring might be really hot and I would suggest replacing the resistor and the connector if the connector is all burnt like ours was.
@@projectfixit by the way thank you so much. Your video and suggestions helped me so much. The harness to resistor was completely melted. You saved me a lot of money by being able to do it at home instead of taking it to shop. I lost my job due to covid so extremely grateful. Happy Holidays!
@@itsJustJuliaaaa Fantastic. Kudos to you for taking the initiative! RUclips is full of fantastic advice and I am honored to participate in such a wonderful platform. Best of luck on the job situation and you have a wonderful holiday season, too.
The blower motor would make the humming sound. Maybe something is stuck in the blades. If you find yourself replacing the motor, I would change the resistor along with it.
This should work for you. It has 4 wires in case your resistor requires all 4. If not, you'll just have one wire unused. www.partsgeek.com/catalog/2007/kia/spectra/body_electrical/hvac_blower_motor_resistor_connector.html
Man, I should have requested your help with my 626 heater. And, I've never heard of a cabin air filter. This is not something that I wanted to learn seeing that my car filter had to be about 21 years old Ewwwwwwww!
LOL. It's possible your car didn't have a cabin air filter. I think most car makers started putting the filters in there sometime around 1999 or something.
@@projectfixit found it using my brain instead of my mouth 🤦♂️ thanks man that’s exactly it, mine is hidden behind a piece of black plastic trim close to the centre console on the fire wall
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Taking my daughter 06 apart tomorrow. Nice vid!
Thanks all, couldn't have done it without ya!
That magical tap made mine work in that oh aoo cold canadian weather! Thank you for a temporary fix until I can get it checked.
Oh boy. The clock is ticking. Don't wait too long to get it checked out. Take care and thanks for watching.
1:06 start glove box removal
2:43 blower motor and cabin air filter removal
Thank you for the video. It's not a resistor but almost NO online drawing or parts house can tell you that. If you put a resistor for the 2007 Kia that's supposed to fit then the blower will run low speed as long as the car is on. The replacement that is wrong will have 4 terminals. As you show the right one has three terminals. The tiny green wire provides PWM from the computer which turns on and off a mosfet transistor. In essence this works like a dimmer. This gives you infinite speed control even though the console knob has clicks. Other versions have a set of fixed speeds. This is a low side transistor switch as it is in the ground of the blower circuit so the blower is always powered but only comes on when the other terminal is connected to ground. You can connect the two larger wires together and the fan will be at max speed with zero control while the car is on.
My filter had maple seeds and a few large mummified bugs. Yummy. My harness going to the resistor was completely slagged and the connector was crumbling.
To find the right part I had to call and talk to an actual people at a dealership. It was horrible. ;) They want just under $300, a kia place online wants $100 with $40 shipping for the allegedly genuine part.
Kia 971791F210 Transistor-Field Effect 2005-2011
So I cleaned up the old melted ones contacts, redid the cabling with the right size spade lugs and new wire spliced into the harness. And the sucker still works. It is really melted like a candle but the internals work just fine. With the new blower nothing is getting hot. I have AC. As soon as I can get a new harness and transistor I'll replace them but for now it works.
I changed out the blower motor...it's still not turning. I think I may need to get a new resistor or connector 👀🤔thanks for this video! Keeps me from having to outsource!❤❤
Super easy, thank you!
You are welcome!
You barely addressed the connector, and that's the one thing i can't figure out >:-(
How about cooling coil
Is it easy take out and change?
My whole harness fried too and grabbed a new harness at the dealership for 116.
Good feedback. Thank you!
Thank you, it’s hot af in OR rn. I just hit and it turned on. It will do me well until I can fix it 🙏🙏🙏
i'll have to rewire a harness as well. not sure. i had the same issue and it shorted out something. checked my relay and i have a resistor coming via amazon. right now i got alligator clips that go into a cig lighter that's spinning the fan well. i have it in there with silicone with a plastic isolator between the 2 leads
Hello, I have exactly the same problem for the same car but I am unable to recognize which pin in the resistor goes to which wire after the harness. This is because the old harness us completely burned with its wires it it was fragmented , and the new harness has all the wires are black in color. Thank you for your nice video!
Hi guys, I know this vid is getting a little old now, but I have a 2008 Spectra (Cerato in Australia) Sedan. My issue is a high-pitched electronic "whine" coming from the blower/resistor area whenever the fan/blower is on (regardless of Aircon engaged). Its like like 1000 mosquitos all whining together - ear piercing. Note, the noise is constant volume, regardless of fan speed. I have replaced the blower, resistor and the dash control unit (fan speed, temp control unit). Have also checked all the wiring and connectors. No matter what I do, the "whine" is still there. I have also tried all combinations of new/orig parts. I am stumped :( Would you have any ideas about this electronic noise and what it could be? Thanks!!!
My 2010 Kia Sedona had same issue. Fortunately I pulled out resistor first and found burnt out connector for one of the 4 wires in it. Did a patch for that wire and everything working like new again.
Thanks! This technique would have probably worked for us, too. We just jumped the gun and started with the blower motor.
Wow thank u for the good video. I have a 2009 Spectra, over 160K miles. For the last 5 years from spring to fall I have to slap blower to get it to run. I have notice though problem always seems to be loose wiring connections so with a jiggle of cable plug it usually started up, not anymore lol. Over last several days the blower would just stop, that was never the problem. The problem was always turning it initially on, once that happened it was fine. Now the sucker won't run at all. I think thanks to your solid video I am going to trouble shoot myself. Hoping I can address if myself instead needing to shell out a couple hundred bucks.
