Found one that is supposed to fit our cars, at a good price.
Could be handy to have one on hand to fix the car.
Then repair the old one later

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  Blower Motor Control Module / Resistor Fit: Jaguar Super V8 Vanden Plas XJ8 XJR
  
  $55.45
  
  Free shipping
  
  New
  

 

Talk about great luck, the part came yesterday.
Was driving the 04 this afternoon, when the blower stopped, & started a few times, then just stopped.
Looks like just in tine the part arrived but
Garage is still hot, 80+ degrees even now at 11 PM
Got the needed tools to swap the part, laid out.
Will see how things go tomorrow.

Will be needing to assemble the parts necessary to repair the old one.
Anyone have a good source of the parts, with their numbers ?????
That would be much appreciated,

 

I purchased both the transistor and the thermal fuse from Amazon back in 2018, but they are now overcharging for the transistor, and the thermal fuse is unavailable from them anyway

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Mouser lists the thermal fuse as obsolete, and DigiKey shows it as special order. DigiKey shows the MOSFET as available on order, but at $14.05 plus tax and shipping. Hopefully one of our members can propose an alternative part for the thermal fuse.

Cheers,

Don

 

Was hoping to use Mouser, as i have dealt with them before, repairing motorcycles.
Good people to deal with, was hoping to have a single shipping charge.
Order three of each part, that's enough to fix both originals, and the cheap replacement part as well.
Removing, as well as replacing the glove box was a real treat.
The surrounding insulation on it, became a casualty, everything else is well.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/10Pcs-Panas...f943%7Ciid%3A1


The Panasonic EYP-2BN109 thermal fuse is available on eBay.

 

Put the new part in this morning, garage temperature down to 70, with a fan, not bad.
Sure is nice, to have the blower, moving air again.
Appreciate the input, for the parts i will have to call Mouser, when i remember to, during business hrs.

 

Why are we looking to rebuild this part when part no LR031677 fits and works?

 

That part has the short heat sink that presumably leads to failure of the original modules, but you could purchase a few of them and just replace them as they fail.

The point of rebuilding the module with a longer-finned heat sink is to have a module that will last for the life of the car and save $200 compared to purchasing the upgraded long-fin module from Jaguar.

 

Understood, but at this price, if it lasts another 104,000+ miles, for $40, W T F???
By the time you replace both electrical components, with the heat sink.
How much do you save, & is it worth it ?
I enjoy fixing things & saving money.
But sometimes its just not worth it.
You can just spend too much time, money, & effort.

 

I'm sure you're right that economically these cheap Chinese modules make sense, though one has to wonder if they will last as long as the original ones.

When I wrote Post #1 in 2014, the cheap modules were not available, so my only options were to purchase a new module at $230.00 plus tax and shipping, or rebuild the old one with new MOSFET, thermal fuse and long-fin heat sink for under $30.00.

I'm happy that another option now exists!

Cheers,

Don

 

The one i ordered was a Eurospare.
As i understand, their products are used by many mfg's.

 

As far as I have been able to determine, Eurospares parts are not used in the manufacturing of any new cars, but some dealerships may offer Eurospares parts as replacements when the original equipment parts have become No Longer Available (NLA). In that regard, Eurospares appears to be similar to Üro Parts. The Eurospares blower control modules are almost certainly of the same type that can be purchased from China via eBay, and probably sourced from the same Chinese manufacturer.

Cheers,

Don

 

No arguments from me about where their probably made.
Knowing how things work, & how to fix them, is always a plus.
Especially when no cheap replacement units are available.
But where do you think the parts to repair them, probably come from???
Guess i,m just getting lazy in my old age.

 

The F1010E N-Channel MOSFET that was used by Jaguar in their XJ8 blower control modules appears to have been custom made for Jaguar as the transistor is simply a house number which can not be cross referenced. Its closest cousin, the IRF1010E N-Channel MOSFET, (NTE 2996), will actually handle up to 84 amps of current, but can not be used in this particular application because of physical disparities (pin dimensions & mounting hole variances).

The NTE 2920 N-Channel MOSFET still seems to be the best substitute in this case as it fits inside the blower module nicely, and will handle up to 70 amps of current. Actually, I would highly doubt that the blower motor would even draw half that.

In addition, the fuse for the front blower motor (which is located in the trunk/boot) is rated at 40 amps so the NTE 2920 N-Channel MOSFET would be more than adequate for this application.

 

Robonz wrote: "I chose an IXFQ94N30P3 for my first choice replacement................."


Yes, on the surface at least, the IXFQ94N30P3 N-Channel MOSFET might actually be a better choice than the NTE2920 N-Channel MOSFET which I used in my blower module rebuild. Not only are the physical dimensions and pin layouts of both transistors essentially the same, but the IXFQ94N30P3 will handle up to 94 amps of current as opposed to the 70 amps of current that the NTE 2920 will handle. Great! In the meantime, I'll be happy with the NTE 2920 as it is still more than sufficient in this application. Others might want to consider the IXFQ94N30P3 that Robonz mentioned.

 

Tom P wrote: "A last tip for people how have problem finding the IRF1010EPBF MOSFET in their favourite store; I used an almost similar MOSFET called; HUF75339P3. It has with 55V and 75Amp a slightly lower spec, but it is running for a couple of weeks in my 2004 XJR X350 so it might be your alternative too."



That was just the trouble as the original transistor was actually a F1010E N-Channel MOSFET, and not an IRF1010EPBF N-Channel MOSFET. These two transistors were not the same, and I thought that I had mentioned that before. Actually, I believe that the F1010E transistor was produced in limited quantities, and as a custom order only. This was why I used a NTE2920 N-Channel MOSFET in my blower module repair as the F1010E transistor directly cross referenced to a NTE2920 N-Channel MOSFET.