PICTURES EXPECTED!
[The intent is to refer others to this thread when they ask what FSR to buy!]
There is no proof ... but anecdotal evidence abounds of people purchasing supposedly "OEM" Final Stage Units (aka Final Stage Resistors) on Ebay and elsewhere that were either dead on arrival or didn't last more than a year.
- failed blower resistor (final stage resistor) not really dead
Apparently there are many brands out there:
Recommended: (I think)
- Sitronic/Bosch
Not recommended: (I think)
- GKR
- Behr
- Valeo,
- Siemens
Certainly not recommended: (I think)
- Meyle
- Hella
- Uro
- Denso
- Power Pro
As for recommended (and not recommended) brands, the threads are all over the place ... so ... this new thread is merely an attempt to consolidate people's FSR experiences with the right and wrong FSUs to purchase.
- FAN CONTROL GOES HAYWIRE: poorly ventilated final stage resistor/final stage unit (FSR/FSU) modules that are practically sure to go haywire due to poor heat-sink design (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ... Autopsy (1) (2) often causing the battery to drain overnight (1) (2) (3) & how to isolate and replace the blower motor (1) (2) (3)
PLEASE post a picture of your FSU if you're going to post to this thread as a big part of the story is the branding of the FSU!
Bearing in mind most FSRs have three or four brandings, and that the GKR FSR (of whatever branding) is known to be lousy ... I ask for the record ...
What is the right brand of FSU to buy for the E39?
[The intent is to refer others to this thread when they ask what FSR to buy!]
There is no proof ... but anecdotal evidence abounds of people purchasing supposedly "OEM" Final Stage Units (aka Final Stage Resistors) on Ebay and elsewhere that were either dead on arrival or didn't last more than a year.
- failed blower resistor (final stage resistor) not really dead
Apparently there are many brands out there:
Recommended: (I think)
- Sitronic/Bosch
Not recommended: (I think)
- GKR
- Behr
- Valeo,
- Siemens
Certainly not recommended: (I think)
- Meyle
- Hella
- Uro
- Denso
- Power Pro
As for recommended (and not recommended) brands, the threads are all over the place ... so ... this new thread is merely an attempt to consolidate people's FSR experiences with the right and wrong FSUs to purchase.
- FAN CONTROL GOES HAYWIRE: poorly ventilated final stage resistor/final stage unit (FSR/FSU) modules that are practically sure to go haywire due to poor heat-sink design (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ... Autopsy (1) (2) often causing the battery to drain overnight (1) (2) (3) & how to isolate and replace the blower motor (1) (2) (3)
PLEASE post a picture of your FSU if you're going to post to this thread as a big part of the story is the branding of the FSU!
Bearing in mind most FSRs have three or four brandings, and that the GKR FSR (of whatever branding) is known to be lousy ... I ask for the record ...
What is the right brand of FSU to buy for the E39?