Excellent! Thank you for the compliment. I trust you will be satisfied with what you find and the job is not too terribly bad. Yes. You are going to save yourself money. Good luck!
@@projectfixit Good news to report lol. I replaced the blower motor today on my Spectra thanks to the help of your video 👍. I rolled the dice and didn't buy the resistor just yet. My only hiccup was the cable connection, for the life of me the connector wouldn't unplug so I had to be really careful. I took out the screws and pulled the blower down first. I had to use a wrench and use screwdriver to slowly remove the plug which was all gummed up.
Once unplugged I carefully reconnected the new blower, turned on the power, and turned on the blower control and SUCCESS! I reinstalled the blower and tightened the screws up and was good to go! The blower I bought was a new model from Auto Zone for about $80 with tax. I could have found a unit cheaper but considering it was 85 degrees today with a high of around 90 over the next few more days I wasn't going to wait lol. Thanks for your informative video work, big help 👍🙂
@@k.s.7104 Excellent. Good job.
I can't seem to get this clip off 😂😂
Hope you got it I’m struggling now
@@agtsynester1991 yah I got it. That was the hardest part for me lol
I’m literally struggling now. How did you do it
I have a 2006 spectra....blower still blows(once in a while stops), but hot air doesn't work. Any solution for no heat?
This could be a number of things. Check your coolant level to ensure antifreeze is topped off. I would expect another symptom associated with this like car overheating when at a stoplight or idle. It's possible the thermostat may be stuck, if the coolant level was good. Otherwise, it may be a clogged heater core.
@@projectfixit yes, it has overheated a couple times where I've had to stop and turn off the car to get it to cool just to make it to my destination, but this is very rare. Anyway, any suggestion what to check first. My coolant is topped...
@@Retro_Dad I suspect you may benefit from replacing the thermostat. If it were my car, this would be my next step.
Have you replaced the wire harness yet? I have a 2006 Kia Sportage and need to do the same replacements as you did with the resistor, connector, and wire harness. I had the blower motor replaced and of course that didn't fix the problem. I just want to see how to replace the wire harness, so I don't make a mistake.
I do not have footage as the connector is in-hand, but car owner has not brought it to me to install because it is working just fine with my temporary fix.
The key to replacing it is (with battery disconnected) is cut a single wire close to the old connector and splice the same respective wire on the new harness to that wire you just cut. Do this process one wire at a time as to not get the wires mixed up. I prefer the soldier method for slicing wires, but a butt splice would do just fine.
Below is a link for soldier butt splices. I was thinking about buying some of these. You should watch the video as it does a fantastic job explaining how to splice the wires.
ruclips.net/video/7Wh5gM8GM70/видео.html
@@projectfixit Thank you so much for the guidance. I truly appreciate it 😊
any idea where the hvac blend door actuator is on this car. my wives car heat only coming out panel and not floor. no good videos for this car out there, didn't know if you could see having all the stuff off in that area.
Sorry. I don't have access to this car right now and don't have a good answer for you.
Did it solve the problem? I have the same issue, replaced the blower worked for a min, then back out. Went to replace blower thinking new was bad, when pulled out started working again but again only lasted 2 days back out again.
Yes. it sounds like the same issue. Check the resistor and connection where the passenger's left foot will sit just aft of the blower motor. Motor does not need to be removed anymore. Your wiring might be really hot and I would suggest replacing the resistor and the connector if the connector is all burnt like ours was.
@@projectfixit thank you so much
@@projectfixit by the way thank you so much. Your video and suggestions helped me so much. The harness to resistor was completely melted. You saved me a lot of money by being able to do it at home instead of taking it to shop. I lost my job due to covid so extremely grateful. Happy Holidays!
@@itsJustJuliaaaa Fantastic. Kudos to you for taking the initiative! RUclips is full of fantastic advice and I am honored to participate in such a wonderful platform. Best of luck on the job situation and you have a wonderful holiday season, too.
Hi am from sri lanka..if I switch the ac there is hum coming from blower..is that blower motor issue or resistor issue
The blower motor would make the humming sound. Maybe something is stuck in the blades. If you find yourself replacing the motor, I would change the resistor along with it.
@@projectfixit so I need to change the motor and resistor as well...
do you have to take off the blower in order to install resistor?
No. Resistor is separate and installed using two screws. It is located just behind the blower motor where the passenger's left foot would be.
@@projectfixit ok! Thanks
How u take the connector off its hard
@@jaysmoov9660 I broke the connector so I had to get hot wire it
Where is the blower resistor located
Near the passenger's left foot and behind the blower motor.
my resistor harness is burn were can I get a new harness from?
This should work for you. It has 4 wires in case your resistor requires all 4. If not, you'll just have one wire unused. www.partsgeek.com/catalog/2007/kia/spectra/body_electrical/hvac_blower_motor_resistor_connector.html
Man, I should have requested your help with my 626 heater. And, I've never heard of a cabin air filter. This is not something that I wanted to learn seeing that my car filter had to be about 21 years old Ewwwwwwww!
LOL. It's possible your car didn't have a cabin air filter. I think most car makers started putting the filters in there sometime around 1999 or something.
@@projectfixit That is what I am going to believe. Do not tell me anything different. LOL 🤣
Where the hell is the resistor? Did I miss something?
behind the blower motor near passenger's left foot when sitting in seat
@@projectfixit found it using my brain instead of my mouth 🤦♂️ thanks man that’s exactly it, mine is hidden behind a piece of black plastic trim close to the centre console on the fire wall
It was my harness I just wiggled it and it came on
Mine does the same🥺
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