Air Cond blower replacement

 

Well, sometimes it run and sometimes it don't. That's what happened to the car air-cond blower. Not always do not run but I encounter once that the blower stop working during my long distance travel. Luckily it happened at night so I do not feel hot.

Now, searching for the replacement (NEW) is a bit tough. The serial number on the motor doesn't help and the online Toyota database doesn't seems to give any result in the local market. Luckily I contact Denso Malaysia via Shopee and they are very helpful. Double thumbs up to them.

I show them the photo of the blower and they help to find a similar size and type which match the original wiring plug. The blower do not share the same as Toyota Wish but it's the same for Prado rear blower motor.

How about that.

So I bought one from the Denso Official store in Lazada (got more discount than shopee) and the one in the photo, the one on top the NEW and the bottom is the original from the car.

Totally same. Great ! Installed it less than 10 minutes, do not need to do much thing. Just that I am surprise that there is so much dirt and dust collected over the years. 

It is proper to replace it.

Anyway, the parts number is MA116360-12503D, doesn't cost much and you can DIY it. Just 3 screws

Air conditioner blower

 

If you experience problem with your air-con which you have turn it on but do not feel any wind blow out. Then most probably the blower are gone. It is easily accessible from the bottom of your passenger drawer. 

Do not need to open any panel and can easily remove by pulling the plug and removing 3 screws. Easy to replace. 

Parts number : 272700-0182

Touchwood, mine is not broken so I just snap the photo for your reference. However I do experience once that the blower do not come out with any wind. 

Hopefully it is still ok.

Denso Cool Gear Cabin Air Filter

 

Do you feel that your air cond is not performing well and the air blown are weak ? Maybe it is time to change your cabin air filter. As you know, all the modern car come with cabin air filter to purify the internal air circulation and it is important to change the filter once a while to ensure optimum air circulation of the car.

In my previous post, I had changed the cabin air filter to Denso premium filter which cost quite a lot however, recently during my internet searching, I found that Lazada does sell cabin air filter by Cool Gear (Denso) for sale and it cost very much less than the original.

Cool Gear is a sub brand for Denso and it sell parts at the more affordable price and since the price is almost 2 or 3 times less than the original parts, I try it out and buy one online and get it delivered to me within a week. It does fit well after installation and out comes the old filter which is colour black rather green (Original).

I would recommend getting this parts rather than OEM as this parts are still manufactured by Denso subsidiary so quality wise should be better than OEM. For Malaysian, you can buy this via lazada and you can get some discount too with free delivery too.

Cool Gear part number : 145520-2520 Product Made in Korea

Previous post on Cabin Air filter :-
http://toyotaisis.blogspot.my/2014/09/denso-carbon-filter.html
http://toyotaisis.blogspot.my/2011/11/changing-air-cond-filter.html

Denso Carbon Filter

Up until now, my Isis had run around 70k and never had its air condition serviced, hence I decided to send it for a checkup and maintenance services. In the same time, the air cone filter were changed to a premium Denso filter as shown on the picture.

The filter element are green in colour and it doesn't have any smell to it. I am expecting some green tea smell but it just odourless.

Anyway, remember to service your air-cond every 2 year (maximum) regardless of mileage or 40k whichever earlier. Cost of repairing any parts on your air condition system are expensive based on experience.

Parts number for Denso filter : DCC1004 which will fit to Toyota Wish too.

2rd row blower for sale

Previously I had posted about what I had installed on my car to blow air-cond to the 3rd row passanger. Many visitor to my blog had enquire me about where to buy this item, I had help to ask around in wishclubmalaysia but there are no one to organize group buy. However, good news are around the corner, you could buy one from a Singapore online website for the item.
It will cost you SGD200 and not inclusive of postage.

Links as below :-
http://www.e-shoppinghouse.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_66&products_id=1014

Changing Air Cond Filter

Afte using Isis for a year, I think the air cond performance decreases maybe due to the air cond filter chocked with dust and dirt. So one day I open up my passenger side drawer and take out the filter to have a look, it was black and dirty. I remember take this out during the first day of owning the car 1 year ago that it is clean and white, never think it will change to this condition after 1 year.

To change the filter is easy, you just need to open up the drawer and remove the air cond filter holder and replace the filter only.
I bought a replacement filter from local denso supplier for around RM50.00 and replace it myself following the photo shown above. The filter that I bought are meant for Toyota Wish and I assume that it can be used in my Isis. The original filter were different because the side panel are square and thick, while the denso are thin.
Anyway the part number for this filter are :- 014520-0890

2nd row blower from Taiwan

A few months ago, I bought this item from a group buy in WishClubMalaysia and I been keeping it in the store because of lack of time to go to install it. However after a road trip during Hari Raya that my Isis need to carry 7 person including myself, I think its time to install it before the next road trip. Reasons ? During the afternoon the cold air at the front can't penetrate or reach the third row resulting a big complain and some comments.

This blower is not an air conditioner system, it is just a blower that function to blow air from one side to the other. Simply say it is a fan. It is made in Taiwan and I heard that the Toyota Wish at Taiwan do install it in their car. There are 2 speed for this blower, and the operation switch can be switch to I or II for the different fan speed and when you activate it, it will turned on the side led too.

A few days ago, I drop by CNAudio in Shah Alam to install this item, it is a highly recommened shop for its good workmanship. I do agree with it. The boss is friendly too.
Above is the photo of where it is fix in the car now. I had tested it and the 3 row passanger can really feel the air even on the low setting.

The second photo show when it is activated with the blue led glow at the side.

For those having a MPV same as me or wanted something like this for the comfort of the back passanger, it is a good upgrade for car in the hot and humid country same as Malaysia.