1995 525 heater permanently on

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Joe - 17 Nov 2006 11:00 GMT

Hi folks - I've got a 1995 525, and the passenger side heater is
permanently on. The driver side functions as expected, but the
passenger gets their legs cooked whatever the controls are set to.
Eastern BMW in Edinburgh Scotland (avoid this garage) replaced the
controls at great expense, but I've still got the same problem. I'm
taking the car back, but any advice/information would be really
appreciated. Many thanks, Joe.

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John Burns - 17 Nov 2006 13:19 GMT

> Hi folks - I've got a 1995 525, and the passenger side heater is
> permanently on. The driver side functions as expected, but the
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> taking the car back, but any advice/information would be really
> appreciated. Many thanks, Joe.

Almost certainly a sticking heater control valve. Eastern are normally
pretty good. I'd get a used one from a scrappie.

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Joe - 17 Nov 2006 14:35 GMT

Thanks very much for the advice.

Joe.

> > Hi folks - I've got a 1995 525, and the passenger side heater is
> > permanently on. The driver side functions as expected, but the
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Richard - 17 Nov 2006 23:42 GMT

When you say that the passenger 'gets their legs cooked', it is only the
footwell vents that are only producing hot air on the passenger side? Or is
it the screen vents, face vent's aswell?

Also, is this an E34 or E39?

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