So I don't know why, but all of a sudden the air conditioning on my 01 BMW 325ci has been acting funny. There are basically three air settings, defrost, head/face and legs, and you can set the knob between each to get some of both. Anyways, when I turn it onto the face setting, which is where it usually is, I can hear air blowing, but I don't feel it anywhere. However, when I turn it completely to the foot/leg setting, it comes out of the upper air vents at whatever strength I put it on, and not out of the lower ones at all. I mean, it works, it's just weird that it's backwards like this. Is this a premonition of something bad to come, and how much will it run me to get it fixed?

7/5/2006 11:03:54 PM

vacuum switch problem

7/5/2006 11:05:25 PM

Had this same problem a few months ago... not necessarily the switch... could just be a leak in one of the vacuum lines... finding the leak is the hard part... the part should be cheap... the garage I took it to charged me $45...

7/6/2006 10:57:02 AM

So I figured it out. Basically, the settings go in a triangle of sorts with deforst on top, face/head on the bottom right and leg/foot on the bottom left.

If I turn it to leg/foot, it puts on the head/face fans. If I turn it to defrost, it puts on the leg/foot fans, and if I turn it to Head/face, it turns on the defroster. So basically, everything works it's just..in the wrong places...

7/6/2006 6:04:17 PM

So, it randomly started working normally again. Weird.

7/10/2006 11:30:57 AM

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"01 BMW 325ci"

typical

7/10/2006 12:33:53 PM

I actually went by my mechanic's today when I was getting gas (it's a gas station with services bays) and he said it was a blown fuse and he replaced it, just didn't tell me.

7/10/2006 1:33:19 PM

you need to post a pic of yourself then. i bet you'd probably get a lot more free work done by the garage guys if that mechanic did it for free.

7/10/2006 5:19:55 PM

she's had pictures up before i think - i doubt anyone here would lend a hand without $$.

7/10/2006 5:21:00 PM

If I'm not confused, she was better looking then most of the broads TWW nerds drool over.

Not that it matters since Bimmer mechanics only care about $$$

7/10/2006 5:53:05 PM

LOL @ vacuum lines

[Edited on July 10, 2006 at 6:17 PM. Reason : yeah]

7/10/2006 6:14:35 PM