Rear Blower Transistor in Canada - Honda Pilot

darcand · 01-05-2012, 10:05 PM

Does anyone know of a company that will ship a OEM rear blower transistor to Canada besides a Honda Dealership?

Thanks

carguy07 · 01-05-2012, 10:53 PM

Ebay or just fix yours.

Rear blower Transistor Fix

What's so bad about dealers?

roarkrd · 01-05-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by carguy07

What's so bad about dealers?

My guess would be the dealer wants one VERY shiny penny for the rear blower transistor.

darcand · 01-05-2012, 11:53 PM

Thanks carguy, I cant seem to find any on Ebay that will ship to Canada and I am not the most technical person when it comes to DIY electrical. Nothing against dealerships, I always assumed their prices were more expensive.

roarkrd · 01-06-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by darcand

Thanks carguy, I cant seem to find any on Ebay that will ship to Canada and I am not the most technical person when it comes to DIY electrical. Nothing against dealerships, I always assumed their prices were more expensive.

Replacing the thermal cut off in the rear blower transistor is probably one of the easiest DIYs. I did it with no experience and it only took a couple of minutes.

wirth315 · 01-18-2012, 05:27 PM

Replacing the thermal cutoff on your rear fan resistor is not hard to do, provided you have good working knowledge of electronics. You could however fix it this way. Buy the .44 thermal cutoff (inline fuse) from Mouser Electronics, part number 667-EYP-2BN110 in fact buy 2-3 because they are so cheap freight will be more expensive. Also buy heat sink compound needed to keep the new thermal cutoff from prematurely overheating. Mouser part number 526-NTE303. .62 cents. Just like a processor on a computer board is bathed in white thermal heatsink compound, the above thermal cutoff fuse likes to be coated in the same stuff.

Then download Honda Service Bulletin 03-048 and take to a qualified mechanic. The whole repair should take 30 minutes of labor, including time to soder the new heat sink onto the old resistor with the mouser parts.

Total cost is $10 parts, fixed better than new, plus 1/2 hour labor. Cheaper than new Hona Part of $100 bucks. The new thermal cutoff has a higher heat rating of the old.

If replacing with new honda part... you can do this yourself. The old resistor comes out and the new resistor plugs back in. Take time to put the side panel back on to get it to fully snap back into place. Clean the wire air intake filter while you have the panel off! This is why the resistor failed in the first place. It simply got to hot from lack of air flow.

EVERYONE should pull the floor panel off and clean the filter yearly to keep the air flowing and the resistor will stay cool. Preventative is always the best defense!

mikemcm · 01-19-2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by wirth315

EVERYONE should pull the floor panel off and clean the filter yearly to keep the air flowing and the resistor will stay cool. Preventative is always the best defense!

Good idea, I think I'll add that to my spring cleaning checklist along with lubricating the caliper sliders.

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carguy07 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: OH Posts: 495 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ebay or just fix yours. Rear blower Transistor Fix What's so bad about dealers?

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darcand Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edmonton Posts: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks carguy, I cant seem to find any on Ebay that will ship to Canada and I am not the most technical person when it comes to DIY electrical. Nothing against dealerships, I always assumed their prices were more expensive.

01-18-2012, 05:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
wirth315 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Midwest Posts: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Replacing the thermal cutoff on your rear fan resistor is not hard to do, provided you have good working knowledge of electronics. You could however fix it this way. Buy the .44 thermal cutoff (inline fuse) from Mouser Electronics, part number 667-EYP-2BN110 in fact buy 2-3 because they are so cheap freight will be more expensive. Also buy heat sink compound needed to keep the new thermal cutoff from prematurely overheating. Mouser part number 526-NTE303. .62 cents. Just like a processor on a computer board is bathed in white thermal heatsink compound, the above thermal cutoff fuse likes to be coated in the same stuff. Then download Honda Service Bulletin 03-048 and take to a qualified mechanic. The whole repair should take 30 minutes of labor, including time to soder the new heat sink onto the old resistor with the mouser parts. Total cost is $10 parts, fixed better than new, plus 1/2 hour labor. Cheaper than new Hona Part of $100 bucks. The new thermal cutoff has a higher heat rating of the old. If replacing with new honda part... you can do this yourself. The old resistor comes out and the new resistor plugs back in. Take time to put the side panel back on to get it to fully snap back into place. Clean the wire air intake filter while you have the panel off! This is why the resistor failed in the first place. It simply got to hot from lack of air flow. EVERYONE should pull the floor panel off and clean the filter yearly to keep the air flowing and the resistor will stay cool. Preventative is always the best defense!

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