TYC 700247 Honda Fit Replacement Blower Assembly

A few quick things. I have an 09 Honda Fit that the blower started only working on 4, high, a few days ago. Did some research and found the blower and resistor assembly would need replacing. Contacted my local dealership and was given a price quote of $457 for parts and labor + tax. Ouch! I figured there was no way replacing those two items should cost that much! Further research showed it to be a simple process and I could obtain both parts on Amazon for 1/5 the price, including overnighting with Prime. Received them today and the blower works great! As some others have stated, the blower does seem to have a higher whine than the original. I barely only noticed it while on high. I'm fine with that. Also, I bought this paired with the resistor assembly as that is what was actually damaged. I probably could have kept using the factory blower, but didn't want to take any chances.I found several places online that described how to take out both the blower and the resistor assembly. I had the blower out within 5 minutes. It's only three star bit screws, the power connector and done. As for the resistor assembly, that was more difficult. I found the easiest method for me to remove it was instead of going in upside-down from the floor, I pulled my glove compartment out (push in on a large rubber clip on each side and pull), so I could access both screws directly with an extension. However, I quickly found they would not budge easily! Once I finally had both of them about halfway out, I yanked them both with some pliers. Turns out, Honda had glued the front half of each screw into the holes. Let me say that again. HONDA GLUED THE SCREWS INTO THE HOLES! It took me over an hour to just remove those two screws. Anyone looking to do this themselves and experiences problems removing the screws holding your resistor assembly to the back compartment wall, that may be the reason. I had to apply some force inwards against the screws and nearly stripped them both. Best of luck to anyone else who does this themselves! It really was a simple job and would have taken me maybe 20 minutes if I hadn't of been delayed by those glued in screws.

I purchased this product and received it the next day via free one day shipping. The installation was straightforward. You need a T-20 Torx screwdriver or bit. There are 3 screws you need remove in order to remove the blower motor. You will have to get to under the passenger dash area. Place your hand around the blower motor to locate the screw positions. Once you loosen those screws up, the blower motor falls right out. You simply unplug the old one and plug in the new one. Replace the screws and tighten them up. You may need a hand to hold the motor in place while you tighten it. I also replaced the Blower Motor Resister which regulates the fan speed. I found it locally at AutoZone for about $20.00. The resister is to the left of the air cabin filter in the dash. You will need a pair of long screwdrivers. I picked up a set of super long screwdrivers from harbor freight for 5 bucks. I paid $55 total for the new blower, resister and cabin air filter. The average cost for a Honda Fit blower motor replacement alone is between $428 and $450.

It's been a few months and of 3 years and this motor has finally started giving up. It appears the fit and quality of this blower is not much different from the cheaper brands. Still significantly cheaper than oem so not a terrible purchase.

Coupled with the Genuine Honda 79335-TF0-G01 Resistor Assembly also available on Amazon this fixed my 2009 Honda Fit cabin blower problem where the fan only worked on speed setting 4. This is a known defect with the original equipment. The dealership quoted me a $150 diagnosis fee in addition to a $400 parts and labor repair. I solved this problem for under $80. The only tools I needed were 1 flathead screwdriver, 1 phillips screwdriver, and a flashlight. The repair time was 10 minutes for someone with moderate but not professional mechanical skills.Some reviewers claim this is noisier than the original parts but I can't tell. At fan setting 1 or 2 you can't hear the fan working while at highway speeds unless you strain. For me that's good enough.Here is the service bulletin:[...]

Ordered this part due to the dreaded "my air only works on high!" in my 2011 Honda Fit. Blower motor was a perfect replacement for the previous one. I would recommend ordering it with a new resistor as well (Wells JA1788 HVAC Blower Motor Resistor) which was what actually failed. But from all the research I've done on this issue, it seems that the stock blower motor is the main culprit, producing too much power and overloading the resistor. I've had it installed for a couple of days now and have not noticed it to be any louder than the previous motor, some buyers may just get a bad one. It was easy to uninstall/install (unplug, 3 screws, replace, screw back in, plug in) but a little tough to get to; If you've got a skinny friend, have them do it since it's tight working quarters. Will update if anything changes but for now this appears to have fixed the problem. Even with the new resistor, it only cost around $80 and 30-45 minutes.

Vehicle: 2010 Honda Fit. Based on reviews and online searches (Google search results including forums and Youtube), purchased this (TYC 700247 Honda Fit Replacement Blower Motor) along with Wells JA1788 HVAC Blower Motor Resistor and FRAM CF11182 Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter to address a blower motor only running on high (4) and not working on speeds 1-3. All 3 items were perfect fits. Replacement took less than an hour. They work beautifully. Needed a short Phillips head screw driver for the resistor replacement (2 screws) and a star driver for the blower motor replacement (3 screws). Removed glove compartment (2 Phillips head screws) to create more room to work and see parts and to replace cabin air filter (which was much dirtier than expected). A quick Youtube video shows how to remove the panel underneath the glove compartment and where everything is located.