Topic: Air Conditioning & Heat

Rear Ventilation

Article by: Johan Applies to: all e32 and e34 models. Problem: There is no air coming from the rear ventilation ducts. Background info: The rear air ducts will only blow fresh air or air conditioned air. So there will be no heat coming from this duct. There are two wires […]

Cold Air in Center Vents

Article by: Johan Applies to: all e32 and e34 models. Problem: Only cold air comes from the center vents. There have been discussions on various message boards that this is supposed to be normal. Granted it’s not supposed to blow out hot air, like the demister and foot well vents, […]

r134a Pressure Switch Wiring

Article by: Chrisca70 Article applies to: all e30 models. This info is relevant for cars that came originally with two pressure switches (I think is pre 1989) Alright, so I just did my r134a conversion on my ‘89 325i following the BMW TIS. I got the new high pressure switch […]

E30 r134a Conversion

Article by: glucklich21 Article applies to: all e30 models Alright here’s a little DIY for retrofitting R-134a in your E30. This is not just a “change the o-ring” type of install, it’s a little more than that. R-134a has different characteristics than the R-12 that originally came in our cars. […]

AC R134a Retrofit

Article by: Johan Models: All E32s and E34s with an R12 air conditioning system. Includes E31 models with the V12 engine. Problem: My air conditioning system was empty when I bought the car. I had it charged by a so called “air conditioning specialist”. All they did was put in […]

Replacing the E23 Blower Fan

Article by: Winston Fong Article applies to: all e23 models. If you have a lot of miles on your E23 (I had 185,000 miles) your fan may stop running or intermittently run. To check and replace the fan start by removing left cowling/grill panels at the bulkhead then the right […]